article thumbnail

MAN Engines releases first IMO Tier III engines for workboats; low-cost, SCR-only solution

Green Car Congress

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.

Low Cost 207
article thumbnail

Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

Green Car Congress

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

Low Cost 220
article thumbnail

New low-cost and high-performance multinary intermetallic compound as active electrocatalyst for hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

The new electrocatalyst can be produced at large scale and low cost, providing a new paradigm in a wide application of hydrogen production by electrochemical reaction in future. Their high costs and scarcity hinder the development and applications of this hydrogen production method. Source: CityU. —Professor Liu.

Low Cost 221
article thumbnail

Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

Green Car Congress

Production at locations with high electricity prices—such as Germany—is, therefore, very high-cost. The Fraunhofer engineers want to change this. Our dry transfer coating process aims to noticeably reduce the process costs in electrode coating. This drying procedure usually causes high electricity costs.

Low Cost 339
article thumbnail

NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

Green Car Congress

The company leverages existing industrial hardware and commonly available materials to construct the innovative accelerator system, achieving hypersonic launch speeds without the need for any fundamental advancements in material science or usage of emerging technologies.

Low Cost 259
article thumbnail

Cummins Westport B6.7N natural gas engine receives near zero emissions certifications; full NG engine portfolio now certified near zero

Green Car Congress

natural gas engine. Like the Cummins Westport ISX12N and L9N engines, the B6.7N meets California ARB optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 g/bhp-hr, a 90% reduction from engines operating at the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 natural gas engine is available with ratings from 200 to 240 hp and up to 560 lb-ft.

Engine 259
article thumbnail

ClearFlame Engine Technologies completes on-road demo of Class 8 truck with Cummins X15 running E98 ethanol

Green Car Congress

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), successfully completed an on-road demonstration of its proprietary technology that enables a heavy-duty truck diesel engine to operate on low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels, including 100% renewable plant-based fuels.

Engine 334