Research on sustainable future fuels for the motorsport
Cranfield University is located in Bedfordshire and Wiltshire, has been engaged in the EEMS (Energy Efficient Motorsport) initiative, supported by the British Government to make motorsport more fuel efficient.
The program developed by MDUK (Motorsport Development UK) is intended to support the UK car industry in the exploration and understanding of issues related to energy efficiency in racing cars.
The EEMS supported a number of projects on sustainable fuels, the development of KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems: System Recovery of kinetic energy) and electric vehicles competition. According to MDUK, motorsport is a good platform for the development of sustainable technologies that will benefit other industries such as aviation, marine, defense and transport.
Currently, more than sixty organizations have signed the charter partnership program. It aims to encourage agencies to work together to reduce the environmental impact of their activities in connection with motor sport.
According to Professor Kambiz Kayvantash, president of the Center for Automotive Technology at Cranfield, the strengthening of environmental legislation will require for the auto industry to a number of challenges over the next ten years.
Cranfield University fully supports the initiative EEMS, and is determined to reduce the impact of motorsports on the environment through its research and teaching. The University is also committed to develop and encourage the use of "green technologies" to ensure a sustainable future for motorsport.
KERS
The KERS, known in France SREC system (kinetic energy recovery) is to recover the kinetic energy of a vehicle phases generated during braking and convert it into additional horses.
To participate in the fight against global warming, the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) was imposed from 2009 World Championship Formula 1 that the energy is recovered through a flywheel used to garner energy produced by braking, and is redistributed during acceleration, at a time in order to save fuel and increase the power of vehicles.
For 2009, the maximum power generated or issued shall not exceed 60 kW (~ 80 horses). The energy released can not exceed 400 kJ per tower over a period of 6 seconds.
Motorsport Development UK (MDUK) is a public-private organization responsible for implementing and organizing the five-year investment plan of motorsport in the UK.
MDUK was established in 2003, following the recommendations in a report (Motorsport Competitiveness Panel report) commissioned by the British government anxious to maintain and further develop the motorsports and ensures that other sectors have skills and expertise in this sector.
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