Conference
SAE WCX 2024 - Year in Review
Participants at the SAE World Congress, held each year in Detroit, discussed all approaches for transport decarbonization
Each year, the SAE WCX conference is held at the Huntington Center (nah, Cobo Hall !) in Detroit. With hundreds of talks delivered by international participants in tens of parallel sessions, the conference provides a smorgasbord of technical information on the latest and greatest for all things transportation. If you find sitting in conference rooms boring, there is always the Ride & Drive event to test drive the latest cars.
Picture: A lavender cappuccino served by enthusiastic baristas keeping attendees caffeinated in the display area.
Year in Review on Emissions, Fuels, and Propulsion
The session on sustainability and emissions was kicked off by a panel organized by Dr. Andrea Strzelec and Ron Silver.
The 2.5-hour session covered a lot of ground. The speakers have made all content publicly available – download the combined presentation below. This is a wealth of content on wide ranging topics –
Overview of the latest light- and heavy-duty regulations – Ameya Joshi, ClearFlame Engine Technologies and author of this website)
Engines for Heavy-Duty and Off-Road Applications – Paul Miles (Sandia National Lab)
Low carbon fuel effects on
emissions – Jim Szybist (Oak Ridge National Lab)
Energy Transition & Electric Vehicles Status Update – Addy Majewski (DieselNet)
Heavy Duty and Nonroad Emission Controls Progress in 2023 – Chris Sharp (Southwest Research Institute), and
Low Lifecycle Carbon Fuel Effects on Emissions – Josh Pihl (Oak Ridge National Lab)
Some pictures from the conference.
Top – Left: Ride & Drive, Right: SAE Knowledge Bar (Andrea Strzelec and John Kasab talking about their new book)
Bottom – GM showing of their early experimentation with electrification of vans back in the ’60s, and now their fuel cell technology with potential application for Class 8 trucks.
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