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Renault presents new hybrid power unit for F1 in 2014

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Renault’s hybrid power unit for F1 in 2014 includes a turbocharged, direct-injected 1.6L At the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Renault presented its new power unit designed to the new technical regulations to be used in the FIA Formula One world champion ship from 2014 onwards: the Energy F1-2014. Click to enlarge.

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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Fulcrum will gasify 147,000 tons of municipal solid waste to produce synthesis gas which it then will catalytically convert to synthetic paraffinic kerosene/jet fuel via a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process. million loan in 2011 to convert food and agricultural waste to biogas that is used as fuel to generate electricity.

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Hamburger Hochbahn issues tender for 50 fuel cell buses

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Fuel cell technology has been an integral part of the Hochbahn vehicle strategy for converting the bus fleet to emission-free drives for years. Most recently, fuel hybrid buses were tested on innovation line 109 from 2014 and developed further together with the manufacturer. Hochbahn has years of experience in hydrogen technology.

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New manufacturing technologies deliver lighter and stiffer 2014 Corvette

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The frame is not only the foundation for the car’s greater driving capabilities, but the platform on which the 2014 Corvette Stingray is more precisely constructed. The 2014 Corvette Stingray will deliver up to an EPA-estimated 17 miles per gallon in the city (13.8 On the composite body alone, 39 specific points are measured.

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Chrysler introducing 2014 Ram 1500 pickup with new 3.0L diesel

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Chrysler’s 2014 Ram 1500 will offer a new, 3.0-liter Its torque converter features turbine torsional damping, enabling low lock-up speeds in all eight gears. Beginning in model year 2014, the Ram 1500 will offer a front park assist system, a first time offering on a full-size Ram pickup truck. Click to enlarge. liter EcoDiesel.

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FCA recalls 850,000+ gasoline vehicles due to problem with catalytic converters

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Fiat-Chrysler of America (FCA) will recall more than 850,000 gasoline-powered passenger cars and SUVs due to a problem with their catalytic converters. FCA’s own data and test results confirmed that the catalytic converters in these vehicles were malfunctioning. 2011-2014 MY Chrysler 200/Dodge Avenger (JS FWD). 2012: Q2 2019.

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Badlands NGL to develop $4B plant in North Dakota to convert ethane from Bakken NGLs into polyethylene

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Badlands NGL, LLC, announced the development of a North Dakota manufacturing plant that will convert ethane (C 2 H 6 ), a byproduct of natural gas processing, into polyethylene, which is used to make a wide variety of end-use consumer and industrial plastics. The facility will convert ethane gas to low density and high density plastics.