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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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liquid air) Dearman piston engine. Source: Dearman Engine Company. 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. Click to enlarge.

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ORNL Researchers Find Thermochemical Exhaust Heat Recuperation In Internal Combustion Engines Could Provide Substantial Boosts in Second-Law Efficiency

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Study of the Theoretical Potential of Thermochemical Exhaust Heat Recuperation for Internal Combustion Engines. Tags: Concept Engines Engines Fuels Waste Heat Recovery. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ef901113b.

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

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SR Drive has engaged in several hybrid drive projects in the past, including a collaboration with Green Propulsion, a Belgian company, to develop two switched reluctance motor-generators for a hybrid power-train project designed to cut carbon emissions in vehicles such as buses and waste collection vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Concept: Compact Two-Cycle, Co-generating Piston-Driven Turbine to Deliver 60+% Efficiency

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The first cycle is a “conventional” combustion engine process using a combustible fuel with the crankless (i.e., Waste heat is transferred within the sphere to create steam in a closed process that then drives the second cycle and set of pistons (built around the first set), using a similar sinus disc. Mikalsen R., Roskilly A.P.

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Bosch showcasing wide range of future commercial vehicle technologies at NACV; automated, connected and electric

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Powertrain concepts. At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. At NACV, Bosch will demonstrate technologies it has developed to manage heating and cooling vehicles.

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DOE to award $55.8M for advanced vehicle technologies; $35M for fuel cell and hydrogen

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Batteries Concept Engines Diesel Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty Low Temperature Combustion Manufacturing Materials Power Electronics Powertrain materials Weight reduction' turbomachinery. Applications must present a sound business case for the proposed technology.

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