OPTIMISER: An analogue and smart aftermarket in-tank fuel solution to supply the cleanest fuel possible to diesel engines with onboard monitoring capabilities

燃料受到水、细菌和/或沉降到燃料箱底部的微粒的污染。燃料污染导致发动机损坏、机器停机和生产率降低；特别是在建筑和公路运输方面。通过开发创新的燃油输送和监测系统，FuelActive在燃油解决方案市场上取得了显著的成功，目前有两种产品有助于防止故障：* **FuelActive**：浮动燃油抽取管提供最清洁的燃油，减轻喷油器损坏和发动机故障** *iFuelActive**：该项目将开发一种售后解决方案“Optimiser”，在维护周期或交付前检查期间直接安装在设备/车辆内。这将得到试验/测试合作伙伴的支持，并将每月分析车载ECU信息。目前，燃料拾取器只有一个功能；提取燃料和静态装置，导致暴露在污染的底部的油箱。Optimiser将结合动态燃油采集和燃油发送器，以提取最清洁的燃油，并可选择车载燃油质量监测；防止污染物进入系统。实时燃料温度、质量、压力和流量分析信息将实现远程分析、预测性维护和改善燃料库存管理（现场和多辆车）。ECU集成为油耗、诊断警报、发动机性能、车辆利用率、路线规划、改进的驾驶员行为（超速、加速、急刹车、急转弯、空转）以及燃油/车辆盗窃提供了基准。事实证明，FuelActive能够提供更清洁的燃料，安装后零故障，满足售后市场需求，并有可能与oem集成解决方案。通过与大型运输、建筑和农业车辆运营商和制造商的现有关系，FuelActive处于理想的定位。各国政府将不再强调柴油的使用以减少排放，但柴油被广泛使用\[EnergyRep.2021\]，由于工业化，到2045年，全球需求将保持在目前的水平\[Statista,2021\]。运营商正在寻求减少维护/停机时间和排放，提高燃油效率，并在多个领域节省成本。大型低效柴油发动机加上高年行驶里程占39％% of the transport sector's CO2/NOx emissions (~5% of fossil-fuels) globally \[IDTechEx,2020\]. Optimiser provides an immediate response for COP26, with ~5% CO2/NOx reduction; effectively removing 1/20 existing vehicles if adopted at-scale.Optimiser supports the UK's ambition of Net-Zero CO2 emissions by 2050, improving fuel efficiency, providing a "transition technology" for a lower-carbon economy and tackling roadside concentrations and nutrient imbalances in coastal waters/river-basins \[EPA,2018\]. Optimiser supports new diesel regulatory standards that are becoming increasingly stringent for cleaner fuel (Stage5/Euro6/Euro7). UK-registered HGVs consume ~6.2mt/year of fuel \[ONS,2020\];~10.5mtCO2e/year \[~400gCO2e/km; UKGov,2021\].

Fuel becomes contaminated from water, bacteria and/or particulates settling to the bottom of fuel tanks. Fuel contamination leads to engine damage, machine downtime and reduced productivity; particularly in construction and road haulage.FuelActive has achieved demonstrable success in the fuel solutions market through developing innovative retrofitted fuel-delivery and monitoring systems that help prevent breakdowns with two products currently:* **FuelActive**: Floating fuel-extraction pipe delivering the cleanest fuel, mitigating injector damage and engine failure* **iFuelActive**: Smart fuel-extraction unit utilising in-tank sensors/telemetry to remotely monitor fuel-qualityThis project will develop an aftermarket solution, "Optimiser", directly installed within equipment/vehicles during maintenance cycles or at pre-delivery inspections. This will be supported by trial/testing partners and onboard ECU information will be analysed monthly.Currently, fuel pick-ups fulfil a single function; to extract fuel and are static devices, resulting in exposure to contamination at the bottom of the tank. Optimiser will combine a dynamic fuel pick-up with a fuel-sender to extract the cleanest fuel, with the option of on-board fuel-quality monitoring; preventing contaminants entering the system. Real-time fuel temperature, quality, pressure and flow-analysis information will enable remote analytics, predictive maintenance and improve fuel-stock management (on-site and multiple vehicles). ECU integration provides benchmarks for fuel consumption, diagnostic alerts, engine performance, vehicle utilisation, route-planning, improved driver behaviour (over-revving, heavy-acceleration, harsh-braking, aggressive cornering, idling) and fuel/vehicle theft.FuelActive has been proven to supply cleaner fuel, exhibiting zero failures post-installation, servicing the aftermarket demand and, potentially with OEM-integrated solutions. FuelActive is ideally positioned through existing relationships with large transport, construction and agriculture vehicle operators and manufacturers.Governments will de-emphasise diesel usage to reduce emissions, but diesel is widely used \[EnergyRep.2021\] and demand will hold at ~current levels globally until 2045, due to industrialisation \[Statista,2021\]. Operators are seeking to reduce maintenance/downtime and emissions, increase fuel efficiency, and generate cost-savings in multiple sectors.Large inefficient diesel engines combined with high annual mileage accounts for 39% of the transport sector's CO2/NOx emissions (~5% of fossil-fuels) globally \[IDTechEx,2020\]. Optimiser provides an immediate response for COP26, with ~5% CO2/NOx reduction; effectively removing 1/20 existing vehicles if adopted at-scale.Optimiser supports the UK's ambition of Net-Zero CO2 emissions by 2050, improving fuel efficiency, providing a "transition technology" for a lower-carbon economy and tackling roadside concentrations and nutrient imbalances in coastal waters/river-basins \[EPA,2018\]. Optimiser supports new diesel regulatory standards that are becoming increasingly stringent for cleaner fuel (Stage5/Euro6/Euro7). UK-registered HGVs consume ~6.2mt/year of fuel \[ONS,2020\];~10.5mtCO2e/year \[~400gCO2e/km; UKGov,2021\].