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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Dutch start-up ECONAMIQ is developing a novel engine technology which saves up to 20% in fuel consumption. The “ECONAMIQ principle” uses flexible over-expansion in combination with cylinder deactivation technology to increase performance and efficiency without significantly changing the engine layout or architecture.

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Fuel San Jose 2019 Engine 186

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JULY 27, 2012

The ETI is a public-private partnership between global energy and engineering companies—BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell—and the UK Government. When we launched our HDV efficiency program we stated a belief that HDV carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by up to one-third. million (US$3.9-million)

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Mariner 2010 Concept Engine Oil 231

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MAY 8, 2014

Section of the MkII Clarke-Brayton split-cycle engine. Motiv Engines, LLC introduced the second-generation of its engine concept dubbed the MkII Clarke-Brayton Engine, which it intends to develop into a heavy-duty on-highway engine fueled by liquid natural gas (LNG). Note the three different cylinder sizes.

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Engine Concept Design Exhaust 345

Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. It is hoped that with fuel economy improvements, the Euro IV emission levels will be achieved.

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Engine Fuel Fuel Economy Petrol 36

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MAY 9, 2013

liquid air) Dearman piston engine. Source: Dearman Engine Company. The work was conducted by a collaboration including industrial partners Arup, Dearman Engine Company, E4 Tech, Highview, Messer Group and Ricardo, as well as academics from the Universities of Leeds, Birmingham, Strathclyde, Brighton and Imperial College London.

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Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste 268

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Isuzu D201 35 hp diesel engine (left) and the LiquidPiston 40 hp X2 Prototype (right). Other features of the X2 include: Quiet operation: engine lacks poppet valves and over-expansion minimizes exhaust noise. to the thermodynamics, not to a particular engine. Click to enlarge. LiquidPiston, Inc.

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Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312

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APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., The Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. Model of the working prototype.

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

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JANUARY 29, 2010

Prototype of a Bladon Micro-Jet engine. A consortium led by micro gas turbine company Bladon Jets recently secured investment from the UK Technology Strategy Board to develop an Ultra Lightweight Range Extender (ULRE) for next-generation electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Jaguar Land Rover is now part of Tata Motors.

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Land Rover Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles 262

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APRIL 9, 2009

A German company, vv-tec GmbH , is developing a compact piston-driven turbine—the Reinhardt Turbine, named after its inventor—that it says is a two-cycle (gas and steam) thermodynamic process machine that can be built with conventional components and can achieve efficiency of at least 60%. The engine components are contained within a sphere.

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Concept Saudi Arabia Concept Engine Engine 170