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Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern partner to accelerate new materials discovery with nanomaterial data factory; fuel cell catalysts first

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While the first application of the data factory will be used to discover new catalysts to make fuel cell vehicles more efficient, TRI and Northwestern believe this method of materials discovery will have wide-ranging applications in the future such as clean hydrogen production, CO 2 removal from air and high-efficiency solar cells.

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Limitations on diesel-ignited propane duel fuel combustion in heavy-duty diesel engine

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A team at Mississippi State University performed a detailed experimental analysis of diesel–ignited propane dual fuel combustion on a 12.9-liter, liter, six-cylinder, production heavy-duty diesel engine. At 10 bar BMEP, by adopting a different fueling strategy, the maximum possible propane PES was extended to 80%. Polk, Chad D.

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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To be competitive, hydrogen must be produced, delivered to stations, and dispensed at a cost comparable to competing fuels (after adjusting for the efficiency differences between FCEVs and other vehicle types)—while offering the reliability and convenience of gasoline fueling. kg in California in the third quarter of 2018.

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Wisconsin, GLBRC researchers use chemical genomics to engineer IL-resistant yeast to improve biofuel production

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The development could improve the efficiency of making fuel from cellulosic biomass such as switchgrass. This guided them in successfully engineering the new strain of yeast that not only shows resistance to ionic liquids but also improves sugar conversion and biofuel production. —Dickinson et al. Myers, Charles Boone, Joshua J.

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REGI secures up to $20M for biodiesel plant capacity expansion

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Chad Stone, Chief Financial Officer. Terry Branstad at REG’s Newton biorefinery, extends the existing 2 cents per gallon biodiesel production tax credit for seven years beginning 1 Januar 2018. In that year, the new law also adjusts the current retail incentive for fuel containing a minimum 5% biodiesel blend (B5) to 3.5

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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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The design method, reported in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , (PNAS) also has the potential to impact the discovery of new optical and data storage materials, catalysts that impact pharmaceutical synthesis and catalysts that allow for higher efficiency processing of petroleum products at much lower cost.

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2014 Chevy Malibu using Johnson Controls AGM battery in Start Stop system

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The technology will increase the 2014 Malibu’s fuel economy by an estimated 5%. We offer Start Stop technology in some of our European products, but the new Malibu’s Start Stop system is the first standard in an automatic car for GM overall. —Chevrolet spokesman Chad Lyons. Earlier post.)

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