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Rheinmetall wins new order worth around €300M for exhaust gas recirculation modules

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A well-known automaker has placed an order with Rheinmetall Group subsidiary Pierburg for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) modules, with a lifetime value of around €300 million. Part of the actuators will be produced at the Pierburg plant in Abadiano, Spain, with the company’s Berlin plant supplying the electric bypass actuators.

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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Hydrogen pipelines are already used to supply industrial hubs (at petrochemical plants for example). Mt of local supply with startup by 2030 (or only 2.1 Mt from target), with nearby supply amounting to 1 Mt in the rest of Europe—primarily UK and Norway—and another 1 Mt in the Middle East. France, Spain, and Germany.

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Wärtsilä designing first hybrid propulsion system for fish farming ship

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Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver the ship design for a new processing and transportation vessel to be built at the Balenciaga shipyard in Spain on behalf of Hav Line AS of Norway. During the development phase of the project, Wärtsilä acted as the owner’s consultant to ensure an environmentally sound and functionally effective solution.

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BorgWarner Acquires EGR Company Dytech ENSA

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Global powertrain supplier BorgWarner has acquired Dytech ENSA SL, a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers, EGR tubes, and integrated EGR modules including valves for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, both on- and off-road. Euro-5 diesel. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner.

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Tomorrow's Hydropower Begins With Retrofitting Today's Dams

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They help stop floods and supply farms and families with water, but they’re not generating electricity—especially in developing countries. Bakken’s group and one of his graduate students, Nora Rydland Fjøsne , modeled theoretically doing just that for numerous dams in a part of southern Spain. Righting the course of old hydro.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces new Vito mid-size van; up to 41.3 mpg US, new front-wheel drive option

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Emission control comes via exhaust gas recirculation, a diesel particulate filter and an oxidation catalytic converter. The double overhead camshaft operates a total of 16 inlet and exhaust valves and is driven by a combination of gearwheels and a short chain. t and 3.05 t permissible gross vehicle weights.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.