Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Approximately 250 employees are returning to the plant to build the new engines. The first EcoBoost engine in the family—the 3.5-liter A V-6 EcoBoost engine will be available for the F-150 in 2010.

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JUNE 3, 2019

The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. —NASA senior engineer Paul Gradl, who leads the joint project at Marshall.

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Alabama Long Beach Cleveland Engine 381

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JULY 14, 2014

billion agreement, Alcoa will supply key parts for Pratt & Whitney’s jet engines, including the forging for the first aluminum fan blade for jet engines. The forging was developed for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engines using an advanced aluminum alloy and a proprietary manufacturing process. Under a new 10-year, $1.1-billion

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Ford Motor Company is investing $155 million at its Cleveland operations to build a new more fuel-efficient V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang. liter Duratec 24-valve V-6 engine with Twin Independent Variable Valve Timing (Ti-VCT) delivers a projected 30 mpg US (7.8 The investment and jobs at Ford’s Cleveland Engine Plant No.

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Cleveland Ford Engine Ohio 170

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Engineers at NASA Glenn are testing a new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) inlet-fan combination—the first of its kind ever to be tested. Originally conceived of as a propulsion system for generation-after-next (N+2), the BLI system could increase fuel efficiency by 4-8% more than the advanced engines airlines are beginning to use.

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Engine Fuel Cleveland Wind 150

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JULY 30, 2014

A better understanding of the cool flames’ chemistry might help improve internal combustion engines in cars, for example by developing homogenous-charge compression ignition, which could potentially lead to engines that burn fuel at cooler temperatures, emitting fewer pollutants such as soot and nitric oxide and NO x , while still being efficient.

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Engine San Diego South Carolina Cleveland 281

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MARCH 1, 2013

NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency’s DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude. It will capitalize on lessons learned from the 2013 flights and include a more extensive set of measurements.

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Emissions Fuel Engine Alternative Fuels 225

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

which designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names. and its subsidiaries, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, employ approximately 7,800 people worldwide. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

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China Fuel Cleveland Production 150

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

These will include on-board CNG fuel storage and management and Agility’s certified natural gas engine fuel systems. —Juan Perez, chief information and engineering officer, UPS. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio. UPS Natural Gas Package Van.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

liter EcoBoost engine in the all-new Transit Van (earlier post) were developed with the aid of 3D rapid manufacturing. Escape: EcoBoost four-cylinder engines in the 2013 Escape built at Louisville Assembly Plant. liter EcoBoost built in Cleveland and used in F-150. Many of the components for the Ford 3.5-liter

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Oil-Sands Ford F-150 Escape 252

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The technology combines smaller engines with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing—as well as Ford’s proprietary EcoBoost engine management software—to deliver improved fuel efficiency along with performance. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter liter V6 engines.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

The next sites to be affected include the Sterling Axle Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant, Dearborn Stamping, Buffalo Stamping, Chicago Stamping Plant, Sharonville Transmission, the Cleveland Engine Plant, the Windsor Engine Plant, Rawsonville Components, Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing, and even the Chihuahua Engine Plant located in Mexico.

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Kentucky Ford Louisville Cleveland 93

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Motiv Power Systems all-electric/zero-emissions EPIC chassis, removing the need to idle an engine. Winnebago anticipates the ROI of eMLU vehicles compared to internal combustion engine versions to be as little as three years. Enough charge for eight hours of service plus round-trip travel to and from its home facility.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He also was a consultant to companies and government agencies, and he was involved in research and development projects in solar energy and software engineering.

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JUNE 12, 2009

Basic rendering of an open rotor engine. Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counter-rotating fan-blade systems for open rotor jet engine designs. Source: GE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The refurbished NASA test rig.

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Wind Engine Cleveland Ohio 191

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APRIL 10, 2014

NASA has signed separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effects of emissions from jet engines burning alternative fuels. and the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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Emissions Alternative Fuels Fuel Cleveland 210

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MARCH 10, 2015

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has purchased Gevo’s renewable Alcohol-to-Jet fuel (ATJ) ( earlier post ) for aviation use at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. The biorefinery, where Gevo also produces bio-paraxylene and bio-isooctane, is operated in conjunction with South Hampton Resources.

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Purchase Fuel Cleveland Renewable 150

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Highly Loaded Front Block Compressor Demonstration : Tests to show Ultra High Bypass (UHB) or advanced turbofan efficiency improvements of a two-stage, transonic high-pressure engine compressor. 2 nd Generation UHB Ratio Propulsor Integration : Continued development of a geared turbofan engine to help reduce fuel consumption and noise.

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Cleveland Concept Environment Engine 236

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APRIL 20, 2016

A prototype 13 kW Hall thruster during testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The company will construct, test and deliver an engineering development unit for testing and evaluation in preparation for producing the follow-on flight units. It uses 10 times less propellant than equivalent chemical rockets.

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Solar Cleveland Electric Electrical 150

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JULY 6, 2016

Alcoa is piloting the technique in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Airbus recently selected Alcoa to supply 3D printed titanium fuselage and engine pylon parts for commercial aircraft. HIP technology strengthens the metallic structures of traditional and additive manufactured parts made of titanium and nickel based super-alloys.

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MAY 21, 2010

Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) unveiled the new-generation diesel Orion VII transit bus, now equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions technology, at the Bus & Paratransit Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The new generation Orion VII is available with diesel, hybrid and natural gas (CNG) drives.

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MAY 3, 2022

Like many of the residents that come to our EV Ride & Drive events or email me for advice on what EV to buy, I appreciate the many advantages EVs have over internal combustion engine-powered ones. We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern.

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Electric Vehicles Ohio Vehicles Electric 88

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JULY 7, 2021

Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. The Model 101, priced at $2,600, could travel 70 to 80 miles per charge.

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Ohio Miami Cleveland Chevrolet 94

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JANUARY 17, 2023

More than 50 percent of pregnant people become anemic, according to the Cleveland Clinic , risking premature birth, low birth weight for the baby, and postpartum depression. Presenting my work in front of respected and accomplished engineers felt unreal,” Tiwari says. “I Tiwari says he will be piloting the app this year.

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MAY 2, 2012

Just take a look at its Cleveland engine plant. The company has added a third shift at the plant in an effort to meet demand for the EcoBoost 3.5litre engine and the 3.7litre V6 engines. Ever wondered just how popular Ford’s EcoBoost technology is?

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Cleveland Ford Engine Companies 44

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APRIL 7, 2011

The program’s Subsonic Fixed Wing Project oversees the work at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Langley Research Center in Virginia. The SUGAR team’s report concluded that hybrid electric engine technology “ is a clear winner, because it can potentially improve performance relative to all of the NASA goals. ”.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Applications for the loan program have included vehicles running on electricity, biofuels, and advanced combustion engines, and were submitted by both car and component makers, US automakers, US manufacturing subsidiaries of non-US-based companies, major US auto parts suppliers, and startups. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9

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JULY 10, 2019

High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C., Madison, Wis. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. San Diego, Calif.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And scientists and engineers have continued to study the sun’s fusion process in hopes of one day using nuclear fusion to generate heat or electricity. We and other scientists and engineers at. However, LCF also removes many of the technologic and engineering barriers that have prevented other fusion schemes from being successful.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. When we raced the Lightnings in Cleveland, the organizers had to pay to be on the schedule, but they had money from electric utilities,” Erb explained. “We

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

President Grover Cleveland was an early adopter of the electrified Christmas tree, as shown in this 1896 photo. For example, after my father died, I sent a photo of some of his engineering books to Jason Dean, vice president for special collections at the. Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co. of Chicago.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Proponents of Gateway point out that it could cost even more to redesign Orion and its service module to allow it to get into and back out of low lunar orbit by using its own main engine instead of docking at Gateway. and the electric propulsion thrusters are being tested in Cleveland.

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Concept China Cleveland Commercial 111

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OCTOBER 13, 2012

Researchers at the US Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Combustion Research Laboratory are working to develop engines optimized to run on JP-8 for use in military ground vehicles, stationary power generators, and small unmanned aerial vehicles. combustion in a piston engine. cetane index of 40 that present special challenges for.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

liter 4-cylinder engine coupled to a 32-kW electric motor that puts out 139 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Niro gets a new look–and more. Efficient with Low Emissions. The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy.

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MARCH 11, 2023

Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. Car enthusiasts may lament the lack of engine noise, but for most the quietness provides a more relaxing experience. Since I couldn’t afford the time to endure slow charging, I had to skip that part of my planned road trip.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Alcoa will produce the parts using its recently modernized 50,000-ton press in Cleveland, Ohio. Alcoa Cleveland Works manufactures the large aluminum structural die forgings for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. Alcoa’s aerospace business generated $3.8 billion in 2012 revenues.

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH) - Hybrid Approach to Repurpose Plastics Using Novel Engineered Processes (HARNESS) – DOE Funding: $1,999,778. Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) - Hybrid Chemical-Mechanical Separation & Upcycling of Mixed Plastic Waste – DOE Funding: $2,498,539.

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