Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2010

Alternative Fuel Technology, LLC has been awarded a Phase 1 SBIR contract (W56HZV-10-C-0200) from the US Army to concept design and demonstrate an ultra-high pressure, intensified fuel injection system for use with jet propellant (JP-8) fuel. McCandless is one of the original developers of oil-powered, intensified fuel injectors.

Alternative Fuels 186

Alternative Fuels Fuel Isuzu Oil 186

Green Car Congress

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. Click to enlarge. LiquidPiston, Inc. Power modulation by cycle skipping increases efficiency and recaptures heat.

Engine 312

Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

A team at the University of Michigan has investigated the performance of three different fuels—ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD), diesel fuel produced via a low temperature Fischer–Tropsch process (LTFT), and a renewable diesel (RD), which is a hydrotreated camelina oil under partially premixed compression ignition (PCCI) combustion.

Diesel 150

Diesel Renewable Emissions Fuel 150