Facts & Figures

Practical trials, pilot systems and long-term studies have already shown that synthetic fuels are now ready for problem-free use.

A Question of Properties
Research project pushes the development of SunFuel further

In Germany, biofuels have already replaced at least three percent of conventional fuels in road traffic...
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Platform for the Future
Promoting second-generation biofuels

At a conference held by the Forum for Future Energy in Berlin, the carmaker Volkswagen, the oil corporation Shell and plant manufacturer Lurgi presented their ideas for the manufacturing and promotion of second-generation biofuels...
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Energy from the entire plant
The RENEW project is investigating production techniques for bio fuels

The road is taking us to a new era, with the energy needed to drive our mobility expected to be increasingly extracted from biomass rather than using petroleum, our no. 1 source right now...
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New investment approaches
The Emirate of Qatar is relying on fuel from natural gas

One of the most frequently asked questions in the global economy is: how long will our oil resources last? In all probability there will always be oil reserves...
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Vienna hosts engine summit
New fuels pave the way for new engine designs

The world’s foremost conference for engine experts, the International Vienna Motor Symposium, takes place every year in April. The event, organised by the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers...
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Fuel is Cheaper than Compost
Using biomass as a raw material for SunFuel helps many communities save money

Volkswagen is researching the production of synthetic fuels from biomass — so-called SunFuels — together with the German Federal States of Brandenburg, Hesse and Lower Saxony. The project with the somewhat lengthy title...
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Three States Triangle
The SUNREG Project is working on the introduction of SunFuel

In the long term, biomass will be a significant support to fossil sources of energy as the basis for fuel. Its use for energy is already gaining in dynamics and creates new challenges...
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Vienna hosts engine summit
New fuels pave the way for new engine designs

The world’s foremost conference for engine experts, the International Vienna Motor Symposium, takes place every year in April...
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Special note

This topic currently forms part of Volkswagen Group Research activities to study feasibility and does not constitute part of series equipment, nor are there currently any plans for series use.