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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

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Universal Hydrogen was granted a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the first flight of its hydrogen-powered regional aircraft. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The airplanes are converted to hydrogen using an aftermarket retrofit conversion kit, tackling the existing fleet rather than developing a brand new airplane.

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Omnitek receives EPA approval for 12L diesel-to-natural gas converted Mack E7 engine

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Omnitek will offer 100% dyno-tested “drop-in” ready converted engines, configured for quick installation. There is significant pent up demand for converting the popular Mack E7 engine model to natural gas. —Werner Funk. gr/bhp-hr, per the EPA SET emissions test protocol without the use of EGR.

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Bosch testing fuel cell vans using its own fuel cell components

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The partner in the project is ABT eLine GmbH, which designed and converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering GmbH. Accommodating the fuel cell components in the available installation space was a major challenge. After the required technical tests, the vehicles were granted official approval for road use.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Some previous Prius plug-in conversion kits allowed motorists to go as fast as 52 miles per hour using a “forced stealth” mode.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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We also produce a huge amount of waste and we are looking at schemes that convert biomass into hydrogen. —Kit Malthouse, London Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise and Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By the age of 12 he had moved on to electronics, building things with parts ordered from an Allied Radio Catalog, a shortwave radio kit, and surplus relays and motors salvaged from the garbage at his father’s employer, General Railway Signal Co., Most clever engineers would buy the replacement gear and install it. in Rochester, NY.

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