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Ceria in platelet form stores more oxygen than nanocrystalline form

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Ceria is an important catalyst, primarily used in oxidation reactions because of its outstanding ability to store oxygen and release it. As the researchers report in the journal Angewandte Chemie , these have proven to be better at storing oxygen than conventional three-dimensional nanoparticles. Now, Christopher B. Credit: Wang et al.

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Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

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Our analysis assumes that captured carbon dioxide can be stored indefinitely, an optimistic and unproven assumption. Even if true though, the use of blue hydrogen appears difficult to justify on climate grounds. —Howarth and Jacobson.

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EPFL team develops on-board system to capture CO2 from trucks; reducing emissions by 90%

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The EPFL system captures CO 2 directly in the trucks’ exhaust system and liquefies it in a box on the vehicle’s roof. First, the vehicle’s flue gases in the exhaust pipe are cooled down and the water is separated from the gases. Researchers at EPFL have patented a new concept that could cut trucks’ CO 2 emissions by almost 90%.

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SAE Publishes Revised J1711 Standard to Measure Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids

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J1711 defines an HEV for the purposed of the procedure as a road vehicle that can draw propulsion energy from both of the following sources of stored energy: A consumable fuel. There are two basic exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests described in J1711. Earlier post.) gasoline and Diesel fuel), alcohol-based liquid fuels (e.g.,

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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Or it relates to fuels such as hydrogen, that would not at all emit CO 2 at the exhaust pipe. Since many chemical processes, like creating hydrogen, require electricity, it is crucial that the latter is produced, transmitted, and stored in an ecological friendly way, i.e. by renewable means. but also second-generation biofuels).

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2014 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro Le Mans racer consumes about 40% less fuel than first TDI engine at Le Mans in 2006

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Under braking, the kinetic energy of the wheels is converted into electric energy, which is stored in a new, optimized flywheel accumulator mounted in the cockpit alongside the driver. The first system is the recovery of thermal energy by an electric generator powered by exhaust gases. when the boost pressure limit has been reached.

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MIT team exploring using LOHCs directly on-board hydrogen-fueled trucks

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Green, the Hoyt Hottel Professor in Chemical Engineering, is developing a technology that allows liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) not only to deliver hydrogen to the trucks, but also to store the hydrogen onboard. Their findings were recently published in the ACS journal Energy and Fuels.

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