Mahle researches biomobility in Brazil

Mahle is celebrating the first anniversary of its Global Biomobility Center, which is located at the Group's Technology Center in Jundiai, Brazil. The facility has now launched eight development projects on biofuels and biomaterials in partnership with customers and research institutes in Brazil. In addition, the institute monitors trends and government measures for the global use of biofuels and has started a knowledge transfer to North America and Asia. "Sustainable fuels must become widely used quickly and globally so that climate change can be slowed down," emphasizes Mahle Chairman Arnd Franz. The Group is committed to technological diversity and is using all available levers to achieve a rapid and effective decarbonization of the mobility sector.

The automotive supplier and technology group from Germany supports all efforts to increase the blending of biofuels worldwide to proportions that are already common in Brazil and India. "If the zero-emission targets are to be achieved, more than 20 percent of global fuel consumption must come from renewable sources by 2030. Mahle's Biomobility Center is working with governments, regulators and industry players in India, Thailand, Japan and other countries to achieve this goal," says Franz.

In addition to electrification and thermal management, highly efficient and sustainable combustion engines are a key strategic area for the company. With renewable fuels such as hydrogen, synthetic fuels or biofuels, combustion engines have the potential to make a significant contribution to climate protection.

Among other things, Mahle is working on the development of cellulose-based filter media and activated carbon made from biomass, the development of an ethanol piston group (PCU) to increase the efficiency of flex-fuel engines and the development of a multi-fuel engine for the use of biomethane and ethanol in medium-duty trucks and machines. In addition, research is being carried out into how the use of new biodiesel fuels affects the performance, durability and emissions of heavy commercial vehicle engines. (aum)