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Wärtsilä to deliver first dedicated methanol fuel supply system for ships

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Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine and the company’s well-proven retrofit and system integration capabilities, MethanolPac enables Wärtsilä to deliver methanol-capable fuel and power systems across a wide range of vessel segments. © Wärtsilä Corporation. © Wärtsilä Corporation. Earlier post.)

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Ammonia-fueled tanker coalition gains new members; now called The Castor Initiative; first tanker by 2025

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In a webinar hosted by Randall Krantz, a Senior Project Adviser at the Getting to Zero Coalition, the partners revealed that they are on track to design, build, and commission the world’s first ammonia-fueled tanker by 2025. The collaboration is encouraging, he said, because the industry needs “multiple parallel initiatives” like this.

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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The IEEE member is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. The CSTF hosts panel sessions and webinars where experts discuss how technology can lessen the impact of climate change. IRENA, a global intergovernmental group, helps countries transition to renewable energy sources.

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14 US fleets launch ACT Fleet Forum; best practices on adopting advanced, clean transportation technologies

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The ACT Fleet Forum provides education via webinars, workshops, and in-person site visits to leading fleets year-round. The ACT Fleet Forum programming consists of live monthly webinars, in-person site visits to fleet facilities nationwide, and an exclusive fleet-focused discussion at ACT Expo 2020. NFI Industries.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Two days ago, I passed one on the highway, and the fire engines were just getting there.

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NIST seeks proposals to establish new center of excellence on advanced materials research

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition ( 2013-NIST-ADV-MAT-COE-01 ) to create an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between NIST researchers and scientists and engineers from academia and industry. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Update on DOE Co-Optima project to co-optimize fuels & engines; goal of 30% per vehicle reduction in petroleum

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In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

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