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JUNE 28, 2017

(LPI), a developer of advanced multi-fuel-capable rotary combustion engine technology, has been awarded a $3-million Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) award from the US Army to develop an innovative ultra-portable 2kW diesel Compact Artillery Power System (CAPS). This marks the first hybrid application of LPI’s engine technology. Littera, D.,

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have developed a new hybrid reactor for automotive exhaust aftertreatment that combines plasma and a honeycomb-structured monolith catalyst resulting in an enhanced synergistic effect of low-temperature catalytic activity. Schematic diagram of the plasma?catalyst

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Researchers from the Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), MINES ParisTec, and Renault are exploring the non-catalytic reforming of diesel fuel with diesel engine exhaust gas (i.e. An alternative to the catalytic exhaust gas reforming of diesel fuel method is presented in this paper and consists of using an NTP torch.

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MAY 23, 2016

ULEMCo, the developer of a hydrogen-diesel dual fuel conversion system for commercial vehicles, has delivered its first hydrogen dual-fuel refuse vehicles to Fife Council in Scotland. A diesel pilot injection initiates combustion of the hydrogen, which is stored onboard at 350 bar. InTech, doi: 10.5772/54613.

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JULY 6, 2010

Plug-in hybrid technology has experienced rapid development, the J1711 Task Force noted, and as such, the procedures to address this technology needed to be revisited and modified to accommodate the operational possibilities demonstrated by the diverse set of working prototypes and simulated vehicles in the literature. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Series-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles equipped with diesel engines are already available in the market or planned for the future (e.g., Volvo V60, Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6 Hybrid Diesel). A variation of the approach could be used for gasoline PHEVs.)

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Professor Stan Golunski, Deputy Director of the newly established Cardiff Catalysis Institute , in collaboration with engineers at Brunel and Birmingham Universities, is investigating the feasibility of an on-board exhaust gas reforming system to improve combustion and recover waste heat. Resources. Energy Environ.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates Power says that its 2-stroke OP engine offers higher best point brake thermal efficiency than diesel or gasoline engines. Opposed-piston engines have been around since the Junkers Jumo 205 diesel aviation engine in the 1930s. Since the pistons cyclically expose or occlude the exhaust and intake ports, there is no valve train.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. million in funding by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) to supply diesel emission control technology as part of a New York City ferry emission reduction program. has been awarded $1.3

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JUNE 22, 2010

The Capstone C30 Liquid Fuel microturbine is the only engine certified to the CARB emissions levels that went into effect for Model Year 2010 On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines to operate on diesel fuel with no exhaust aftertreatment, including urea injection or exhaust catalyst.

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JULY 22, 2010

million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll-out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. The awards will provide opportunities to advance new technologies in the marketplace, and support both environmental innovation and green jobs to reduce diesel emissions. Diesel engines emit approximately 7.3

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

It is very likely that highly efficient “fully flexible” engines with hybridized solutions will be a big part of sought-after efficiency improvements, as well as emission/GHG reductions. A transition from the gasoline or diesel ICE to a full gasoline/diesel hybrid can significantly reduce emissions. —Reitz et al.

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JUNE 3, 2017

In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California. 6b06464.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. HVIP provides incentives for zero-emission and hybrid trucks and buses and low NO x natural gas engines.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced an additional $72.5 The Air Resources Board will move $8 million from other clean vehicle projects into ARB’s Truck Loan Assistance Program. million to help California consumers purchase plug-in hybrid and zero-emission cars and light trucks.

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JUNE 11, 2019

The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) released a report assessing market-ready technologies being commercialized by suppliers of emission control and efficiency components for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate standards for oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) by 2024 as a transition to final standards in 2027.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

liter engine that is certified by the California Air Resources Board and the US Environmental Protection Agency to meet or exceed optional and more stringent near zero standards. When diesel buses were standard throughout the industry, LBT was an early adopter of particulate traps to prevent harmful matter from escaping from the exhaust.

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APRIL 17, 2014

GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). A high octane fuel was injected late on the compression stroke of a boosted diesel engine operating with high EGR. —Sellnau et al.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

High-pressure air jet controlled compression ignition (JCCI) is based on a compound thermodynamic cycle and is implemented in a hybrid pneumatic engine (HPE) as proposed by Schechter in 1999. It compresses the pressurized gas produced by exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising fresh air and exhaust gas introduced from the EGR valve.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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MAY 1, 2014

Although hybrid buses provide net GHG reductions and air quality improvements, associated costs are higher and more uncertain than emission retrofits. For the lean-burn CNG scenario, this meant considering exhaust and pipeline supply leaks. and 0% for the EGRD and SCRT scenarios, respectively.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Capstone Turbine Corporation has released configurations of the C30 compressed natural gas (CNG) microturbine that meet or exceed emissions standards, including the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Engines (HDDE) for Urban Bus. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

While technologies for low carbon buses such as hybridization offer the prospect of significant reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions compared to conventionally powered vehicles, the improvement in terms of regulated emissions (criteria pollutants) may not be as great, according to a new report by Ricardo.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Global-mean temperature change caused by car exhaust emitted from gasoline and diesel engines specified in the previous and upcoming European vehicle emission standards (EURO 3, 4, 5, and 6). However, previous studies have shown more prolonged warming due to diesel cars under various conditions. Credit: ACS, Tanaka et al.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. The three vehicles in the ALABC’s 48V hybrid display included the following: The 48V LC SuperHybrid.

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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. Tags: Electric (Battery) Engines Heavy-duty Hybrids. Earlier post.). Source: Capstone.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Projected conditions for internal combustion engines in 2025 push light-duty engine exhaust temperatures into the low end of gas turbine regimes, Haynes said. The increasing piston, cylinder, head, exhaust valve and turbocharger temperatures represent significant structural materials—and cost—challenges.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, named LiquidPiston , developer of engines based on its High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle (HEHC) ( earlier post ), as the winner of the 7 th Entrepreneurial Challenge. The cycle has a theoretical efficiency of 75% using air-standard assumptions and first-law analysis. Daniele Littera, et al.

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APRIL 14, 2010

The SuperTurbo’s supercharger function enhances the transient response of a downsized and turbocharged engine, and the turbo-compounding function offers the opportunity to extract the available exhaust energy from the turbine rather than opening a waste gate. Tags: Engines Hybrids Vehicle Systems Waste Heat Recovery.

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OCTOBER 25, 2015

Germany’s Bild am Sonntag reported today that Volkswagen AG has suspended Hanno Jelden, Head of the Main Department for Powertrain Electronics, Powertrain Development as a result of the ongoing investigation into the diesel emission software cheating scandal. Jelden would not comment to Bild. (As Dr. Martin Winterkorn. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

diesel engine and will use Cummins Westport’s proven, spark-ignited, stoichiometric-cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. G, which is expected to be in production by 2015, will be designed to meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations in force when it is launched.

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JUNE 4, 2014

It also exhausts lots of cold, making it highly relevant for processes which require power and cooling. million Euro 6 diesel cars off the road. million Euro 6 diesel cars. Compared with a Euro 6 diesel passenger car, the TRU emits almost 93 times as much NO x and 165 times as much PM. This can be used to drive an engine.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

LiquidPiston, a developer of advanced combustion engine technology, received the award for the first phase of a program to realize the full capability of its patented high-efficiency hybrid cycle (HEHC) engine. hp/lb, making it up to ten times (10x) more powerful than a standard diesel engine with the same weight. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge. common rail TDI engine.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. —“Technology Feasibility for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks in Achieving 90% Lower NO x Standards in 2027”. Source of data: US EPA (2019). Chart: MECA. NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Among the engine’s potential applications are power washers, electric generators, lawn equipment, welders, marine propulsion and possibly some hybrid vehicles. The K6 engine uses six strokes instead of four to reduce the pressure of exhaust gases, which allows it to harvest more energy rather than expelling it with the gas.

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MAY 9, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. This would also result in larger concentrations of zero-emission buses that may allow for a more robust program with pooled resources and for strategic bus placements where the technology can be most effective and successful in current transit operations.

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