Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has announced the formation of a consortium for joint research into new technologies to evaluate engine bearings for internal combustion engines. However, simulating the actual operating conditions inside an internal combustion engine is far more difficult.

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Engine San Antonio Environment International 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

Independent laboratory test results of the split-cycle Scuderi Engine prototype at part load show a coefficient of variability (COV) of 2.5 - 4%. Testing of the naturally aspirated, one-liter gasoline engine at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX, continues to meet or exceed the initial computer simulations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is launching the Advanced Engine Fluids (AEF) consortium to better understand fuel and lubricant chemistry and its effects on engine combustion. The AEF will hold its first meeting on 7 July 2014, at SwRI in San Antonio.

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San Antonio Fuel Fuel Economy Diesel 290

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) recently opened a new high-horsepower engine dynamometer facility to improve its engine research and evaluation services to industries that use engines up to 7,000 horsepower for applications in transportation, pipelines and power generation. The new facility features two 7,000 hp test cells.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

million to support the development of natural gas engines and vehicles. More engine and vehicle choices are needed, however, for natural gas to be a practical alternative to petroleum-based fuels for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The following projects have been selected for awards: Emissions Solutions, Inc.

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Gas ISE Corporation San Antonio Engine 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

TCEQ Texas Clean Fleet Program grants, which are part of the Texas Emission Reductions Plan (TERP), are offered to eligible entities that own or lease a fleet of 75 or more on-road vehicles that are currently registered in Texas and intend to replace at least 20 on-road diesel vehicles. Application deadline is 29 August 2012.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 25, 2021

Members of the new University of Texas San Antonio EAA chapter ready for go-kart competition. Two years later, the family moved to San Antonio to open a second Johnny Rockets. There, Javier enrolled at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) as a freshman committed to earning a mechanical engineering degree.

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Transportation San Antonio Texas IDEA 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% engine brake thermal efficiency. liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. mpg (19.26

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2013

Skyonic Corporation, developer of the SkyMine mineralization process which can serve as a potential replacement for existing scrubber technology ( earlier post ), recently awarded the $117M construction contract for the Capitol SkyMine plant in San Antonio, Texas, to Toyo-Thai-USA Corporation (TTUS).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched a cooperative research consortium—the Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (PSPD) consortium—to investigate the performance and durability of particle sensors designed for onboard diagnostics and diesel engine emissions control.

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San Antonio Exhaust Emissions Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

—Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. San Antonio, Texas; Tifton, Ga.; San Antonio, Texas; Tifton, Ga.; Columbia, S.C.; Phoenix, Ariz.;

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El Paso Gas San Antonio Fort Worth 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

The fuel cells will do the work normally done by a small diesel engine, which keeps the cargo at the proper temperature while the trucks are making deliveries. Each of the four trucks will still be equipped with a main diesel engine that actually powers the truck. This is a great application for a fuel cell.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. Coca-Cola Enterprises has achieved increased fuel efficiency and decreased emissions on its original order of 120 Kenworth T370 hybrid beverage delivery trucks deployed throughout the United States and Canada last year.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

An engine that provides vehicle manufacturers with an immediate solution for low emission legislation will make its European debut at the Engine EXPO in Stuttgart. The split-cycle engine from the Scuderi Group offers high efficiency standards without the need for large investments to modify existing production processes.

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Engine San Antonio Petrol Concept Engine 36

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Eaton says it has shown in regulatory test cycles and real-world use that its cylinder-deactivation (CDA) technology can play a key role in helping commercial vehicle manufacturers meet or exceed 2024 and 2027 US emissions regulations. A similar order of magnitude is expected in European regulations in comparable timeframes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Its high carbon-capture rate reduces the total amount of CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere to less than 10% of the emissions for power from a conventional coal plant, and less than 25% of those for power from a highly efficient, natural gas-fired plant, according to Summit. Earlier post.). The project is supported by H.B.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., The Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. Model of the working prototype. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

When Ford showed a front trunk, where a gasoline or diesel engine should be, this caught the interest of the attendees. They became enthusiastic about this new-found storage compartment even before knowing there would not be a conventional engine. with an engine, wires, cooling radiators and other vital mechanical components.

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