OPTIRESOURCE Information

OPTIRESOURCE is a software package developed by DAIMLER AG to present and to perform comparative analyses of energy conversion chains including the fuel supply and consumption of compact passenger cars (2010+). Since it is a web application, the user only needs a web browser, whatever the platform be (computer, tablet, etc.). The software allows the definition of various combinations of energy sources, fuels, and powertrains. Moreover, the energy chains include both the supply of primary energy sources (e. g. oil, rape oil, or wind energy) and the necessary energy conversion steps (e. g. oil refineries, natural gas reforming, hydrogen liquefaction) as well as the relevant transportation stages (e. g. pipelines, tanker trucks, electricity networks) – with the aim of supplying fuel or electricity at filling stations as well as operating passenger cars driven in the European driving cycle.