Resumen
Green Vehicle H2020 project
A consortium of industrial and academic leading players covering the entire value chain of road transport has joined
forces to commonly address the need to prove feasible and environmental-friendly cases of alternative fuels to
fossil diesel for road transport, acknowledging the importance of reducing GHG emissions (beyond EURO 6) with
affordable developments.
Commercial vehicles using Optimised Liquid biofuels and HVO Drivetrains (COLHD) has the ambition to enable
EU purchasers to buy high performance, clean, safe, affordable HDVs, specifically designed to run on alternative
renewable fuels, and be able to conveniently run them through EU transport infrastructure. To do so, COLHD will
follow a 3-tiered approach, working on technology, infrastructure and removal of additional barriers.
COLHD will optimize and further develop 3 DDF powertrains running on biogas (LBM or LBP) and 2nd generation
biofuels (HVO), evaluating the several benefits under testing in the LNG Blue Corridors infrastructure. Therefore,
COHLD will allow proving oil substitution on the short and medium term, addressing different markets and ranges.
Aiming at finally establish a EU market for AF HDVs, COLHD will co-develop cross-wise activities involving all
key target audiences: raising awareness of general public, organising workshops with fleet operators and constantly
assessing the EC on required policy directives.
