POWERtrain for FUture Light-duty vehicles

Project Information

POWERFUL

Grant agreement ID: 234032

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2010

End date 30 June 2014

Funded under

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

Total cost € 25 042 784,59

EU contribution € 13 494 160,00

Coordinated by

RENAULT SAS
France

Objective

The Project aims to develop new powertrain concepts able to give a substantial contribution to the achievement of a 50% CO2 reduction (based on 2005 figures) for passenger cars and light-duty vehicles for the new vehicle fleet in 2020. In particular, the research target on spark ignited (SI) engines powered vehicles is to achieve 40% lower CO2 emissions with respect to the 2005 values and 20% lower CO2 emission than the 2005 level for compression ignition (CI) engine powered vehicles. The objective includes also the target of near-zero emission levels (better than EURO 6) maintained during the useful life of the engines and keeping into account real life emissions, in line with the intention to amend the test procedures in emission legislation in view of real life emissions. Three different concepts will be investigated and implemented: - ultradownsizing gasoline engine integrating VVA, advanced turbocharging and Direct Injection; - two-stroke downsized diesel engine integrating HCCI and low temperature combustion modes; - combined combustion system based on Compression Ignited engine dedicated to new fuel formulation. Transversal supporting activities will be integrated for evaluating and assessing: advanced simulation methodologies for powertrain integration, advanced approaches for friction reduction (design solutions, coatings and surface treatments, lubricants), PEMS methodologies for real world emission analysis.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › liquid fuels
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology › lubrication
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• SST.2008.1.1.4. - Future light-duty vehicle engines for road transport

Call for proposal

FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

RENAULT SAS

• EU contribution: € 2 122 976,00
• Address: 122-122B AVENUE DU GENERAL LECLERC ; 92100 Boulogne Billancourt ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Yuko Mathieu (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (17)

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: € 2 128 968,00
• Address: BERLINER RING 2 ; 38440 Wolfsburg
• Region: Niedersachsen › Braunschweig › Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Stefan Schmerbeck (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

AVL LIST GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: € 1 023 625,00
• Address: HANS-LIST-PLATZ 1 ; 8020 Graz
• Region: Südösterreich › Steiermark › Graz
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Alexander Holleis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FEV EUROPE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 909 769,00
• Address: NEUENHOFSTRASSE 181 ; 52078 Aachen
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Städteregion Aachen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Rainer Schwoebel (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

IFP Energies nouvelles

France

• EU contribution: € 1 376 701,00
• Address: AVENUE DE BOIS PREAU 1 & 4 ; 92500 Rueil Malmaison
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gaële Valet (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AVL LLM SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 319 957,00
• Address: 5-9 RUE BENOIT FRACHON ; 91120 Palaiseau
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gérard Trémoulière (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 461 487,00
• Address: CAMINO DE VERA SN EDIFICIO 3A ; 46022 Valencia
• Region: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: José Antonio Pérez García (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 309 284,00
• Address: JUGOSLAVSKYCH PARTYZANU 1580/3 ; 160 00 Praha
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jirí Zápotocký (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DINEX ECOCAT OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 218 425,00
• Address: VIHTAVUORENTIE 162 ; 41330 Vihtavuori
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Keski-Suomi
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Toni Kinnunen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 659 612,00
• Address: TEMPLERGRABEN 55 ; 52062 Aachen
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Städteregion Aachen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Michael Wittler (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA

Poland

• EU contribution: € 339 878,00
• Address: PL MARII SKLODOWSKIEJ CURIE 5 ; 60-965 POZNAN
• Region: Makroregion północno-zachodni › Wielkopolskie › Miasto Poznań
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Krzysztof Wislocki (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

MARELLI EUROPE SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 324 750,00
• Address: VIALE ALDO BORLETTI 61/63 ; 20011 Corbetta
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Marco Mioli (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 336 000,00
• Address: VIA BALBI 5 ; 16126 Genova
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Liguria › Genova
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Michele Bacchieri (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION TEKNIKER

Spain

• EU contribution: € 225 000,00
• Address: CALLE INAKI GOENAGA 5 ; 20600 Eibar Guipuzcoa
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Saioa Mondragón (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

POLITECHNIKA LODZKA

Poland

• EU contribution: € 137 880,00
• Address: ULICA ZEROMSKIEGO 116 ; 90 924 Lodz
• Region: Makroregion centralny › Łódzkie › Miasto Łódź
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Anna Kowalska (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 127 709,00
• 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
• Administrative Contact: Kris Engelen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 2 103 809,00
• Address: STRADA TORINO 50 ; 10043 Orbassano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Torino
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Massimo Casali (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

DELPHI FRANCE SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 368 330,00
• Address: 2 AVENUE DES NATIONS PARC D'AFFAIRE SILIC BATIMENT RASPAIL ; 93420 VILLEPINTE
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Seine-Saint-Denis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Laurent Doradoux (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data