Project Partners

Advanced Powertrain and Fuels Research at Brunel University London is one of the largest and most active research centres in UK on combustion engines and their Fuels. There are several state-of-art single cylinder gasoline and diesel engines, including a comprehensive range of optical engines and high speed laser measurement equipment. The research covers both light duty and heavy duty engines with diesel, gasoline, gas and alcohol fuels.

CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company Limited is part of CRI/Criterion Inc., the global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group. CRI/Criterion Inc. operates research laboratories, development facilities, manufacturing plants and business units throughout the world. It is dedicated to providing a broad customer base with effective and cost-efficient catalysts and technologies. CRI has a range of products with specific focus on environmental applications, hydrogen separation and recovery, selective oxidation and hydrogenation, dehydrogenation and the production of renewable fuels.

European Thermodynamics are committed to delivering high integrity thermal management and thermoelectrics solutions through excellence in design and innovation. For over 15 years, they have worked with companies across the globe, to provide a full service, from initial problem definition through to the supply of high performance thermal components. The company's research and development team are working on advanced assemblies with higher coefficients of performance (COP), energy harvesting thermoelectric generators and new improved thermoelectric materials for the future.

MAHLE Powertrain supports the international automotive industry with optimized powertrain engineering solutions, including engine, transmission, hybridisation, testing, control software and operating strategy. They provide their customers with a unique combination of support capabilities including access to the latest technologies from their parent company MAHLE, plus research and development to create pioneering powertrain solutions, and the experience of taking these advanced drivetrains into production.

The Powertrain Research Group at Nottingham have a strong international track record for applied research of advanced internal combustion engines in close collaboration with industry. Previous work has been concerned with both light and heavy duty transport applications, with recent complimentary research programmes in the areas of dual fuel combustion and application of thermoelectric exhaust heat recovery to automotive exhaust systems. The project will make use of a new transient multi-cylinder test facility that will allow real world evaluation of the clean engine technologies proposed.