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Three sustainable marine fuels showcased at Miami International Boat Show

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The North American recreational boating industry showcased three sustainable marine fuels during an opening day event at the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. Since 2000, emissions from marine engines have decreased more than 90% and fuel efficiency has increased more than 40%. of US transportation CO 2 emissions.

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Oshkosh Corporation unveils Volterra platform of electric fire and emergency vehicles

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The first Pierce Volterra zero-emissions pumper has been placed on duty with the City of Madison Fire Department in Wisconsin, making this the first electric fire truck in service in North America. Internal combustion engine for continuous and uninterrupted power to the pumping system or drive system. Integrated onboard batteries.

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Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

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He served as a consultant for several companies including Wisconsin Electric Power , Honeywell , and Johnson Controls , as well as a number of law firms. He left six years later to pursue a second master’s degree and a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ishii received a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. He held two U.S.

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ORNL Research Project Seeks to Boost Combustion Engine Efficiency To 50-60% By Reducing Combustion Irreversibility; RAPTR

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ORNL is working with a number of university partners (Texas A&M University, University of Wisconsin, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Alabama, University of Michigan, Dearborn) on the project, as well as Delphi on the catalyst side, a not-for-profit R&D institution, and an unnamed OEM.

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Promising Delphi 1st-gen Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition engine meeting ultra fuel efficient program targets

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In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million BSFC of 280 g/kWh was measured at 2000 rpm-2bar BMEP. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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Warburg Pincus to invest up to $355M in First Green; focus on early-stage technologies in the carbon value chain; renewable fuels and chemicals, and green-black tech

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formerly chief science officer at Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based cleantech venture capital firm, and served as director of the biotechnology group and chief scientist at Cargill, the international producer and marketer of food and agricultural products. Cameron was. investment banking firm.

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OPOC maker Achates Power now concept-ready; ready to develop multi-cylinder engines for competitive demonstrations

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In January, Johnson presented a paper at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2011) in India that begins to provide more technical detail behind the engine as well as emissions and fuel consumption test results. Those are “ development-type ” numbers, he said, noting that there is still opportunity in that.

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