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Acetylene as dual fuel with diesel

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Researchers from the College of Engineering at Anna University (India) are proposing the use of acetylene as a dual fuel with diesel in compression ignition engines. In order to decrease the NO x emissions from acetylene–diesel engine, cooled EGR was employed. Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Resources.

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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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—Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Central Coast). Beginning in 2024, ZEV incentives would be awarded based on the average annual gallons of gasoline or diesel that the applicant’s vehicle consumed. Expediting the replacement of gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles of the above identified drivers with ZEVs.

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Use of Reformed Exhaust Gas Recirculation Gas as a Dual Fuel Can Significantly Reduce Both NOx and Smoke in a Diesel Engine at Low Loads

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Proposed engine-reformer-diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) system. The team used a 773 cm 3 , naturally-aspirated, air-cooled, single-cylinder DI diesel engine (Lister-Petter TR1) with a compression ratio of 15.45:1 They modified the engine to operate under dual-fuel conditions with a flexible selection of diesel/gaseous fuel ratios.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The extracted rock can be used directly as a power plant resource or it can be processed to produce shale oil, which in turn can be refined into gasoline, diesel or jet fuels. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. Different that shale oil—i.e., of global and 17% of European reserves.

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

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ASUM, one of a handful of student-led transit agencies in the United States, is now prioritizing electric vehicle mass transit and will begin replacing its diesel vehicles. —Jordan Hess, ASUM Office of Transportation Director.

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Our Founders Story

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Jordan Brompton, CMO and co-founder of myenergi, explains how a conversation between her and Lee Sutton, CEO and co-founder of myenergi, a renewable energy technology company, led to becoming no. It set the tone of what we were trying to achieve – I couldn’t turn up in a dirty diesel, we wanted to really live our brand.

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Petrol can be cheaper than electric – if less than £1 per litre

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While some models are more readily available, the average lead time for a new electric car is around nine months – far longer than the lead time for a new petrol or diesel car – underlining that this is still very much a supply-constrained market.” For more information about our eco-smart zappi home charger, click here.

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