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€7M German project to develop processes and demand scenarios for the mass production of synthetic fuels; “Refineries for Future”

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Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their partners have now launched the REF4FU (“Refineries for Future”) project to determine the refuel quantities needed and what future green refineries will have to look like to supply these quantities. Refuels are currently being produced on a pre-industrial scale.

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KIT, automakers, partners launch project “reFuels” in Germany for production of synthetic fuels from non-fossil carbon sources

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By intensifying research together with partners from the automotive and supplier industries, the oil industry and civil society, we are taking an important step towards climate-friendly mobility. With “bioliq” ( earlier post ) and the “Energy Lab 2.0”, KIT already has two platforms for the production of reFuels. The Energy Lab 2.0,

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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications. —Professor Dittmeyer.

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Peugeot ratchets down fuel consumption on on 1.6 HDi and 1.6 e-HDi engines

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Depending on version, these engine developments are supplemented by an aerodynamic kit (spoiler, underbody shield), Low or Ultra Low Resistant tires. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6 low-friction vacuum pump to avoid energy losses. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6

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Delphi Introduces Handheld Diesel Fuel Analyser for First Level Fuel Diagnostics

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Delphi, a leading OE manufacturer of advanced diesel fuel injection systems, is launching at the 2010 Automechanika show a new fuel analyser that will enable workshops, garages and fleets to perform real-time analysis of fuel content at an affordable price.

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Audi offers two new 3-cylinder engines in refreshed A1: 1.0 TFSI and MDB 1.4 TDI diesel for A1 ultra

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Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. TDI diesel. 4-cylinder engine as the second engine in the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel engine platform (MDB). TDI is the second MDB diesel.

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Jeep provides raise package with Bilstein traumas for Wrangler, Gladiator

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inch raise kits designed for the wave Wrangler and Gladiator, swapping out the Fox traumas of earlier kits in bias of Bilstein gadgets, in particular Bilstein’s 46-millimeter monotube traumas with far off reservoirs. This extends to the diesel, 4xe plug-in hybrid, and V-8 powertrain choices. Jeep has overhauled its 2.0-inch

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