Automobile application

Abstract

The responsible and protective usage of energy resources and the reduction of pollutant emissions including greenhouse gas emissions are not only desired worldwide, but due to continuously increasing legal requirements an undisputable necessity. Therefore, future energy carriers and energy converters will have to be energy-efficient to the maximum possible extent and the lowest possible in emissions if not zero-emission on the one hand. On the other hand, it will be required to make fluctuating energies like wind and solar which become a more and more important part of the energy system in an optimal manner. Due to the “Energiewende”, the described challenge is of specific and early importance for Germany. This is true for stationary and portable applications as well as for the transportation and automotive sector.