Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

MAN Engines—a business unit of MAN Truck & Bus, itself a member of the Volkswagen Group—is now offering 12-cylinder, IMO Tier III emission standards engines for workboats, spanning a power range from 551 to 1,213 kW. The engines are immediately available. MARPOL Annex VI NO x emission limits.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM are developing ammonia-based systems for a mobile, decentralized energy supply in the infrastructure, transportation and industry sectors. It can be converted into hydrogen right at the filling station using decentralized plants.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Researchers in China have developed a novel free-piston linear generator (FPLG) to recover exhaust waste heat efficiently from a vehicle engine. The FPLG can be used in a small-scale organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system and can directly convert the thermodynamic energy of working fluid into electricity. —Tian et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Siemens is researching technologies that would allow waste heat from vehicles and industrial facilities to be used efficiently. To date, exhaust gas has generally only been used if it was hundreds of degrees Celsius hot. Here, a prototype is being used to study the potential of recovering heat from a car’s exhaust.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions will begin developing methanol retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines as part of a research association including WTZ Roßlau gGmbh and TU-Darmstadt. Energy sources such as carbon-neutral methanol and ammonia will therefore play a prominent role in the maritime sector in the future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Rolls-Royce is focusing on methanol as a fuel for climate-friendly shipping; Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems is currently developing mtu engines for use with methanol. With the new development of mtu methanol engines, we want to lead the way as pioneers in the marine industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Nuvera Fuel Cells, a US-based manufacturer of heavy-duty fuel cell systems, is now using BASF’s polyphthalamide (PPA) Ultramid Advanced N to manufacture several components in its latest generation of 45 kW fuel cell engines. The fuel cell engines will be integrated into transit buses and delivery vehicles in China over the next three years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The EPFL system captures CO 2 directly in the trucks’ exhaust system and liquefies it in a box on the vehicle’s roof. The project is being coordinated by the Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering group, led by François Maréchal, at EPFL’s School of Engineering. 2019.00143.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

The high-performance, three-way catalytic (TWC) converter is one of the workhorses of emissions reduction for gasoline engines. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. —Machida et al. Adapted with permission from Machida et al. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

After all, diesel cars cost less to maintain, burn less fuel, and have a longer engine life. Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. Here are a few major reasons Environmental Awareness Since electric vehicles produce no exhaust, they help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Challenges and Considerations #1.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has developed a solution to convert the L120 wheel loader to electric, fulfilling market appetite for more sustainable solutions in the mid-size range. Both approaches are needed if the industry as a whole is expected to reach carbon reduction targets, Volvo CE said.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® The engine is fried on my old Honda Civic. Venice, CA Civics will last, but they do have a finite lifespan Studies show that the typical combustion engine has a lifetime expectation of about 200,000 miles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

At the IAA in Hanover (Germany), Continental is presenting new solutions for exhaust gas aftertreatment in commercial vehicles. The technologies being shown are designed to help system suppliers and OEMs meet new exhaust emissions standards such as Euro VI (2013) and US10 /Tier4f.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. However, there is more than 15 years of research showing that the contribution of non-exhaust primary particles to the total traffic generated primary particles is significant in urban areas. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. Background.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

CDTi says that its Spinel technology uses various base metals to create an effective exhaust catalyst. announced new proprietary technology—which it calls Spinel—to replace costly platinum group (PGM) and rare earth metals in catalytic converters. Catalysts Emissions Engines' Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

Simona Onori, an assistant professor at Clemson University, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to advance her work to develop integrated modeling and control for aftertreatment systems to reduce fine-particle emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

Fraunhofer researchers in Germany have developed a process for the conversion of CO-rich exhaust gases from steel plants into fuels and specialty chemicals. The technology came about during one of Fraunhofer’s internal preliminary research projects and through individual projects with industrial partners. LanzaTech and Siemens.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

This technology has applications to the automotive industry and other sectors covered by regulations that control methane emissions. The catalyst resembles those used in conventional catalytic converters and has been assembled in a simple prototype catalytic converter for on-engine testing. Background.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

Scientists at ETH Zürich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 and hydrogen directly into methanol. It is possible to convert it into fuels and a wide variety of chemical products, including those that today are mainly based on fossil resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2013

PowerCell, a Swedish energy technology company with roots in the Volvo Group, unveiled a functioning full-scale prototype of its PowerPac fuel cell system, which combines an autothermal reformer and a PEM fuel cell stack to convert diesel fuel into electricity. Earlier post.) The unit produces about 3kW of electric energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Two UK-based companies—Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group—have formed a new joint venture—Hyperbat Limited—to produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles. It was established to build a high-performance, low-volume, flexible battery capability in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc., and Moog Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

There’s no change in engine performance. We have noticed that the exhaust appears cleaner and seems less toxic. These wastes come from meat processing facilities, hotels, restaurants, sports stadiums and many other venues with industrial kitchens. Our experience has been positive. —Bill Crotinger.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The EU is investing more than €3 million in innovative aero-engine technologies in the three-year ULTIMATE project, short for Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines. The combinations are integrated into optimized engine concepts promising to deliver ultra-low emission engines.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

soot) present in the engine exhaust. Recent research indicates that a particular class of aromatics compounds—naphthalenes—constituting a small portion (∼2 vol%) of PJF, account for a disproportionately large share of the particulate matter in engine exhaust.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Researchers from the Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), MINES ParisTec, and Renault are exploring the non-catalytic reforming of diesel fuel with diesel engine exhaust gas (i.e. NO x trap catalysts are one of the solutions under industry-wide development to meet the further emission regulations. trap catalyst.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2016

At the upcoming IAA this fall, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will showcase the latest generation of the OM 470 six-cylinder in-line engine, which incorporates numerous new developments to achieve a further reduction in fuel consumption of up to 5%. All the heavy-duty engines benefit from new low-friction engine oils.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

The filter converts NO to elemental nitrogen and oxide anions at the electrodes (1). Risø, the National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), is developing an electrochemical method for purifying exhaust, especially exhaust gases from diesel engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

A consortium led by the Dearman Engine Company has been awarded £1.86 The Dearman Engine operates by the vaporization and expansion of cryogenic fluids. The HEF facilitates extremely rapid rates of heat transfer within the engine. The heat transfer on injection generates very rapid pressurization in the engine cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

To align with industry megatrends and boost its long term growth, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies has reoriented its strategy and become Faurecia Clean Mobility. Faurecia is the market leader for valves used in cold-end exhaust components. Faurecia defined three key areas for innovation within this segment: Weight reduction.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge. —Oh and Plante. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

Rodox Power Systems and Oak Ridge National Laboratory aim to use high performance computing to reduce the energy and cost in the manufacturing of Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC) which convert steam into hydrogen by modeling sintering using pulse thermal processing (PTP).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The AVEC axial engine technology in a 60 hp (45 kW) application targeted at UAVs. Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AVEC) and Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) have signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture for the mass production of the Axial Vector axial-type, multi-fuel engines ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

100 kW gasoline engine for the MINI Hatch ( earlier post ) has been ongoing since spring 2014. It’s not just the aluminum that makes the turbocharger special; it was also developed from being a typical add-on component to an integral part of the engine. engine in 2011. Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems Weight reduction'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. TEG & Exhaust System in Lincoln MKT. The TEG developed in that project provided a proof-of-concept for stack-arranged TE engines in a cylindrical form factor.

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