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BIT, FAW team develops turbocharged, DI hydrogen engine; high power and efficiency, near-zero NOx

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Peak power of 120 kW @ 4400 rpm and a maximum torque of 340 N·m @ 2000 rpm can be achieved with the matched turbocharger. Hydrogen, as clean and renewable energy, is an ideal fuel for internal combustion engines. of 1.91 @ 2000 rpm and 40.4% A paper on the study appears in the journal Fuel. BTE with the ? 2022.124713.

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MAHEPA consortium marks latest flights of HY4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft

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The MAHEPA consortium announced that technology developed as part of the project has been successfully proven in flight on board the Hy4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft ( earlier post ). As part of the test campaign launched in November 2020, there have been more than 30 take-offs and flights of up to two hours.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. Source: EIA and Argus Media group, China Methanol to Energy Study , January 2017.

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Tesla short seller Jim Chanos hit with lawsuit from partner over alleged fund misuse

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Jim Chanos, for his part, has denied the allegations, dubbing Conlon’s lawsuit as ”puzzling and baseless.” ” “The facts will show that the internal loan in question from the company was paid off in 2021,” he noted. Chanos’ fame stemmed from successfully shorting Enron stock in 2000.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

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The Mark’s four-speed 4R70W (the old AOD with new electronic controls, also called AODE) was strengthened late in the ‘97 model run with some revised internal components for better reliability. Contrary to what the press said, the LS was of course rear-drive and did not arrive until model year 2000.

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Toyota to offer free access to THUMS virtual human body model software

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Toyota Motor Corporation will make its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software freely available from January 2021 as part of its efforts toward a safe mobility society. THUMS was the world’s first virtual human body model software when it launched in 2000.

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BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

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BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.