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AUGUST 14, 2011

Downsizing the Si particles, alloying Si with metals, and making Si/C composites are some methods proposed to relieve the volume expansion effect. The work was supported by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies of the US Department of Energy under Contract No.

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MARCH 16, 2009

In addition, on 1 April, the company will introduce organizations to plan and propose R&D and business strategies for the whole Hitachi Group regarding lithium-ion battery and renewable energy-related businesses. Renewable Energy-Related Businesses. Hitachi is also spinning off its consumer business into a separate subsidiary.

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APRIL 26, 2009

The resulting higher BMEP levels allow downsizing of the engine at equivalent vehicle performance. EBS has a collaborative R&D agreement with Ford, and participated in the study reported at the World Congress. The MIT team spun off a startup— Ethanol Boosting Systems , LLC (EBS)—in 2006 to commercialize the concept. Earlier post.)

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JULY 12, 2013

The company is also the thermodynamic efficiency of gasoline engines using a suite of technologies that include downsizing, turbocharging, direct injection, variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation. GM’s energy management and renewable energy programs have helped reduce carbon intensity of manufacturing by 5.3% Earlier post.).

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e.,

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Promoting the downsizing and improvement of power control units in hybrids and PHVs, etc.; The company says that it intends to use renewable energy and hydrogen-based production methods to completely eliminate CO 2 emissions by 2050. that can improve the fuel efficiency of hybrids by 10 percent.

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APRIL 3, 2017

According to Brooks, among the technologies GM is looking to in the gasoline engine area are: Continued aggressive downsizing. Meeting regulatory targets while keeping vehicles affordable will require the synergistic integration of fuels and engine technologies, he noted. Compression rations between 13 and 14 to maximize work extraction.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. This combination of technologies seeks to solve the technical challenges of dispensing uncertainty and heat of compression that results in natural gas vehicles being under-filled.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Sufficient feedstock of natural gas and coal exists to enable the use of non-renewable methanol as a transition fuel to renewable methanol from biomass, they suggested. Produced from renewable biomass, methanol is an attractive green house gas reduction transportation fuel option in the longer term. use could be developed.

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MARCH 1, 2016

Alternate sources of on-board electric power, such as fuel cells, will further encourage fuel diversity and renewable energy development. Also on the path of Intelligent Power is the further improvement of downsized turbo and X-TRONIC transmissions for both fuel efficiency and seamless response and acceleration.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

monitor the implementation of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans, in particular the effective biofuel blending rates used in different Member States and the compatibility of fuels with vehicle technologies. promote dialogue with relevant stakeholders on a voluntary fuel labeling scheme.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

liter, four-cylinder, SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) ECOTEC Turbo engines, which begin Opel’s renewal of its powertrain portfolio, deliver improved fuel consumption, performance and refinement. Opel revealed more details about its new mid-size gasoline engine family at the Aachen Colloquium in Germany. Earlier post.) The all-new 1.6-liter,

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The engine uses an optimized two-valve port-fuel injection combustion system to reduce cost and mass and, in line with Lotus Engineering’s research into renewable fuels, can be operated on alcohol-based fuels or gasoline.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) have released a request for information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0001460 ) titled “Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines” (Optima).

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AUGUST 4, 2009

This allows the use of economical, highly functional mixtures of renewable plant products which are not practical in either conventional spark or compression ignition engines. the elimination of after-treatment systems. Transonic’s TSCi technology.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. liter EBDI engine—resulting in up to a 16.8% fuel economy improvement.

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Engine Fuel Economy Energy Gasoline 218

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JANUARY 14, 2011

” The more weight we can take out of our vehicles though use of alternative materials, and other lightweighting strategies that we have, that enables us to further downsize the engine—which is the biggest lever you can pull in the vehicle. I do think [battery] electrification makes a lot of sense for us. Why would you do that?

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

A downsized gasoline engine is one of the proven technologies that improves engine thermal efficiency and thus reduces automotive fleet CO 2 emissions, by as much as 25%. Ethanol, a widely used renewable gasoline alternative, has a much higher octane rating than conventional gasoline fuel. . and 85 vol.%

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. The project team is replacing a 3.6L

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Develop and demonstrate technologies to enable a downsized, boosted, lean, low temperature gasoline combustion engine system that improves fuel economy while meeting emissions requirements. Develop, build and test a production‐feasible electrically‐actuated dynamic skip fire cylinder deactivation valvetrain. General Motors. 1,400,260.

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MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Energy Management : Delphi, Denso, Grakon, Guardian, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oregon State University, Telogis, US Department of Energy. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In an informational webinar in September, John Farrell, Laboratory Program Manager—Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and part of the Co-Optima leadership team observed that: Put most simply, the Co-Optima goal is to introduce better fuels and better vehicles sooner.

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

kW output compared to the typical 5 kW diesel APUs, (4) the disadvantages associated with the requirement for continuous operation at 750°C, and (5) the expiration of funding from the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Program of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy after 10 years of development.

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MARCH 4, 2016

For more than one year, Augsburg’s bus fleet has been using renewable natural gas 100% of the time and is the first city Germany-wide with an almost CO 2 -neutral regular service. Augsburger Stadtwerke has taken delivery of twelve Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT buses (Natural Gas Technology). With a displacement of 7.7

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Mercedes Gas Power Powered 150

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Vehicle downsizing could account for more than one-third of total projected fuel economy improvements through 2040. Renewable fuels will see strong growth. By 2040, more than 15 percent of the world’s electricity will be generated by renewable fuels—solar, wind, biofuels, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectric power.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

a vehicle that recharges while moving along the roadway—because of the resulting downsizing of the battery pack; significant battery improvements reducing the cost to the DOE target of $300/kWh (they used $700/kWh as the current level); or an improvement in battery life by a factor of 10. Source: Brooker et al. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. Downsizing therefore isn’t vital and, due to the improved light-load efficiency and emissions performance we see with Omnivore, this technology approach and ‘upsizing’ could permit a more efficient engine.

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Fuel Economy Engine Light Fuel 218

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Expected demand from all transport modes could be met through a combination of electricity (batteries or hydrogen/fuel cells) and biofuels as main options, synthetic fuels (increasingly from renewable resources) as a bridging option, methane (natural gas and biomethane) as complementary fuel, and LPG as supplement, the report finds.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

liter class which are engineered to meet customer demand for strong, downsized engine performance. SIDI Turbo is the latest step in the substantial renewal of Opel’s powertrain portfolio, which will see 13 new engines introduced between 2012 and 2016, plus a number of new transmissions. All vehicle applications of the 1.0

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Engine MPG Exhaust Gasoline 220

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APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. billion) through 2016—is beginning the renewal of its powertrain portfolio now with the introduction of all-new 1.6-liter In the same period the company will also launch a number of new transmissions.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.

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