Integration of innovative green technologies on existing public transportation buses for 5% to 30% fuel savings (BUSFUELSAVINGS)
The BUSFUELSAVINGS program is one of the RESTART 2016-2020 programs of RIF for Research, Technological Development and Innovation.
Cyprus's public transport consists of 2,600 buses, which consume about 60,000,000 liters of diesel per year. High fuel consumption is a significant cost for transport companies, which are struggling to survive through government subsidies. In addition, the mass use of diesel causes environmental pollution with all the negative impacts on the quality of life of society.
The aim of the BUSFUELSAVINGS project, is to reduce this problem by reducing bus fuel consumption by 5-30% and reducing emissions (particles, non-combustible hydrocarbons, CO
2, CO, NO
x) by >20%. The only way to achieve this, is to increase the efficiency of the existing buses by integrating them into the existing machines of an innovative, green technology, such as the HHO gas generator.
The project is a large-scale, interdisciplinary collaboration, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of the Technological Development and Innovation Research System and to link with the productive base in transportation. It will produce specific results to strengthen the competitiveness of the economy and will have an impact on the economic growth and the quality of life. It will also create new businesses and jobs that are expected to contribute positively to tackling unemployment.
More information can be found in the website:
http://www.talos-rtd.com/en/view/project?pid=563