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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. When the engine starts from cold, the valve is closed and prevents water from circulating around the combustion chambers. This causes the engine to warm up more quickly.

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DOE seeking public input regarding “energysheds”

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Plant–city connections are depicted as straight lines from plants that supply electricity to block group centroids that consume it. Energysheds are analogous to watersheds, in which communities use more locally derived water to improve efficiency and decrease their dependence on water transported from long distances.

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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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In this way the BMW i brand has become the workshop of the future for the entire company. These will then be assembled together with the connections to the vehicle, the control units and the cooling units in an aluminium housing specific to each model. kWh/100 km). kWh without changing its size.

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Two Audi TDI technology studies with electric biturbo, 48V electrical systems; both technologies to go into series production

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A DC/DC converter provides the connection to the 12-volt electrical system. It can supply the high-performance electrical consumers of the future—thermoelectric heating elements, electromechanical rear brakes or engine auxiliaries such as oil and water pumps—with more energy than the 12-volt electrical system.

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DOE launches ARIES integrated energy systems research platform at NREL

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It will make it possible to understand the impact and get the most value from the millions of new devices—such as electric vehicles, renewable generation, hydrogen, energy storage, and grid-interactive efficient buildings—that are being connected to the grid daily.

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NSF and JST launch joint program Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society; focus on energy and environment

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Conceptual sketch of future metabolomics challenges and opportunities from May 2010 NSF-JST workshop on metabolomics. NSF and JST had held a joint workshop in May 2010 to identify and prioritize key strategic areas for metabolomics research. One of the topics explored at the workshop was biofuels and food. Click to enlarge.

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NIST study suggests severe corrosion in underground gasoline storage tanks may require component replacement sooner than expected; 500K USTs in US

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Corrosion can result in failures, leaks and contamination of groundwater, a source of drinking water. The NIST study focused only on sump pump components, located directly below access covers at filling stations, just above and connected to underground gas storage tanks. Graphic: EPA. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Sowards and E.

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