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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Lead Investigator: Edward J.

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

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Ayman El-Refaie, Marquette University Now a sleeper option, synchronous reluctance motors , is getting a surge of interest, thanks to materials-science breakthroughs at GE Aerospace. The translucent tubes contain red-colored oil circulated to cool the motor. I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer.”

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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

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Eaton will collaborate with the University of Minnesota on thermodynamic analysis and modeling to enable the efficient transfer of heat in the compression process. and Milwaukee and the Advanced Hydraulics group in Eden Prairie, Minn. The refueling system will use liquid to act as a piston to compress natural gas. earlier post.)

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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It’d be hard, though, to top the focaccia baked with ricotta, taleggio and truffle oil, a dish so luxurious it feels like a quesadilla for owners of superyachts. Grueneberg can execute a chile oil-slick seafood arrabbiata charred in a scorching wok, or do something as simple as coaxing peak summer sweetness from a basic pomodoro sauce.

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