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Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore to partner on converting ship to ammonia-fueled engine

Green Car Congress

The conversion will allow the vessel to operate with a 70% ammonia blend. Eidesvik has a strong track record in supporting sustainable innovations, having used LNG fuel in its fleet from as early as 2003, and fuel cells from 2006. The installation is scheduled to take place in late 2023. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Conversely, moving the center of the eccentric journal downward raises the compression ratio. Nissan, in a 2003 paper, said that its multi-link geometry resolved those previous issues. 2003) “A Study of a Variable Compression Ratio System with a Multi-Link Mechanism,” SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0921 doi: 10.4271/2003-01-0921.

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Butamax and Highwater Ethanol break ground on biobutanol retrofit project

Green Car Congress

Butamax’s technology package will include the installation of novel corn oil separation technology. Installation of the patent-protected Butamax separation system has already commenced with commercial production expected this winter.

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The best electric bicycle conversion kits

Green Authority

Electric bicycles are getting more popular, and if there’s something in you that wants to turn your conventional bike into an ebike, don’t worry because all it takes is to find the best electric bicycle conversion kit. These conversion kits work just like how you turn traditional skateboards into electric skateboards using conversion kits.

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FEV, Inc. to Show Full-Sized Pickup Truck with Solid SCR System for NOx Reduction

Green Car Congress

will show its Solid Selective Catalyst Reduction (SSCR) System—based on the use of solid ammonium carbamate (NH 4 NH 2 CO 2 ) as the reductant—installed in a Dodge Ram pickup truck at the 2009 SAE World Congress, 20-23 April in Detroit. Wiartalla (2003) A compact Solid-SCR System for NO x -Reduction in Passenger Cars and Light Duty Trucks.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” It was mostly members with electric conversions. After that, the word spread fast.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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