WATCH: How Formula 1 is striving to create a 100% sustainable fuel

Share
Sustainable fuels Aramco

Formula 1 is aiming to field a generation of new power unit by 2025 – and the championship wants that engine to be powered by 100% sustainable ‘drop-in fuel’ designed to help Formula 1 achieve its goal of being Net Zero Carbon by 2030.

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.

READ MORE: Engine freeze for 2022 agreed, with low-cost, sustainable power units set for 2025

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%.

F1's fuel of the future

Crucially, the new fuel will also pack a punch worthy of the pinnacle of motorsport, matching the energy density of Formula 1’s current fossil fuel petrols – meaning the cars will be every bit as fast as they are today.

It’s estimated that there will be 1.8 billion cars on the road by 2030, with only 8% of those pure Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) – while internal combustion engines will continue to be essential to air and sea travel, as well as to the haulage industry.

By spearheading the development of 100% advanced sustainable drop-in fuels, Formula 1 can play its part in making an enormous impact on the global transport sectors’ greenhouse gas emissions.

Watch the video above to see how Formula 1 is working to create its 100% advanced sustainable drop-in fuel.

GP ITALIA F1/2021 - VENERDI 10/09/2021 
credit: @Scuderia Ferrari Press

The energy density of the 100% sustainable fuels is set to match current levels in F1

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Coming Up

Coming Up

Feature

REVEALED: The F1 team bosses choose their top 10 drivers of 2024