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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Cyclone will utilize Phoenix Power's waste motor oil combustion chamber / heat exchanger (CCHX) to supply steam to the system during these tests, which will also allow the team to document exhaust emissions from the integrated system.

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APRIL 2, 2011

The UK Universities of Birmingham and Warwick launched a new lab to support investigations into the dynamic aspects of combustion of alternative fuels, as well as gasoline and diesel, with the aim of reducing harmful vehicle exhaust emissions, particularly greenhouse gasses.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

Joule, a pioneer in the production of liquid fuels from recycled CO 2 , and HeidelbergCement, a German multinational building material company, are partnering to explore application of Joule’s technology to mitigate carbon emissions in cement manufacturing. The increased use of alternative fuels including biomass (20.6%

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JULY 14, 2010

V8 engine, modified with hardened exhaust valves, and intake and exhaust valve seats for improved wear resistance and durability with gaseous fuel systems. In addition, GM has chosen Productive Concepts (PCI), an alternative fuels conversion company, to become an integral part of its production.

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JULY 6, 2010

With this addition, Ford will be only manufacturer to offer a gasoline-powered vehicle in Class 1-7, offering a lower-cost option in each segment. n alternative fuels engine prep package will be available as well. The V10 features three valves per cylinder—two intake valves and one exhaust valve.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

With this in mind, Mazda is working on the comprehensive improvement of base technologies using SKYACTIV drive and promoting its Building-Block Strategy in order to meet the company’s stated goal for 2015 of raising the average fuel economy of Mazda vehicles sold worldwide by 30% compared with 2008 levels. Alternative fuels: CNG and E85.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The order represents a number of firsts, including the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant, the first methanol-fueled engine for a PCTC, and the first Chinese-built methanol engine. The engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This is due to raw, externally premixed fresh charge comprising air, fuel and lube oil being short-circuited into the exhaust during the scavenging process. The lost available energy also results in poor off-design point fuel efficiency. Everything else—pistons, porting and crankcase, bearings, exhaust, etc.—were

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JULY 29, 2010

Capstone Turbine Corporation has initiated a demonstration project with a major US manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 heavy duty trucks that will utilize a Capstone 65 kW microturbine as a range extender in a hybrid electric drive system. Capstone HEV truck solution. Source: Capstone. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Source: Capstone.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

These two test cells specifically dedicated to hydrogen ICEs enhance the company’s globally integrated ICE test capabilities, supporting original equipment (OE) engine and vehicle manufacturers as they decarbonize the ICE. Preparation of an H 2 ICE test cell.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2014

A heavy-duty exhaust valve guide with thermal deformation and temperature color scaling demonstrates high side load at high temperatures in contact with the exhaust gas. This combination of alloy and manufacturing processes offers significantly better performance than typical valve guide materials. Source: Federal-Mogul.

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JULY 17, 2009

liter engine is supplied by Cummins Westport, a manufacturer of alternative-fuel engines based in Vancouver, Canada. The cooled-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engine offers the lowest emissions available in the industry while maintaining performance and efficiency.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Material, cell, or pack manufacturing processes that significantly reduce the cost and environmental footprint of current manufacturing processes, including the development of novel/non?conventional conventional manufacturing machinery or equipment. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted active (non?energy

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MAY 26, 2022

According to Achates Power, the two main technical challenges for H 2 -OPE are fuel injection and ignition source. Fuel Injection. OP engines utilize direct injection after ports closure to avoid the risk of fuel short circuiting out the exhaust. Aramco Americas. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Manufactured by Kenworth, the LNG tractors are powered by Westport HD Systems and initially will pull trailers on a transit lane linking Ontario, Calif., These LNGs are expected to produce 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the older trucks and use 95% less diesel fuel than the vehicles they replace. and Las Vegas, Nev.,

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

The all-new 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas (formally known as the Civic GX), the only dedicated natural gas-powered passenger vehicle manufactured and sold in the US, will go on sale at qualified Honda dealerships nationwide on 18 October with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting at $26,155. 1, compared to 10.6:1

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JUNE 5, 2013

The first tender to supply fuel to an adjacent natural-gas powered locomotive will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2013. Westport is collaborating with INOXCVA , a leading manufacturer of cryogenic transportation equipment, on these tenders.

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MAY 5, 2010

Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions. The JV will be held 76% by KOEL—India’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines, both air-cooled and liquid cooled, covering a power range of 3 hp to 11,000 hp—and 24% by Axial Vector. engine and 100 kW generator—in 2009. 10 per unit.

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MARCH 8, 2013

However, it will begin to shift the emphasis of the program to a more general examination of high-efficiency technologies with less direct emphasis on cooled EGR and more on interactions with dilute and variable valve train technology, and extending EGR to gasoline direct-injection and alternative-fuel engines such as natural gas.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Cylinder Deactivation leverages Jacobs’ well-established componentry to disable engine valves in selected cylinders allowing a large engine to have the fuel economy of a smaller engine. Also, higher exhaust temperatures in operating cylinders maintain aftertreatment temperatures at low load conditions and start-up.

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MAY 31, 2017

The team examined blends of 5% and 10% POMDME in diesel in a single-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine to gain an overview of the blend’s impact on engine performance and exhaust emissions. A paper on their work appears in the journal Fuel. Left: Smoke emissions. Right: NO x emissions. Iannuzzi et al. Click to enlarge. 2017.04.089.

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JULY 21, 2009

Diesel technology remains the major focus of the conference, but DEER 2009 will now delve deeper into many other technologies, including gasoline engines, renewable and alternative fuels, homogenous charge compression ignition, and thermoelectrics for vehicle applications. Gurpreet Singh, Conference Chair.

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MAY 21, 2014

Other options could include the development of modern infrastructure supporting alternative fuels for HDVs, smarter pricing on infrastructure usage, effective and coherent use of vehicle taxation by Member States and other market-based mechanisms. It also relies to a large extent on self-declarations from manufacturers.

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MAY 5, 2015

Ford will offer the 2016 F-150 with an available gaseous-fuel prep package that enables 5.0-liter liter V8-powered models to run on compressed natural gas or propane, making Ford the only manufacturer of a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. Ford has established a qualification program for alternative-fuel vehicle modifiers.

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MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The priorities in this area also include work on renewable/alternative fuels and related drivetrains.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

A multi-cylinder version is practical for a wide variety of vehicles and offers greatest benefit to C and D class passenger cars which can take advantage of the low cost architecture and significantly improved fuel economy and emissions. Simon Wood, Technical Director of Lotus Engineering. Displacement. Compression ratio. Porting arrangement.

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APRIL 9, 2019

TGI EVO is fitted with a combination of one high-strength steel tank, which is smaller and located ahead of the rear axle—and two new large tanks located behind the rear axle, that are manufactured in a carbon fibre composite construction, significantly reducing their weight and optimizing weight distribution.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Policy makers have emphasized policies that compel the manufacture and/or purchase of vehicles that emit zero-emissions at the tailpipe. Zero emission vehicle mandates have, however, spurred tremendous innovation by the manufacturers of internal combustion engines, emission control equipment, and advanced vehicle drive trains.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The new investments will go toward a wide range of research, development, and demonstration projects that aim to reduce the price and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles. Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration (Area of Interest 2). Area of Interest 3).

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JUNE 2, 2014

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L Overall, urban/suburban driving leads to a 32-39% reduction in fuel economy over highway driving.

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APRIL 13, 2009

Direct injection and flex fuels require a more robust valvetrain system due to the increased friction, higher thermal loads, increased oxidation and reduced lubrication associated with alternate fuels that do not contain some of the natural lubricants found in gasoline. Cam phasers and cam shafts for the LAF engine.

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DECEMBER 20, 2015

Funds may not be used for the purchase or installation of fueling infrastructure or vehicles. Projects should emphasize materials-based developments that link to manufacturing and scale-up of materials and machine designs that can meet cost, specific power, and power density for electric drive vehicle motors. per pound of weight saved.

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Alternative LNG drive systems for ships reduce air pollutant emissions significantly—CO 2 by up to 25% and NO x by up to 30%, particulate matter by up to 60% and SO x by as much as 100%. Emissions will be further reduced by the use of an advanced dual-fuel marine engine with direct injection and exhaust gas treatment.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Having better control over the combustion process reduces the emission load on the exhaust aftertreatment systems. Eminox SCRT technology can significantly reduce harmful diesel exhaust gases, particularly in urban operating conditions.

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MAY 24, 2011

By contrast, third-generation hybrid engines dispense with pistons in order to improve environmental credentials even more and offer further benefits of size, weight, cost, reliability, economy and alternative fuels or at least some of these. The question is whether we shall jump straight to these third-generation engines for hybrids.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The Vehicle Technologies funding is targeted at a wide range of research, development, and demonstration projects that aim to reduce the price and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles. Area of Interest (AOI) 2: Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration.

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JULY 14, 2014

As with any alternative fuel, be it CNG, LPG, electricity, hydrogen or E85, one of the challenges facing its adoption is both the availability of the fuel as well as the mechanics of refueling. We’ll set aside the business challenges facing alternative fuel providers.). Power and torque chart for CNG.

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