CO2 REduction for long distance transport

Project Information

CORE

Grant agreement ID: 284909

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2012

End date 31 December 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Total cost € 17 071 274,00

EU contribution € 8 899 026,00

Coordinated by

VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB
Sweden

Objective

"The project proposal CORE (CO2 REduction for long distance transport) is a collaborative large-scale integrating project for a call within FP7-SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT (SST)-2011-RTD-1. The project consortium consists of three truck manufactures in Europe, Volvo, Daimler and IVECO, together with 13 other partners in the automotive industry and universities.
The objective is to demonstrate a substantial reduction of CO2 emissions, 15% improved fuel efficiency compared to a EURO V engine and at the same time fulfilling EURO VI emission legislation. By using novel technology and combine them in flexible engines with a high level of precise control, performance advantages will be achieved with improvements in emissions and fuel consumption. The research will focus on efficient air management, combustion and control for the diesel engine, together with optimizing the powertrain layout utilizing electric hybridization, downsizing and electrification of auxiliaries and alternative fuels.
Research to the aftertreatment system is included to further improve the powertrain efficiency. This will be combined improvements to the base engine friction for developing highly efficient drivelines for long distance transports.
CORE is divided into five sub-projects, three that will focus on different engine technologies. These activates are supported by two cross divisional projects where friction reduction and improvements to the NOx aftertreatment technologies are studied. The project results will be assessed by vehicle simulations. Results will be evaluated for legislation test cycles and in real life drive cycles. The project will demonstrate three diesel powertrains and one natural gas truck."

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › natural gas
• social sciences › social geography › transport

Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• GC.SST.2011.7-9. - Efficient long distance transport – future power train concepts (includes: advanced combustion and after-treatment)

Call for proposal

FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB

Administrative Contact

Johan Engström (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 539 016,00
• Address: GOTAVERKSGATAN 10 ; 405 08 Goteborg ; Sweden
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

Administrative Contact

Massimo Casali (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 997 300,00
• Address: STRADA TORINO 50 ; 10043 Orbassano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Torino
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

Administrative Contact

Katarina Ekman (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 225 000,00
• Address: - ; 412 96 GOTEBORG
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Bernhard Kolb (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 2 026 172,00
• Address: MERCEDESSTRASSE 120 ; 70372 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

FEDERAL-MOGUL BURSCHEID GMBH

Germany

Administrative Contact

Steffen Hoppe (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 390 050,00
• Address: Buergermeister-Schmidt-Strasse 17 ; 51399 BURSCHEID
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

Administrative Contact

Friedrich Dinkelacker (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 74 640,00
• Address: WELFENGARTEN 1 ; 30167 Hannover
• Region: Niedersachsen › Hannover › Region Hannover
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES SARL

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Chris Holt (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 449 953,00
• Address: Route du Bois 37 ; 1024 ECLUBENS - VD
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

IAV GMBH INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT AUTO UND VERKEHR

Germany

Administrative Contact

Alexandra Junker (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 487 690,00
• Address: CARNOTSTRASSE 1 ; 10587 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

åsa Johansson (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 205 156,00
• Address: FARRINGDON STREET 25 5TH FLOOR ; EC4A 4AB London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Giorgio Martini (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 125 010,00
• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

METATRON SPA

Italy

Administrative Contact

Roberto Venturi (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 209 400,00
• Address: VIA ANGELELLI 61 ; 40013 CASTEL MAGGIORE BOLOGNA
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Italy

Administrative Contact

Matilde Cambiaghi (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 129 698,00
• Address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 ; 20133 Milano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

Administrative Contact

Ezio Spessa (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 150 000,00
• Address: CORSO DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI 24 ; 10129 Torino
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Torino
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

RHODIA OPERATIONS

France

Administrative Contact

Emmanuel Rohart (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 155 006,00
• Address: 9 RUE DES CUIRASSIERS, IMMEUBLE SILEX 2 SOLVAY ; 69003 Lyon
• Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes › Rhône-Alpes › Rhône
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

RICARDO CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Chris Such (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 546 500,00
• Address: BRIDGE WORKS ; BN43 5FG Shoreham By Sea
• Region: South East (England) › Surrey, East and West Sussex › West Sussex (South West)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UMICORE AG & CO KG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Juergen Bachmann (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 188 435,00
• Address: RODENBACHER CHAUSEE 4 ; 63457 Hanau Wolfgang
• Region: Hessen › Darmstadt › Main-Kinzig-Kreis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data