Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Ford Motor Company is investing $155 million at its Cleveland operations to build a new more fuel-efficient V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang. liter Duratec 24-valve V-6 engine with Twin Independent Variable Valve Timing (Ti-VCT) delivers a projected 30 mpg US (7.8 Cleveland Engine Plant No.

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JULY 14, 2014

billion agreement, Alcoa will supply key parts for Pratt & Whitney’s jet engines, including the forging for the first aluminum fan blade for jet engines. The forging was developed for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engines using an advanced aluminum alloy and a proprietary manufacturing process. Under a new 10-year, $1.1-billion

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Alcoa will produce the parts using its recently modernized 50,000-ton press in Cleveland, Ohio. Alcoa Cleveland Works manufactures the large aluminum structural die forgings for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. Alcoa’s aerospace business generated $3.8 billion in 2012 revenues.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

Basic rendering of an open rotor engine. Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counter-rotating fan-blade systems for open rotor jet engine designs. Source: GE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The refurbished NASA test rig.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Engineers at NASA Glenn are testing a new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) inlet-fan combination—the first of its kind ever to be tested. Originally conceived of as a propulsion system for generation-after-next (N+2), the BLI system could increase fuel efficiency by 4-8% more than the advanced engines airlines are beginning to use.

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APRIL 7, 2011

million to four industry and academic teams for additional research into ideas to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise in aircraft that could enter service between 2030 and 2035. The team also will study lightweight materials and engine concepts for even more futuristic planes that could fly between 2040 and 2045.

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Emissions MIT Fuel Wichita 199

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Highly Loaded Front Block Compressor Demonstration : Tests to show Ultra High Bypass (UHB) or advanced turbofan efficiency improvements of a two-stage, transonic high-pressure engine compressor. 2 nd Generation UHB Ratio Propulsor Integration : Continued development of a geared turbofan engine to help reduce fuel consumption and noise.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is building a fuel cell stack production line in the Hangzhou district government of Fuyang, China. The fuel cells will power heavy-duty vehicles such as delivery vans and transit buses. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2015

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has purchased Gevo’s renewable Alcohol-to-Jet fuel (ATJ) ( earlier post ) for aviation use at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. Through testing initiatives, partners such as Lufthansa and the U.S. —Patrick Gruber, CEO.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) unveiled the new-generation diesel Orion VII transit bus, now equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions technology, at the Bus & Paratransit Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Daimler Buses put a total of seven test buses through extensive durability testing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Motiv Power Systems all-electric/zero-emissions EPIC chassis, removing the need to idle an engine. Based on the average cost of fuel in the US, the eMLU is expected to save $150,000-$200,000 in combined diesel fuel and maintenance savings. Vehicle charges to half its full capacity in two hours and 75% of capacity in four hours.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The technology combines smaller engines with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing—as well as Ford’s proprietary EcoBoost engine management software—to deliver improved fuel efficiency along with performance. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter liter V6 engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, first appropriated in the fall of 2008, will provide about $25 billion in loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Policy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Work performed under the contract could potentially increase spaceflight transportation fuel efficiency by 10 times over current chemical propulsion technology and more than double thrust capability compared to current electric propulsion systems. A prototype 13 kW Hall thruster during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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Solar Cleveland Electrical Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2016

In addition, it has a 100-year history in aluminum metal powder production, primarily for rocket fuel, paint and other products. Alcoa is piloting the technique in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Airbus recently selected Alcoa to supply 3D printed titanium fuselage and engine pylon parts for commercial aircraft. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

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JUNE 20, 2011

Genomatica’s integrated bioprocess engineering and extensive intellectual property allow it to develop organisms and processes rapidly for many other basic chemicals. Designing greener chemicals: The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio. per million Btu.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And scientists and engineers have continued to study the sun’s fusion process in hopes of one day using nuclear fusion to generate heat or electricity. The enriched uranium fuel they use must be kept secure. lattice confinement fusion (LCF), a type of fusion in which the nuclear fuel is bound in a metal lattice.

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Electric Auto Association

JULY 7, 2021

Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. The Model 101, priced at $2,600, could travel 70 to 80 miles per charge.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

The following testimony by Mr. Benford was presented by Clean Fuels Ohio on April 4, 2022 to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Ohio Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry. In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will send an Orion spacecraft into orbit, the systems will be checked out, the solid-fuel boosters will be jettisoned, and a liquid-propellant rocket will kick Orion into an elliptical high orbit, reaching an apogee of 110,000 kilometers. They will wring fuel from primeval ice.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy. liter 4-cylinder engine coupled to a 32-kW electric motor that puts out 139 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Running on 87 octane, the 1.6-liter Ready to roll.

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MARCH 11, 2023

Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. Car enthusiasts may lament the lack of engine noise, but for most the quietness provides a more relaxing experience. Since I couldn’t afford the time to endure slow charging, I had to skip that part of my planned road trip.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

NASA has signed separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effects of emissions from jet engines burning alternative fuels. and the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This three-year commitment represents a $450-million investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet as well as supporting infrastructure. The investment in CNG fuel systems expands UPS’ relationship with Agility Fuel Solutions and supports UPS’ fleet sustainability efforts.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C., Madison, Wis. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Sandia National Laboratories. Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Application of Advanced Materials Processing to Enable Direct Production of Fast Reactor Fuel Alloys, $1,000,000. Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Scale-up and Business Aviation Test Flight of DMCO High-Performance Sustainable Aviation Fuel, $1,500,000.

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