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Renault Sport F1 introduces revamped 2015 hybrid power unit

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Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit. Renault Sport F1 has unveiled its 2015 power unit for Formula 1 racing, which incorporates a number of changes compared to its 2014 predecessor ( earlier post ). The 2015 power unit project was started six months before the 2014 units took to the track, ie. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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Cummins Westport begins development on new mid-range natural gas engine; production by 2015

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diesel engine and will use Cummins Westport’s proven spark-ignited, stoichiometric cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. Exhaust aftertreatment will be provided by a simple, maintenance-free three-way catalyst (TWC). The ISB6.7 G engine will be based on the Cummins ISB6.7 The base engine is.a The ISB 6.7

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Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Lab 2 lab vehicle integrates technologies for more efficient big rigs; road test results coming in 2015

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These figures will be announced during the first quarter of 2015. We then multiplied the sources of electrical energy for power units by adding solar panels and installing an exhaust gas heat energy recovery system based on the Rankine cycle. Renault Trucks has developed a system to recover the waste heat contained in exhaust gases.

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ARPA-E awards U-M $1.9M to develop advanced low-cost high-efficiency engine; boosting, highly dilute combustion and 48V system

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million to a project to develop a high-efficiency engine system that integrates a compact micro-hybrid configuration of a supercharger with an electric waste heat recovery system and employs high rates of recirculated exhaust gases.

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Panasonic and Tokyo Gas introduce home fuel cell unit for condominiums

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The product is the first commercialized fuel cell system in which the fuel cell unit, hot water unit and backup heat source unit can all be stored in the pipe shaft of the condominium. A pipe shaft is a space to store water and gas pipes that runs vertically through condominium floors. Ene-Farm for condominiums specs. Launch date.

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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The process for synthesizing the melamine material, published in an open-access paper in the journal Science Advances , could potentially be scaled down to capture emissions from vehicle exhaust or other movable sources of carbon dioxide.

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Siemens invests in Electrify America, the largest public charger in the US

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In 2015, Volkswagen was accused of deliberately installing exhaust cheating software that only turned on in laboratory conditions, and its products produced 40 times the emissions under real driving conditions than laboratory conditions.

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