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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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Traditional locomotives run on diesel fuel, emitting high levels of NO x , PM, and CO 2. OptiFuel’s rail engine solutions are powered by their EPA-certified locomotive CNG/RNG engine rated at 0.00 OptiFuel is developing modular repower kits for diesel locomotives and new locomotives in all lengths, horsepower levels, and track gauges.

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Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard. The systems performed the same with HVO as with fossil diesel.

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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

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The technology is unique because it can function in a variety of extreme conditions and store as much energy as lead-acid batteries twice its size while lasting up to 10 times as long. GE’s Durathon battery technology works by employing sodium chemistry to capture excess energy from the diesel fuel generators.

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ABB opens new plant for battery systems for mobility applications in Baden

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Integration of energy storage systems makes it possible to convert diesel trainsets into diesel hybrid vehicles, thus cutting CO 2 emissions by 30% with the possibility of achieving significant energy savings through recuperation. Unlike in Switzerland, many other European countries still have countless non-electrified railway lines.

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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

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The bidirectional charging units are capable of providing up to 300 kW of power to plug-in electric vehicles and also can discharge a like amount of stored energy from the vehicle batteries to the grid or microgrid via Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standard J1772-compliant bidirectional charging cables.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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in diesel hybrid drive from the Audi Q7 e?tron The lithium-ion battery pack in the rear storing 14.1 AWC technology provides energy from a floor plate which is connected to the power grid and which can be embedded on or into the asphalt. Diesel Hybrids Plug-ins Wireless' It is equipped with the plug?in

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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TRU gensets are typically engine-powered generators designed to provide power to electrically driven refrigeration units. TRUs and TRU gensets emit diesel PM, NO x , greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use.