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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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Air can be turned into a liquid by cooling it to around -196 °C using standard industrial equipment; 700 liters of ambient air becomes about 1 liter of liquid air, which can then be stored in an unpressurised insulated vessel. Heat hybrid. High efficiency internal combustion engine. Compressed air engines (e.g.,

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Novel opposed-piston free-piston linear generator for hybrids seeks to overcome drawbacks of earlier designs

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A researcher at the Nanjing University of Science & Technology is proposing a novel opposed-piston free-piston linear generator for use in series hybrid electric vehicles. Secondly, the central combustion chamber is benefit for highly efficient scavenging via intake and exhaust ports without using valves. Click to enlarge.

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