HDGAS Final Event – A great day full of results (11 April 2018)

The HDGAS Final Event took place at CNH Industrial Village in Turin, Italy on 11 April 2018 .
150 people including 10 journalists from 55 companies and 14 different countries attended.
In this newsitem you will find the:

  • Program of the HDGAS Final Event
  • Presentations
  • Posters at the Exhibition
  • Photos

Program of the Final Event

9:00 Registration
9:30 Welcome by Brand President
– Annalisa Stupenengo (Brand President of FPT)
9:45 Institutional representative keynote speech
– Prof. Medaglia (Ministry of the Environment)
10:00 Industry representative keynote speech
– Andrea Gerini (Secretary General at NGVA Europe)
10:15 HDGAS – project introduction
– Gernot Hasenbichler (project coordinator, AVL)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 HDGAS – project achievements
12:15 Panel discussion
The panel discussion highlighted the potential of natural gas as a substitution for diesel. Additional questions concerning methane emissions and different engine technologies have been raised and answered consequently.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 > onwards > Exhibition of the HDGAS results
> IVECO NG vehicle test drive

 

Presentations

  1. Welcome by Brand President Annalisa Stupenengo – Brand President of FPT
  2. Video of the keynote speech by  Prof. Medaglia – Ministry of the Environment
  3. Presentation from the keynote speech by Andrea Gerini – Secretary General at NGVA Europe
  4. Presentation by Gernot Hasenbichler, HDGAS project coordinator, AVL >HDGAS – project introduction
  5. Presentation by Simon Berger, SAG > HDGAS – results regarding the ‘advanced LNG vehicle fuel system and standardization of fueling process and interface’ – reports on this topic
  6. Presentation by Isabella Nova, Politecnico di Milano > HDGAS results regarding ‘exhaust after treatment systems and emission control including ageing aspects’ – reports on this topic
  7. Presentation by Rhys Pickett, Ricardo > HDGAS results regarding ‘low pressure positive ignition direct injection pure NG engines and vehicle integration’ – reports on this topic
  8. Presentation by Margarida Lozano, Idiada > HDGAS results regarding ‘low pressure dual fuel port injected engine development and vehicle integration’ – reports on this topic
  9. Presentation by Anton Arnberger, AVL > HDGAS results regarding ‘high pressure gas injection engine and vehicle integration’ – reports on this topic

Posters at the Exhibition

Daimler booth > Advanced LNG vehicle fuel system and standardization of fueling process and interface
– Daimler – New LNG fueling interface/standardization
– UASE – 1D/3D simulation of LNG tank filling cycle
Ricardo booth > Exhaust after treatment systems and emission control including ageing aspects
– Ricardo – Lean burn direct injection aftertreatment development
– UEF – Development of a sulphur-resistant after treatment system and an assisting regeneration strategy for CH4 combustion
– Polimi – The effect of methane on NH3-SCR catalysts for lean-burn natural gas engines
FPT booth > Low pressure positive ignition direct injection pure NG engines and vehicle integration
– Ricardo – Lean burn direct injection aftertreatment development
– AVL – Combustion development
– FPT – Designing and testing an advanced natural gas direct injection engine
MAN booth > Low pressure dual fuel port injected engine development and vehicle integration
– IDIADA – Low pressure dual fuel port injected engine
– MAN – LNG truck with low pressure dual-fuel engine
VOLVO booth > High pressure gas injection engine and vehicle integration
– Bosch – Natural gas direct injection
– Westport – Enhanced high pressure submerged LNG pump prototype
– VOLVO – High pressure gas injection engine and vehicle integration