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in b n Analysis (cont.) in b n To end the first session of the day, Nilton Monteiro, Executive Director of AEA (Brazilian Automotive Engineering Association), moderated a discussion on the development of emissions legislation in Brazil so far, and the challenges likely to be faced in the future. The two keynote speakers were joined on the panel by Alexandre Parker, Governmental & Institutional Affairs at Volvo do Brasil Veiculos Ltda., Rodrigo Chaves, Senior Manager at MAN Latin America and Marcel Luiz do Prado, Product Portfolio Manager at Scania Latin America Ltda. Monteiro opened by focussing on the 5-10% average cost increase that manufacturers saw as a result of engine technology development for PROCONVE P7, and the need to absorb these costs in the market. The notion that the complexity of SCR technology and the prospect of ARLA 32 dissuaded customers from purchasing P7 trucks was raised, and all panellists agreed that, going forward, a priority must be placed on educating customers of the operational advantages in buying P7 trucks. The panel concluded with a call for the OEMs to discuss and take a proposal to the Brazilian government on how to better cope with the next stages of legislation. Session 2: Future plans for commercial vehicle emissions reduction Marcio Schettino, Technical Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation, São Paulo City Government provided a comprehensive update on the emissions reduction initiatives in São Paulo City targeted at abating the city’s often severe NOx levels. The city boasts a range of emission reduction technologies, including biodiesel, ethanol, hybrid diesel electric, fuel cell buses and battery electric vehicles. São Paulo’s municipal vehicle fleet has 15,063 buses, with an annual diesel consumption of 390 million litres and by 2018, the city’s fleet must be completely run on renewable fuels. Laerte Graner, Product Development Chemical Analyst at Volkswagen do Brasil continued the session with an overview of Volkswagen’s approach to PROCONVE P7 legislation for lightduty commercial vehicles. Brazil’s emissions legislation pertaining to light vehicles is set to limit NOx emissions to 0.08 g/km from 2013, and this considerable reduction in emissions is set to challenge light-duty engine manufacturers going forward given the size of the market. Manfred Schuckert, Senior Manager (S/RC), at Daimler AG gave an insight into the development of the Brazilian industry beyond PROCONVE P7, drawing on experience in other regions, notably Europe but also in the US and Japan. Dr. Schuckert outlined the need for a reliable ARLA 32 infrastructure, and commented that committing to SCR is more likely to prove successful with consumers if manufacturers do not U-turn over their choice of engine technology. The need to reduce vehicle lifetime was also presented, as well as the implications of new OBD requirements. To discuss the themes of the session further, Elcio Farah, Executive Director, AFEEVAS (The Association of Equipment Manufacturers for Vehicle Emissions Control in South America) led a panel made up of Nilton Monteiro, Executive Director, AEA, Breno Kamei, Business Development Manager, IVECO Latin America Ltda., Luis Chain Faraj, Marketing and Sales Director, Cummins Brasil Ltda., Gustavo Teixeira, Diesel Product Engineering, FPT Industrial, and Carlos Vinicius Massa, Head of Fuel and Lubricant Technological Project, Petrobras, where the question of how quickly Brazil can prepare for PROCONVE P8 was addressed. The panel agreed that energy efficiency must be tackled, and a key discussion point emerged surrounding fleet renewal and the possibility for retrofitting options to be included in future legislation. Engine manufacturers must test the implications of sulphur content in fuel, and with this, the quality of fuel in bordering countries must also be considered at this stage of transition in the market. It became clear that fleet owners will need to consider this issue before assigning Post-Conference Analysis: Diesel Emissions Conference & ARLA 32 Forum Brazil 2012 4
in b n Analysis (cont.) in b n routes if they have P7 trucks. Session 3: Global experience of meeting stringent diesel emissions legislation Tim Johnson, Director, Emerging Regulations & Technologies, Corning gave a technical paper on the range of new engine technologies and the advances that have been made in order to reduce emissions. The resulting effect on a wide range of emissions was analysed, considering in detail SCR catalyst placement, DPF substrate properties, and Diesel Oxidation Catalysts. Gabriel Branco, Director and Co-founder, Environmentality moderated Tim Johnson, Director, Emerging Regulations & Technologies, Corning, Christian Wahnfried, Fuels, Emissions & Validation, Bosch Brasil, Manfred Schuckert, Senior Manager (S/RC), Daimler AG, and Qingyuan Song, Director, Advanced Research & Technology, Foton Motor Group in a panel discussion looking at the global lessons applied to the Brazilian experience of meeting emissions regulations. Concerns over the timing of PROCONVE P8 and the readiness of the industry were discussed. The panel raised the need to strive for world harmonisation in emissions legislation, a theme which continued into the dialogue on Day 2. The importance of OBD as a tool to operate trucks properly was stressed, and it was agreed that while engine inspections are timely and expensive, they are worthwhile. Ben Patel, Vice President, Emission Control, Global Research & Development, Systems Integration, Tenneco Automotive took the opportunity to update the delegates on the progress of Tenneco’s Hydrocarbon lean NOx catalyst technology which offers an alternative to liquid urea SCR. Hydrocarbon LNC technology uses ethanol instead of urea solution – a timely and attractive prospect given the availability of ethanol in Brazil. While the technology requires further development before its unveiling, the existing infrastructure in Brazil led Patel to claim that “ethanol is Brazil’s Diesel Exhaust Fluid”. Session 4: Emissions control technology options used to meet PROCONVE P7 and future emissions regulations Kurt Krier, Global Vice President, Exhaust Emissions, Dow Automotive presented on the future of diesel system architectures for use in PROCONVE P7 and future legislations in Dow’s AERIFY particulate filter range. The AERIFY substrate technology has been offered to OEMs in prototype format, and is expected to be fully developed by 2014. Enric Senar - Serra, Product Manager, Automotive Catalysts, Haldor Topsoe A/S followed with an overview of the lessons that have been learned in the last 10 years in Euro V applications. As a key issue in Brazil, sulphur tolerance was discussed and it was reported that at low temperatures, s1200 fuel affects NOx conversion. The implications of phosphorous and urea deposits was also highlighted. Mohamed Gouda, Product Manager, AVL demonstrated AVL’s engine development process in using virtual design verification for diesel powertrain systems. Changing design parameters in order to simulate diesel engine conditions is an increasingly popular method in engine technology design. Marcio Auada, Product Engineering and VPI Manager, Cummins do Brasil ended the day with a roundup of engine development in Brazil since PROCONVE P7 was introduced, and the advances in performance in the latest engine range. The P7 engine range was heavily tested over 6.5 million km, both under environmental conditions, and with fuels range from s10 to s1500. Cummins has been working with ARLA 32 distribution networks to explain the new technology to dealers and customers, however the expected sales of P7 engines in the first five months of 2012 was far lower than expected, and has led to production capacity reduction. Post-Conference Analysis: Diesel Emissions Conference & ARLA 32 Forum Brazil 2012 5
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