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Collaboration between Porsche and ExxonMobil on Renewable Road Fuel
Background
ExxonMobil and Porsche are testing advanced biofuels and eFuels to find pathways toward
potential future consumer adoption
The two companies are teaming up to use renewable, low-carbon fuels at a major international
motorsports event – the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup
A key focus of the collaboration is on developing and testing an eFuel that could achieve up to
85% greenhouse gas emissions reduction when used in existing and future vehicles.1
In support of this collaboration, ExxonMobil will participate in a pilot project in southern Chile
by providing the technology to convert renewable methanol to gasoline
Project Overview
The project is called Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF) and is owned by Chilean company AME
With the support of other international players including Siemens, Porsche, ExxonMobil, and
Global Thermostat, AME’s HIF project will
o Generate renewable electricity from wind power. The location has one of the best wind
profiles globally, enabling nearly continuous operations, and reducing costs
o Split water by electrolysis to produce renewable hydrogen
o Combine renewable hydrogen with carbon dioxide from direct air capture to produce
renewable methanol
ExxonMobil technology will convert the methanol to gasoline (MTG) through ExxonMobil’s
proprietary chemical processes
As the fuel’s primary user, Porsche is planning in the first phase to use the eFuels from Chile in
beacon projects, after further blending. These include using eFuels in Porsche’s motorsport
fleet
1 The GHG emissions reduction stated here relates to the comparison of the calculated carbon footprint of product (CFP)
for the renewable components in the PMSC race fuel versus a 94 grams CO2e/MJ of EU Renewable Energy Directive I
baseline comparator. Emissions reduction of up to 85% from renewable components vs. conventional are based on
carbon footprint of product calculations conducted under ISO 14067 methodology, effectively referenced as a well-to-
wheels boundary, taking into account the feedstock, production, transportation, and combustion related emissions to
manufacture the blend of renewable components mentioned here. A functional unit of 1 MJ of fuels was used for the
comparison.