Dec 8 2009
The 38 M€ FCEP Research Program that deals in the development of a Future Combustion Engine Power Plant was launched by Cleen Oy, Center of Science, Technology and Innovation for Energy and Environment . This program is scheduled for a period of three years starting from 1 January, 2010. A reduction of 80% in the emissions of combustion engine power plant is expected to be achieved through this research program. Helsinki University of Technology TKK will play a vital role in this program.
TKK in this program will be involved in carrying out researches in the performance of engines and in optical and computational combustion. TKK will also carry out its research in the new generator technology that includes thermoelectric materials that helps in the conversion of thermal energy and heat into electricity.
The combustion engine power plant research through reductions in the emission rate aims in improving the efficiency of the power consuming equipment and the engine. The power consuming equipment includes the off-road work engine or the generator.
This program centers its attention on two fields. The first field deals with heavy-duty off-road high-speed engines with an output of up to 367 kW and the other field consists of medium-speed engines with a power output ranging between c 1.0 MW up to 23 MW.
TKK will work in this program along with other departments that include: Department of Engineering Design and Production, Department of Energy Technology, Department of Micro and Nanosciences and the Department of Electrical Engineering. TKK also shares its partnership with Tampere University of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, University of Vaasa, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Abo Akademi University and MIKES Centre for Metrology and Accreditation.
Source: http://www.tkk.fi/en/