Formula 1 Developing Sustainable Fuel
Formula 1 is aiming to field a generation of new power units powered by 100% sustainable ‘drop-in fuel’ by 2025, the series announced.
2022 will already see Formula 1 move to E10 fuel, a mixture of 90% fossil fuel and 10% ethanol. But with the launch of the new generation of Formula 1 engines, the aim is to help develop a 100% sustainable fuel with Formula 1 actively engaged in discussions with fuel companies about creating the fuel in the quantities needed for the championship, as well as then scaling up production for wider social use, series officials said.
This 100% sustainable ‘drop-in fuel’ – meaning it can be used in a standard internal combustion engine without any modification to the engine itself – will be laboratory-created, using components that come from either a carbon capture scheme, municipal waste or non-food biomass, while achieving greenhouse gas emissions savings relative to fossil-derived petrol of at least 65%, Formula 1 said.
The series is also aiming to match the energy density of Formula 1’s current fossil fuels.
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