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Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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Tests on the Rolls-Royce Power Systems test bench at the Liège site in Belgium showed that the use of HVO had no effect on the dynamic behavior of the engine during critical phases under typical load conditions. Part of the energy stored in the flywheel is used to drive the generator that begins producing electrical power.

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New porous form of magnesium borohydride shows 2nd highest density among all known hydrides for hydrogen storage

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A team led by Yaroslav Filinchuk at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and Torben R. This material can store hydrogen in two ways: chemically bound and physically adsorbed. Under high pressure this material converts into a nested, non-porous framework with a density that is nearly 80% higher. Click to enlarge.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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Energy released during braking is stored in the lithium-ion batteries for re-use during acceleration. In addition to the battery pack, DAF hybrid technology consists of a current transformer that converts the alternating current supplied by the generator to direct current for the batteries. for the first half of 2010.

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Daimler Buses introduces Citaro hybrid bus; available on diesel and gas models; separate 48V network

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Among its numerous debuts at Busworld Europe in Belgium, Daimler Buses took the wraps off the new Citaro hybrid urban bus. The electric power generated by recuperation is stored in a bank of supercapacitors. An inverter converts the stored direct current into alternating current in order to drive the electric motor.

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LanzaTech China JV reports 9M gallons of ethanol made from steel flue gas; new JV for PET

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Currently being sold to the road transport market in a low-carbon fuel blend, ethanol from this facility will now be converted into PET to be used for production of CarbonSmart consumer goods (T-shirts, bottles, packaging). Ethanol is a clean, easily transported and easily convertible liquid that can displace fresh carbon resources.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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The inverter converts alternating current to direct current when charging the vehicle and back the other way when sending power into the grid. The inverter converts alternating current to direct current when charging the vehicle and back the other way when sending power into the grid. This is good for the grid.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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What’s really inside the Commodore 64 , by Bilton Bathurst, published by DataCap of Feneur, Belgium, and The Anatomy of the 1541 disk drive , by Lothar Englisch and Norbert Szczepanowski, published by Abacus Software of Grand Rapids, Mich. The succeeding eight locations store eight more pixels from the same eight lines [see figure].

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