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JANUARY 8, 2020

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking expressions of interest from firms which wish to enter into a commercial licensing arrangement to bring to market its methane oxidation catalyst. This catalyzes the oxidation of methane to carbon dioxide and water using excess oxygen in the exhaust stream. Background.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Like DSF for gasoline engines, dDSF uses individual cylinder deactivation control strategies to meet torque demand at optimal fuel and aftertreatment efficiency. The reduction of tailpipe NO x is achieved primarily by optimized exhaust temperature control, resulting in significantly improved conversion efficiency of the aftertreatment system.

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JANUARY 28, 2016

The automotive catalytic converter, developed in the early 1970s primarily by General Motors and BASF/Engelhard and first deployed in 1975, changes exhaust pollutants into CO 2 , water vapor and nitrogen. Today, a typical original equipment automotive catalytic converter in a gasoline engine contains about $100 in precious metal.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation announced the commercial availability of a new, smaller three-way catalyst for the treatment of NO x , CO and unburned hydrocarbons from gasoline engines that uses 20% less precious metal in approximately 20% less volume, while maintaining the same exhaust gas purification performance. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

liter EcoBoost gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) four-cylinder unit. Featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and a three-port integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), the 2.3-liter Two pivotal factors are the three-port integrated exhaust manifold cylinder head and a twin-scroll turbocharger. —Pete Pandolfi, 2.3-liter

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Of the four-stroke vehicles, a subset also has functioning backup gasoline fuel systems.) When the four-stroke auto-rickshaws were separated into “new” and “old” groups and their emissions compared by fuel type, no significant difference was observed for any exhaust constituents except for NO x from the gasoline-fueled vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the 2.4 Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. GDI application will subsequently be expanded across the gasoline engine family and applied to other Hyundai models.

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APRIL 29, 2012

South African state-owned oil company PetroSA is in talks with Mozambique to develop a 40,000 barrels-per-day gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant there. Gareth Shaw, PetroSA’s business development manager for GTL, said his company was proposing the building the plant at a cost of around $4 billion.

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MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

LiquidPiston will be developing its X4 test rig: a prototype 30 kW diesel X-engine, with targeted brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 186 g/kWh (better fuel efficiency than heavy duty truck engines, and twice the fuel economy of a gasoline engine over a typical drive cycle). —Alexander Shkolnik, CEO and Founder of LiquidPiston.

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JUNE 28, 2017

It’s really hard to start an engine company from scratch. LiquidPiston develops compact, quiet, fuel-efficient, low-vibration, multi-fuel- capable rotary combustion engines that are scalable from 1hp to more than 1,000hp based on the company’s patented High Efficiency Hybrid thermodynamic Cycle (HEHC) and rotary X engine architecture.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Along with implementing state-of-the-art technology, the company will exploit the potential of digitalization—using app-based applications in the areas of personnel and energy management, for example. Mercedes-Benz expects the engine plant in Jawor to combine the latest sector standards with Industry 4.0

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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. Repeated investment activities on the same company were counted as multiple. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

At launch, it will also meet greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements through 2016, and 2015 California Air Resources Board (ARB) standards, including on-board diagnostics. Many of our customers have asked for a Cummins alternative for gasoline or other small displacement automotive diesel engines. Cummins ISV5.0 Cutaway of the ISV 5.0L

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JULY 23, 2014

The study showed that the pulsed energy ignition technology can increase exhaust heat flux for similar combustion stability criterion (less than 15% IMEP-COV) with marginal penalty in fuel consumption and nitrogen oxides emissions, and noticeable decrease in unburned hydrocarbon emissions when compared to conventional spark plug technology.

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MAY 8, 2015

TFSI gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine for the first time at the Vienna Motor Symposium this week. Audi engineers have further developed the Miller cycle approach in crucial ways, the company said. This also addresses particulates from gasoline direct injection. Audi introduced its new series-production 2.0

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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. Earlier post.). 2014.12.041 (open access).

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JANUARY 26, 2011

the developer of an efficient naturally aspirated rotary engine that can fire on both gasoline and diesel ( earlier post ) has closed a $5-million Series B investment round. The HEHC thermodynamic cycle has a 74% thermal efficiency limit, significantly higher than Otto or Diesel cycles on which most engines operate, according to the company.

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APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. These include: Lower energy content than that of gasoline. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 5, 2011

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (# 20100326387 , published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes. reduced maximum rates of pressure increase during HTHR.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It’s a great example of how Chevrolet’s global resources work harmoniously to produce the right product at the right time and for the right market. turbo-diesel engine provides greater fuel economy than a comparably sized gasoline engine through greater thermal efficiency, a higher compression ratio and an unthrottled combustion process.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

The new powertrain units provide approximately 10% better power performance (in terms of the time needed for a gasoline-powered vehicle to accelerate from 0-60 mph and for a hybrid vehicle to accelerate from 25-43.5 The gasoline engine employs high-speed combustion technology and a variable control system. Performance of new engines.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The DOE’s ALCC’s mission is to allocate supercomputer time for projects of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE) with an emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff simulations in areas directly related to the DOE mission and for broadening the community of researchers capable of using leadership computing resources. Resources.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. liter turbo gasoline engine with a high level of efficiency at the same time. Roland Krueger, president of Infiniti Motor Company. This technological breakthrough delivers the power of a high-performance 2.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

study led by UCLA researchers has revealed that the smallest particles from vehicle emissions may be the most damaging components of air pollution in triggering plaque buildup in the arteries, which can lead to heart attack and stroke.Another study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked exposure to diesel exhaust with asthma.

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APRIL 10, 2014

ExxonMobil, Corning and Toyota have collaborated to develop an Onboard Separation System (OBS) to optimize gasoline engine efficiency and performance. The novel polymer-ceramic composite monolith membrane has been demonstrated to be stable to E10 gasoline, and typically provides 20% yield of ?100 —Partridge et al. The OBS system.

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MAY 25, 2014

The first critical issue is since both hydrogen and methanol produced from CO 2 are still far from being price-competitive, they are unlikely to gain market shares in the next decades unless there is a drastic increase in prices for gasoline and conventional diesel. —Methanol report. —Methanol report. Goeppert, A. and Prakash, G.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Nissan, the Japanese-based company, saw an opportunity to utilize their fully electric model Leaf to assist in these disasters. With no exhaust fumes and completely silent, a LEAF can be parked inside a building. It was much easier to find electricity than it was to find gasoline after the storm.” In the U.S.,

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JANUARY 28, 2009

The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services.

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MARCH 4, 2012

to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

To keep the maximum power and thus satisfy the consumer’s drivability demands, the engine is highly supercharged by a turbocharger—which exploits the exhaust gas enthalpy as an energy source, and which boosts the to the desired levels. This also halves frictional losses and increases the engine’s average efficiency. Dönitz et al.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Allowing for this, the report concludes, to effectively electrify the global car market by 2050—by which time the exhaustion of oil reserves may make electrification an urgent necessity—EV production would need to increase by an average 2 million units/year over 23 years.

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MARCH 7, 2009

GM has produced more than 5 million flex-fuel vehicles capable of handling ethanol blends of up to 85% (E85), but still has remaining questions over the impact of mid-range blends on durability and catalyst lifetime in non-E85 gasoline vehicles, for example. But until we increase the cap, there will be no market for these breakthrough fuels.”

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

These projects have brought together a wide variety of companies, the national laboratories, and universities. The DOE should continue to explore how the United States might use its abundant petroleum, natural gas, and biofuel resources in the most efficient manner. 21 st Century Truck Partnership, Third Report.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., Source: Achates Power.

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