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MAN propane-fueled ME-LGIP to power Chinese VLGC

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Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company. LGIP engine. LGIP research engine.

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EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

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QEV is a Spanish technology and engineering company that develops and manufactures electric drive components for Formula-E race cars, and electric drivetrain assemblies (‘e-kits’) for minibuses. In the Philippines, QEV recently equipped 10 new GET electric minibuses and converted numerous Jeepneys to use its fully-electric technology.

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Rivian CEO teases R1T’s flood wading abilities in new video

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Our engineers going for a quick dip! In certain parts of the world, a car’s ability to drive through floods is a significant factor to consider when buying a vehicle. In countries like the Philippines or China, floods are a yearly experience, and drivers must be prepared to escape before floodwaters seep into their homes, offices, etc.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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Tanenbaum went on to serve as president of AT&T’s New Jersey Bell (now part of Verizon ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He received the 2022 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award “for contributions to dynamic modeling and simulation of synchronous generators and for leadership in power engineering education.” Sauer served in the U.S.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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UPS intends to achieve its 2020 airline goals by: Investing in more fuel-efficient aircraft types and engines; Fuel-saving operational initiatives, such as lower flight speeds; reduced flight segments, where viable; computer-optimized flight plans; computer-managed aircraft taxi times; and jet engine washing; and. MMT in 2007.customers

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The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

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Clair Omar Musser, an engineer working for Scientific Space Industries, a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft, took up the challenge. A quick Internet search on Musser returned hundreds of thousands of results, but almost nothing about his engineering work. and brought up in the Mennonite faith, he switched to engineering in his 50s.

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Video Friday: Strandbeest

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Starship ] Our purpose-built vehicle is designed and engineered to drive safely in rain, hail, or shine. Palantir ] Dr. Heidi from Philippines Flying Labs provides a first report of the drone delivery training in Tawi Tawi along with the very first medical drone deliveries that took place as part of this training. [

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