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Vitesco Technologies reduces emissions in high-voltage hybrid vehicles with electrical catalyst heating; new DC/DC converter

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With a new DC/DC converter, the heating discs of the electrically heated EMICAT catalyst ( earlier post ) can now also be supplied with electricity in high-voltage vehicles. EMICAT heated catalyst and the new DC/DC converter. The challenge of plug-in hybrids: CO 2 efficiency and low cold engine start emissions.

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Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

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Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. —Rolf Brück, head of Catalytic Converters and Filters at Vitesco Technologies.

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Anheuser-Busch transitioning 30% of dedicated fleet to renewable natural gas

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Anheuser-Busch is transitioning more than 180 trucks—representing approximately 30% of its dedicated fleet—to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. Louis to fleets powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines. million miles each year.

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California bill proposes $2,000 for converting gas vehicles to EVs

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A California bill would offer residents a rebate of up to $2,000 to convert an existing internal-combustion car or truck to an EV. Spotted by Green Car Congress, California Senate Bill 301 would establish a Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (ZACP) with up to $2 million in annual funding for EV conversion rebates to supplement.

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LanzaTech, Danone develop method to convert carbon emissions directly into MEG, a key building block for PET

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The technology converts carbon emissions from steel mills or gasified waste biomass directly into MEG. The carbon capture technology uses a proprietary engineered bacterium to convert carbon emissions directly into MEG through fermentation, bypassing the need for an ethanol intermediate, and simplifying the MEG supply chain.

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CNRS researchers use boron radicals to convert nitrogen to ammonia in solution; mild ammonia synthesis

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Ammonia is obtained industrially using the Haber–Bosch process, which requires a lot of energy and hydrogen gas. The boron compounds can efficiently target atmospheric nitrogen and convert it to ammonium chloride after the addition of an acid. of global CO 2 emissions. Bennaamane et al.

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SoCalGas to convert 200 new F-250 trucks with Landi Renzo systems to run on renewable natural gas

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Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) will convert 200 new Ford F-250 service pickup trucks to run on renewable natural gas (RNG). The service trucks will be outfitted with the newest Landi Renzo Eco Ready equipment, a California Air Resource Board (CARB)-certified ultra-low emissions vehicle system.

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