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JUNE 24, 2015

The company also announced it will partner with Borla jointly to develop and to commercialize a next-generation-exhaust system incorporating PowerModules, with the goal of delivering significant fuel savings for commercial fleet truck fleets. Now, almost any owner of exhaust heat can generate valuable electricity. 2014.11.002.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014. Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. More than half of them sell biomethane produced entirely from waste, and this number is increasing. The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5

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MAY 2, 2016

the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. However, there is more than 15 years of research showing that the contribution of non-exhaust primary particles to the total traffic generated primary particles is significant in urban areas. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. Background.

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JUNE 18, 2015

A prototype automotive waste heat recovery system has been fired up on a recently commissioned test rig at the University of Brighton. Libertine expects the results from rig tests to confirm the system’s potential to convert the high grade heat in the exhaust into electrical power, which can contribute to either powertrain or auxiliary loads.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences into electric voltage; a TEG in a vehicle is designed to convert waste heat to power. An automotive TEG is intended to improve fuel economy by power from waste heat to reduce the electric generator load on the engine. The TARDEC TEG incorporates GMZ Energys current TG8-1.0

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JULY 2, 2011

An advanced waste heat recovery system captures and reuses energy from the engines’ exhaust gas for extra propulsion with less fuel consumption. The first 10 vessels will be delivered 2013 and 2014; the second 10 vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2014 and 2015.

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APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% The OBS system uses waste exhaust energy to effect the fuel separation and provides a simple and reliable means for managing the separated fuels. Partridge, R.,

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APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, Toyota researchers described their work on an optimized combustion concept for turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines that leverages optimized intake ports, dog dish-type curved pistons with a lip, and a fan injection spray to minimize flow disturbance and intensify in-cylinder flow.).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

CPT’s SpeedStart paper (2014-01-1890) describes the specification of a 48V belt integrated starter generator (B-ISG) developed to meet the growing market demand for low voltage mild hybrid passenger vehicle applications. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C.

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MAY 9, 2013

A new new forum for the advocacy and development of liquid air as an alternative technology to harness waste and surplus energy within power and transport—the Liquid Air Energy Network (LAEN)—has formed in the UK. The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Joule’s Helioculture platform uses engineered microorganisms directly and continuously to convert sunlight and waste CO 2 into infrastructure-ready fuels, including ethanol and hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) that serve as the essential chemical building blocks for diesel. Marlon Matthäus, “ Tankful Encounter ,” Encounter.online, January 2014.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Gevo is focusing on isobutanol fermentation and Amyris is doing the bioconversion to produce isoprenoids.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The aim for 2014 was to raise the engine efficiency from around 29% for the previous normally aspirated 2.4-liter In other words, of the energy available in a gallon of gasoline, a third is lost as waste heat, another third disappears out of the exhaust with only the remaining third available for useful work. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 8, 2019

This means that the turbocharger and the exhaust manifold are now positioned at the rear, on the side of the firewall when viewed from behind. Furthermore, the new arrangement allows much improved air ducting with shorter distances and fewer diversions - both on the intake and exhaust side. Larger exhaust valves. Turbocharger.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

As part of the agreement, emissions (or offtake gas) from various HeidelbergCement factories could provide Joule with the waste CO 2 required to feed its advanced Helioculture platform that effectively recycles CO 2 back into fuel. This initial relationship fits well with Joule’s strategy of turning waste CO 2 into liquid fuel.

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MAY 19, 2015

In December 2014, GMZ had successfully demonstrated a 1kW TEG designed for diesel engine exhaust heat recapture in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle ( earlier post ). In a major expansion move, Evident Thermoelectrics has purchased the assets of GMZ Energy, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

BMW will also present medium-term projects in its EfficientDynamics development strategy, one of these being the integration of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) in the vehicle for direct conversion of exhaust heat into electrical energy. liter, four-cylinder diesel in the 116d is a variant of the 2.0L

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. The new engine comes with an electronically-controlled waste-gate to optimize flow and improve low-end torque and throttle response. The second engine to be showcased at the Paris Motor Show 2014 is the Kappa 1.4-liter

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Department Of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of its Vehicle Technology Office (VTO), a program-wide Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000991) for fiscal year 2014 on or about January 2014. high octane fuels), and advanced powertrain work.

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JUNE 7, 2013

There is no need for Exhaust Gas Recirculation, EGR cooler, and EGR valve, Saxman said. have suggested that NO x emissions from DME-fueled engines could meet future regulations with high exhaust gas recirculation in combination with a lean NO x trap.]. The plant will begin production again in 2014 with the full process: biogas to DME.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Emissions will be further reduced by the use of an advanced dual-fuel marine engine with direct injection and exhaust gas treatment. The Volkswagen Group already joined the Clean Shipping Network at the beginning of 2014 and was the first German automaker to use this index for assessing the environmental impact of marine transport.

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MARCH 31, 2017

The main objective of the project is to reduce fuel consumption by 20% (diesel and urea) against the project’s 2014 Euro VI baseline vehicle, while keeping the vehicle within the legal limits for pollutant emissions.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

In this case GHG and other pollutants will still be emitted, but they can be reduced through exhaust gas cleaning systems or carbon capture and storage. Biofuels derived from waste have many benefits, but securing the necessary production volume is a challenge. —“Alternative Fuels For Shipping”.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In 2014, Nokia. I've wasted a few hours trying to work out how to get new firmware on it (and on the tablet), without success. This corporate stinginess consigns far too many of our devices to the trash heap before they have exhausted their usability. That's bad for consumers and bad for the planet. It needs to stop.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The new paint shop incorporates technologies such as air recirculation, dry separation and exhaust air cleaning that enable a significant reduction in the use of resources. Five‑percent less waste (paint sludge) is created for each car that is painted. was in April 2014.

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MARCH 9, 2015

If realized, an efficient, low-temperature TIC could provide a supplementary or an alternative approach to thermoelectric devices for waste heat recovery using low grade waste heat—i.e, from engine exhaust or industrial processes. Graphene Thermoelectrics Waste Heat Recovery' Thermionic emission and TICs.

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MARCH 13, 2016

Advanced air management system (exhaust gas recirculation, turbocharger, supercharging). Waste heat recovery. President Obama and President Xi Jinping announced a renewal and expansion of the CERC in November 2014. Combustion control and optimization technology. Alternative fuel combustion. Engine thermal management.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Rahman cited the Eemshaven ultrasupercritical plant , in Groningen, Netherlands—which was built in 2014. The heat from the turbine’s exhaust is used to produce steam to turn a turbine in the second stage. Another efficient option he pointed out is the combined cycle power plant.

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AUGUST 22, 2015

The NEXBTL process hydrotreats, deoxygenates and isomerizes vegetable oils or waste fats to produce drop-in renewable diesel and jet fuels; renewable isoalkane; renewable propane; and renewable naphtha. examined the exhaust emissions of three cars using different biofuels at a temperature of −7 °C. Aakko-Saksa et al.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. At the end of the day, too much of this just feels like a colossal waste of time and money without any noteworthy advantages trickling down to the consumer. Odds are good it was talking about the X3 with the 2.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer. The position of this pressure point varies depending on the charge state.

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JULY 2, 2015

Fraunhofer researchers in Germany have developed a process for the conversion of CO-rich exhaust gases from steel plants into fuels and specialty chemicals. In addition to the exhaust gases, syngas—similar gas mixtures from home and industrial waste incineration—can also be used for the engineered process.

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APRIL 10, 2010

The program limits, or “caps,” carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from large fossil-fuel-fired electric generating units, with the goal of stabilizing emissions from 2009 through 2014 to a level roughly equivalent to recent historical emissions. The total amount of pollution allowances sold may not exceed 188 million tons per year through 2014.

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JUNE 25, 2015

Cruze sales in the US in 2014 were 273,060 units —a 10% increase over 2013. 2014 Ecotec 1.4L Dual-overhead-cam cylinder head with integrated exhaust manifold saves weight to enhance performance and efficiency. The cylinder head has a water-cooled exhaust manifold integrated within the aluminum casting. Cruze stats.

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I must admit that I had not heard of rolling coal until very recently, but it has – at least in the unlighted United States – been a thing since 2014, apparently. But first I wanted to talk about climate change deniers, and how remarkable it is that they still exist.

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