Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell (DEFC) London Taxi

直接乙醇燃料电池 (DEFC) 伦敦出租车

• 批准号: 133623
• 金额: $ 7.79万
• 依托单位: FAIR AIR LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133623
• 关键词: Direct; Ethanol; Fuel; Cell; DEFC

"The London Black Cab is under attack as a major contributor to the city's poor air quality and per capita, global CO2 production. The London Assembly has determined the fleet must be replaced by electric vehicles starting immediately. However, keeping this icon on London's roads is a popular and reasonable expectation for Londoners.There are more than 25,000 Black Taxis in London with the vast majority burning diesel, producing high levels of greenhouse gasses and, of immediate concern, carbon particulates. The industry is generally sceptical of battery powered vehicles because of a lack of charge points, high cost of battery depletion and the replacement and operational difficulties identified by drivers. A cheap accessible fuel and drive system, delivering zero emissions is required.The DEFC powered Taxi most closely meets the immediate needs of the owner operator of Taxis. The technology can also be installed into commercial vehicles, buses and cars.The fuel is ethanol, which can be produced by a variety of non-polluting feed stocks including organic household waste. This renewable, carbon neutral biofuel will power electricity-generating fuel cells which do not depend on charging stations, only refueling stations, which can be installed on existing petroleum forecourts.We intend that the initial vehicles are to be recycled London Taxis, giving old technology new life and providing owners with assets operating at a lower cost per mile by reduced leasing, rental fees and fuel costs. This will be extended to other fleets across the UK.The technique of recycling existing vehicles will greatly improve adoption of new pollution free technology while providing a platform for local production of both transport and fuel.London taxi company Frankum & Kaye will work with FairAir to achieve these goals and have agreed to support recycling of redundant existing vehicles into the World's first remanufactured taxis running on waste reformed fuel. They will also help to influence other fleet owners in the UK to switch to DEFC powered taxis. Following a successful implementation, FairAir will shift their focus onto providing systems for buses, commercial vehicles and cars."

“伦敦黑色出租车受到攻击，因为它是造成该市空气质量差和人均全球二氧化碳排放量的主要原因。伦敦议会已经决定，车队必须立即开始由电动汽车取代。然而，让这个标志性的东西继续出现在伦敦的道路上是伦敦人普遍而合理的期望。伦敦有超过25,000辆黑色出租车，其中绝大多数燃烧柴油，产生大量的温室气体，以及令人直接担忧的碳颗粒。业界普遍对电池动力汽车持怀疑态度，因为缺乏充电点，电池耗尽的成本很高，以及司机发现的更换和操作困难。一个廉价的燃料和驱动系统，提供零排放是必需的。DEFC动力出租车最接近满足业主运营商的出租车的直接需求。这项技术也可以安装在商用车、公共汽车和汽车上，燃料是乙醇，可以用各种无污染的原料，包括有机家庭废物来生产。这种可再生的碳中性生物燃料将为发电燃料电池提供动力，这种燃料电池不依赖于充电站，只依赖于加油站，可以安装在现有的石油前院。我们打算将最初的车辆回收伦敦出租车，赋予旧技术新的生命，并通过降低租赁，租赁费和燃料成本为业主提供每英里成本较低的资产运营。这将扩展到英国的其他车队。回收现有车辆的技术将大大提高新的无污染技术的采用，同时为当地生产交通工具和燃料提供平台。伦敦出租车公司Frankum & Kaye将与FairAir合作实现这些目标，并已同意支持回收多余的现有车辆，使其成为世界上第一辆使用废弃重整燃料的再制造出租车。他们还将帮助影响英国的其他车队所有者转向DEFC动力出租车。在成功实施后，FairAir将把重点转移到为公共汽车、商用车和汽车提供系统上。"