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OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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MARCH 22, 2012

These partnerships will be supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and National Research Council Canada (NRC). GM Canada, and Hydrogenics. The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

million in funding through the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) initiative, and close to C$10 million from industry and other contributions. These partnerships will be supported with funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In exchange for long-term, discounted fuel contracts with fleets, Hydra installs hydrogen-diesel co-combustion conversion kits into existing semi-trucks and provides the fueling infrastructure for green hydrogen sourced from chemical producers such as Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

The Dieselblend system makes it possible to convert diesel engines to dual-fuel engines by means of replacing a certain quantity of diesel by LPG, CNG or LNG. The system is installed beside the original motor management system, and in principle it is suitable for all diesel engines (as from Euro 3).

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 15, 2010

The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars. "EMC is appreciative of MTO?

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JUNE 10, 2019

Magnetite, among other conversion-type electrode materials (i.e., materials that get converted into entirely new products when they react with lithium), can store more energy than today’s electrode materials because they can accommodate more lithium ions.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

The process takes agricultural feedstocks such as animal fat, crop seed oil and restaurant grease, and converts them into drop-in liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The process also converts the same agricultural feedstocks into solvents and diluents. He ran that company for 12 years. Maher, Kathlyn M. Kirkwood, Murray R. Gray, and David C.

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MAY 5, 2019

Via electro-, photo- or thermocatalytic processes, synthesis gas is generated which is further converted to hydrocarbon fuels by miniaturized chemical processes such as the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis plus integrated upgrading processes (e.g. hydrocracking) allowing to further increase product yield and quality. —Professor Dittmeyer.

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MARCH 12, 2013

a developer of engineered enzymes for pharmaceutical, biofuel and chemical production, launched CodeXyme 4 and CodeXyme 4X cellulase enzyme packages for use in producing cellulosic sugar for production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Source: Codexis. Click to enlarge. Codexis, Inc., Codexis, Inc.,

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MARCH 31, 2017

—Jack Brouwer, associate professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering and civil & environmental engineering at UCI and associate director of the Advanced Power & Energy Program (APEP). The conversion of renewable electricity to hydrogen enables long-term storage of large amounts of carbon-free power.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) are partnering with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. The ReadiJet effort combines ARA’s CH PROCESS technology— a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In diesel-electric trains, a diesel engine is connected to an alternator that then supplies electricity to electric motors connected to the locomotive axles. In early 1998, a series of ice storms left over a million without power in the northeastern US and in parts of Canada. Popovich, N.D., Rajagopal, D.,

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JUNE 16, 2010

Enerkem’s technology converts residual materials, such as non-recyclable municipal solid waste, into transportation fuels and advanced chemicals. ECB has developed the Lethbridge Biogas project from 2001 to present, both in-house and through engineering/consulting companies located in Canada and Europe. million (US$1.76

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JUNE 6, 2011

a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. The UOS catalyst technology, developed over the past decade by Dr. Hui Wang, professor of Chemical Engineering, has demonstrated high performance and reliability.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Converting beetle-killed pine for biofuels is an extremely difficult process. If Cobalt can convert beetle-killed wood, it’s likely that the company can make biofuel from almost any cellulosic feedstock.”. In addition, Cobalt’s engineered bacteria are very resistant. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service; BC-X-405).

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. The movement through water is sluggish, which slows the rate of conversion of the carbon dioxide.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Grantee Description.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 9, 2023

We’ve produced more than one engines and transmissions all over our historical past. Our engineering capability is easily ready to do each, and we’re doing each and we plan to proceed to do each all over the stability of this decade. It simply has a battery rather of an engine. Completely. In tough math, 80 p.c

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Blue Bird customers can future-proof their school bus fleet by purchasing gasoline- or propane-powered vehicles and converting them easily and cost-effectively to zero-emission, electric buses later. The full repower process could be completed within 30 days from vehicle delivery to the authorized conversion center.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Electrochaea employs a patented biocatalyst (BioCat) to convert low-cost and stranded electricity and CO 2 into pipeline-grade renewable gas. The core of the power-to-gas (P2G) technology is the proprietary biocatalyst that can be deployed in a simple and cost-effective energy conversion system.

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JUNE 27, 2016

The Ram ProMaster, in great demand in the government and service sectors and the second most popular European-style van in the market, features a 16-gallon underbody autogas tank with the conversion system. Pentastar V6 engine. Alliance AutoGas has installed more than 800 refueling facilities in the US and Canada.

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MAY 30, 2009

Canada-based international auto supplier and contract assembler Magna International, now with a Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of Opel from General Motors ( earlier post ), sees vehicle electrification as one of its key strategic initiatives. The platform is ready for use, for every OEM specifically to design. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Framatome Inc. Caltrode, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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JULY 7, 2022

Researchers from the University of Michigan and McGill University in Canada report photochemical syngas synthesis using a core/shell Au@Cr 2 O 3 dual cocatalyst in coordination with multistacked InGaN/GaN nanowires (NWs) with the sole inputs of CO 2 , water, and solar light. This will significantly reduce overall CO 2 emissions.

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JULY 2, 2014

When required, the system allows the engine to run on 100% diesel. Cummins and Hythane Company worked together to integrate the dual fuel components with the Drilling Power Module and the oil field skid structure on which the engine is mounted. These blends were patented in 1990 for spark- and compression-ignition engines.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The use of compressed or liquefied natural gas as a fuel for vehicles could help to displace oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to a limited extent because of the high cost of converting vehicles to use these fuels. Professor Jacoby is co-director of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. FC Boost Converter. After DC/AC conversion by power supply unit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

sha—a light vehicle class or kei car—powered by a 12-valve, 659cc DOHC inline-3-cylinder engine that featured the MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control system) for maximum power output and fuel efficiency. The engine placement is just forward of the rear axle and behind the rear seat.

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JULY 19, 2012

(California’s original approach to heavy carbon oils resulted in a legal challenge that is still pending; the EU’s adoption of a similar approach has resulted in protracted discussion and negotiation with Canada that has yet to be resolved, either.). We did not shy away from controversy. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 18, 2009

The Government of Alberta, Canada, through the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI), is providing C$8.83 In 2007, BP and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have signed a technical agreement to work cooperatively on the development of UCG technology for the in-situ conversion of coal deposits into fuels and other products.

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Engineering Advantages of PHEV. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV. This engineering solution allows versatility. Table of Contents.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease. This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). This effort was led by Georg Kuhnke, who lives near Sacramento, California.

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