Automotive Day 2023

Guided tour of the Belval blast furnaces and exhibition of new technologies

Duration: 2 hours

Information about  the visit

📅 05 october 2023 
🕑 2.30 pm - 4.30pm 

👉 Visit in english or in french
The Belval Fund offers several guided tours, dedicated to the industrial history of Luxembourg and more specifically to the operation of the Blast Furnace, as well as to the conversion of industrial wastelands and the exceptional architectural development of the Belval site.

 Guided tour of the Blast Furnace: Discover the operation of the unique Blast Furnace that can be visited in Luxembourg. At the very heart of its impressive enclosure, the guide will explain to you the process of iron and steel production. During the tour, you will have access to a height of 40 meters (throat) from where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the City of Sciences, the new Belval district, and its impressive contemporary architectural achievements.

Information about the exhibition of new technologies

Discover 

the Citroën Oli

Discover the Citroën Oli [all-ë] concept car that has been made as light as possible to consume as little electricity as possible while guaranteeing a range of 400km. It has been designed with recycled and recyclable parts to extend its life. Citroën Oli’s mission is to inspire the future of affordable, sustainable and joyful family mobility 

Experiment 

the autonomous car

Experiment the autonomous car of the University of Luxembourg in live traffic. The car, a specially adapted electric Kia, includes state-of-the art technology, including sensors to map the road in real time, an on-board computer with trained artificial intelligence supported by HD maps.

Take a look 

to the Grenadier

Take a look to the Grenadier, an incredible off-road utility vehicle designed and produced by Ineos Automotive Ltd. The Grenadier was designed to be a modern replacement of the original Land Rover Defender, with boxlike bodywork, a steel ladder chassis, and powered by BMW six-cylinder internal combustion engines.

Discover the

dual fuel technology

The truck features the dual fuel technology (H2 / diesel) developed by CMB Tech. It's based on the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) technology where hydrogen is aspirated into the combustion chamber and mixed with diesel. It saves emissions and generates the same engine power.

Test

the first autonomous shuttle service

Test the first autonomous shuttle service launched by CFL in Belval. The shuttles are produced by the company Ohmio incorporated in Luxembourg in 2023. Developed with HMI Technology expertise from New Zealand, Ohmio self-driving shuttles and connected autonomous vehicles are leading the way, making transport safer, greener, and more efficient.  

Get inspired by 

the PHINIA hydrogen solutions contributing to carbon neutrality.

 Hydrogen propulsion, based on existing engine technology and able to leverage the available fuel supply network, is an attractive and fast-to-market solution for powertrains that contributes to the rapid decarbonization the world needs. It requires only slight adjustments to the internal combustion engine while still meeting both zero emission CO2 targets and future emissions regulations. PHINIA has system specification, integration and calibration capabilities to deliver complete turn key hydrogen propulsion projects.