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QUANTRON introduces new CIZARIS 12m electric bus; BEV first, fuel cell model next year

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The vehicle-mounted and water-cooled central motor from Dana/TM4 based on the permanent synchronous principle (PSM) features low speeds and particularly high efficiency compared with asynchronous motors. For higher demands, the CIZARIS 12H will have even greater range for intercity travel starting in 2023.

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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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Just for comparison, the engine speed of a passenger car in normal driving is a maximum of 2,000 to 3,000 revolutions per minute. —Thomas Fritschi, Managing Director of RENK-Maag in Winterthur The gear units are developed and built at the RENK site in Winterthur, Switzerland. The iron ore is reduced to sponge iron.

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Empa researchers investigating new process for production of synthetic methane

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Empa researchers hope that this novel process engineering concept will lead to simpler process control, higher efficiency and better suitability for dynamic operation. Methanization works by producing methane (CH 4 ) and water (H 2 O) by catalytic conversion from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ).

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. A recent PSI study led by environmental scientist Christian Bauer found that a battery electric car is already the most environmentally friendly option in Switzerland and many other countries, even when the manufacture of the battery is figured in. Depletion of metal resources [kg iron-eq.].

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. As an engineer, normally we tend to be very technical.

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Researchers provide insight into OER electrocatalyst

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Researchers from Oregon State University College of Engineering, with colleagues from Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory, have used advanced experimental tools to provide a clearer understanding of an electrochemical catalytic process that’s cleaner and more sustainable than deriving hydrogen from natural gas.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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Its energy division—CIMC ENRIC—is a world-leading manufacturer of key equipment and services provider of engineering and system solutions for the clean energy, chemical and liquid food industries. Proman (Switzerland). CIMC is a large, industrial conglomerate that has been a partner of Maersk for more than two decades.

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