Brazil Fuels First Hydrogen Car with Ethanol; Model Achieves Nearly 600 Kilometers

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 09/10/2023 at 12:29

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Researchers From USP Refuel The First Car With Ethanol Hydrogen. The Toyota Vehicle Can Deliver Great Autonomy And Fuel Will Be Tested In 2024.

A completely silent car powered by hydrogen that can travel about 600 kilometers without needing to refuel and emits water vapor through the exhaust. It is the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen car that has been loaned for tests in a pilot project at the University of São Paulo (USP) that will produce the first green hydrogen based on ethanol in the world.

Ethanol Hydrogen Will Be Tested In Mid-2024

In Japanese, Mirai Means “Future”, however, despite being suggestive, the choice of the hydrogen car has nothing to do with its name, but rather because it is one of the only models equipped with fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy.

In Brazil, for example, there are only two units of the Mirai, one that belongs to Toyota, and the other that is part of the USP project. For now, the hydrogen car is fueled with common H2V. The first tests with ethanol hydrogen should only take place in mid-2024, when the pilot plant, which is currently under construction, will be ready to produce the first kilograms of sustainable fuel.

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Understand How The Ethanol Hydrogen Project From USP Works

One of the project’s main bets is to overcome this barrier. This is because ethanol already has a strong infrastructure in the country, being transported relatively easily with an extensive distribution network. The pilot plant, whose construction began in August of this year, will function as a refueling station. There will be a piece of equipment called a reformer, which is the heart of the project.

The reformer has the capacity to transform ethanol into hydrogen through chemical reactions. Currently, the process can be performed, although only on a laboratory scale. The intention is to consolidate the technology to increase the volume and allow production to occur at the location where the fuel will be used, such as in a gas station, for example.

Fuel Will Power Hydrogen Car And Three More Buses

The ethanol hydrogen produced at USP will be used to power the hydrogen car and three additional buses during the tests; the ethanol is seen as an asset by researchers. First, because Brazil is a powerhouse in this market, but also due to its capacity to produce negative carbon green hydrogen, considering the absorption that occurs in sugarcane and corn fields through photosynthesis.

According to Mateus Lopes, the director of energy transition and investments at Raízen, all countries are designing energy transition strategies based on their natural and economic competitive advantages.

Since Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse, transforming ethanol into a vehicle for this highly sought-after fuel can position the country well. Lopes asserts that the USA, Europe, and Japan are viewed as potential markets for this hydrogen.

Brazil Fuels First Hydrogen Car with Ethanol; Model Achieves Nearly 600 Kilometers

Researchers From USP Refuel The First Car With Ethanol Hydrogen. The Toyota Vehicle Can Deliver Great Autonomy And Fuel Will Be Tested In 2024.

Ethanol Hydrogen Will Be Tested In Mid-2024

Understand How The Ethanol Hydrogen Project From USP Works

Fuel Will Power Hydrogen Car And Three More Buses

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Brazil Fuels First Hydrogen Car with Ethanol; Model Achieves Nearly 600 Kilometers

Researchers From USP Refuel The First Car With Ethanol Hydrogen. The Toyota Vehicle Can Deliver Great Autonomy And Fuel Will Be Tested In 2024.

Ethanol Hydrogen Will Be Tested In Mid-2024

Understand How The Ethanol Hydrogen Project From USP Works

Fuel Will Power Hydrogen Car And Three More Buses

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