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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently-published study by CSIRO and the Australian Maritime College in Launceston. The authors commenced this study with measurements of ship exhaust emissions on the coastal cement carrier MV Goliath.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

In that study, they found that fuel economy and power output can both be improved by increasing the compression ratio and applying exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) under low loads and by lowering the compression ratio and applying higher boost pressure under high loads. (In Compression ratio control for internal combustion engine US 5450824 A.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Compression ignition makes possible a super lean burn that improves engine efficiency up to 20–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G, and from 35–45% over Mazda’s 2008 gasoline engine of the same displacement. Earlier post.). SKYACTIV-X even equals or exceeds the latest SKYACTIV-D diesel engine in fuel efficiency. Yamasaki, Y., Umahashi, S.,

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JULY 14, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies has completed internal testing of its initial waste heat power generator ( earlier post ) and has shipped the beta unit to its customer, Bent Glass Design. The final system is expected to be cash positive in 12 months and provide a full payback to Bent Glass within three years.

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MARCH 14, 2009

Argonne engineer Henning Lohse-Busch and his colleagues developed an optimal variable air-fuel ratio combustion strategy that allows a hydrogen internal combustion engine to run efficiently and cleanly in a conventional vehicle. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.099. SAE 2008-01-2378 ).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The refreshed 2012 Mazda3, making its debut at the 2011 Canadian International AutoShow, will offer the option of Mazda’s new SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine and SKYACTIV-Drive automatic transmission ( earlier post ) when it is launched later this fall. 2012 Mazda3. Click to enlarge. SKYACTIV-Drive AT. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

In methods of the invention described in the patent application, the use of the fuel-alcohol blends to expand the load range reduces or eliminates the need for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), variable valve timing (VVT), negative valve overlap (NVO), rebreathing, multiple fuel injection, and inlet cylinder pressure boosting. Lü et al.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Featuring Mazda’s own Spark-Controlled Compression Ignition combustion method, the SKYACTIV-X engine represents the next step in Mazda’s quest to develop a gasoline engine with the ideal internal combustion mechanism. Top: Mazda’s road map to the ideal internal combustion engine in 2011. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

This block is designed to be both very compact and light, with an aluminium alloy cylinder block and cylinder head, the exhaust manifold integrated in the cylinder head. It also benefits from technological features such as the variable valve timing system (VVT) on the inlet and exhaust camshafts or the variable capacity oil pump.

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MARCH 6, 2013

The 2008 on display in Geneva. On starting, with the engine cold, the coolant only circulates in the cylinder head to heat it on contact with the exhaust. The aluminium alloy cylinder head has four valves per cylinder, multipoint indirect injection, continuously variable timing at the inlet and at the exhaust (VTT).

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JULY 14, 2009

The system also adds continuous valve timing control on the exhaust side to conventional intake-side control, improving heat efficiency, reducing pumping losses and raising fuel efficiency by up to 4% (compared with Nissan gasoline-powered engines in the same class) in sync with the dual injectors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Brown, analyzed the exhaust from more than 200 commercial vessels, including cargo ships, tankers and cruise ships, in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, and the Houston Ship Channel. The researchers also examined the chemistry of particles in ship exhaust to understand what makes ships such hefty polluters. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2011

Engineers focused on improving thermal efficiency and reducing friction of the engine’s internal moving parts, especially during warm-up—the time when an engine emits higher levels of CO 2 and other pollutants. An exhaust manifold cast into the cylinder head. The one-piece assembly lowers the temperature of the exhaust gases.

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MARCH 6, 2010

For offsets to be credible, a ton of CO 2 -equivalent emissions from an offset project should equate to a ton reduced from a covered emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe. To be credible, as noted above, an offset should equate to an emission reduction from a direct emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. Another major engineering challenge was to reduce internal friction to attain better fuel economy. Click to enlarge. Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the 2.4

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. This special cycle revealed that VW’s recall calibration did increase Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dosing upon initial startup; however, dosing was not sufficient to keep NO x emission levels from rising throughout the cycle.

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JUNE 4, 2009

The feedback during the 2008 merit review criticized the constant-pressure approach, suggesting that a constant volume approach was more relevant to combustion engines. Regenerative Air Preheating (RAP) uses a counterflow heat exchange between exhaust and inlet air via solid media (e.g.,

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AUGUST 20, 2011

Electronically controlled, twin internal clutches shift gears quickly and smoothly, providing a seamless flow of torque to the wheels. liter Ti-VCT engine has been modified with an upgraded fuel system and revised fuel injectors, hardened valves and valve seats, and a revised exhaust system and catalyst.

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MAY 20, 2011

In Australian waters alone there is an estimated 140 trillion cubic feet of such stranded gas, according to a 2008 report by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). —Malcolm Brinded, Shell’s Executive Director, Upstream International. Four groups of mooring lines will anchor it to the seabed.

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JULY 29, 2010

Because of that, soot’s contribution to global warming has been ignored completely in national and international global warming policy legislation, he said. Particle traps filter out soot particles from exhaust fumes. 2008] and methane [Schutz et al., Dessler et al.,

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APRIL 5, 2009

Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Transport at a crossroads. EEA Report No 3/2009 ).

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AUGUST 30, 2009

When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. When appropriately combined in mid-level ethanol blends, the chemical reactions of these compounds optimize the efficiency at which internal combustion engines operate. Brewster, S.C.,

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JUNE 26, 2012

million ) European Field Operational Test (euroFOT) project—which began in June 2008 and involved 28 companies and organisations—was led by Aria Etemad from Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany. In addition, usability and acceptance were exhaustively evaluated. The €22-million (US$27.4-million

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JULY 6, 2018

Following the conclusion of internal technical analyses of all its V TDI engines, Audi has passed on its essential findings to the German Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) as the responsible authority. The details will be discussed over the coming weeks.

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APRIL 13, 2012

The few effects that were reported for the rats were mild hyperplasia (cell proliferation) in the lungs and slightly reduced lung function, and were most consistent with exposure to nitrogen oxides in the engine exhaust, which are being further reduced under 2010 US EPA standards now in effect. the basis of the new report.

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JULY 6, 2018

Following the conclusion of internal technical analyses of all its V TDI engines, Audi has passed on its essential findings to the German Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) as the responsible authority. The details will be discussed over the coming weeks.

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MARCH 30, 2023

This technology was developed and used by Lamborghini in its first structural applications as far back as 2008. The fluid dynamics of the exhaust have also been improved to reduce counter-pressure at high revs and increase the specific power output. 1 compared to 11.8:1 1 for the Aventador Ultimae). Electric four-wheel drive.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car.

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

They found that the level of emissions of regulated and unregulated pollutants in diesel exhaust depends on fuel, load, engine calibration, and exhaust aftertreatment technology. Information pertaining to these emissions in diesel engine exhaust is much less complete than that for the regulated pollutants.

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MAY 28, 2009

Then in the Spring of 2008.we HCCI offers the benefit of reduced fuel consumption while emitting only low levels of NO x , therefore avoiding the expensive exhaust aftertreatment systems which are necessary for most lean combustion engines. we demonstrated to the press idle to 55 mph. Hanho Yun, Nicole Wermuth and Paul Najt.

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MAY 27, 2009

In 2008, Valero Energy CEO Bill Kless had said that using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming. Rob Kurtz, a project manager for BBI International, was another keynote speaker and an authority on biofuels plants. Earlier post.). Financing challenges.

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MAY 3, 2011

To extend HCCI to idle (shown in 2008, earlier post ), GM is using a Multiple Injection and Multiple Ignition (MIMI) strategy, combined with the use of in-cylinder fuel reforming during recompression as a bridge technique up to the classic HCCI operating range. Peak valve lift of intake and exhaust valves was varied based on the strategy.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Even in 2020, Mazda expects that the world’s key energy sources will continue to be mainly petroleum based and that the majority of vehicles will still be powered by internal combustion engines. The engine adopts a 4-1 exhaust system. Click to enlarge. The SKYACTIV-HYBRID-dedicated 2.0-liter 1 compression ratio. Mazda hybrid system.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The research, released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and named “Estimating US government subsidies to energy sources 2002-2008” , found that fossil fuels benefited from subsidies totalling $72million over this period compared to just $29billion for renewable fuels. Why is so much money dedicated to fossil fuels?

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