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Bentley ending production of iconic W12 engine with the most powerful version ever

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Meanwhile, an engine first made available in the sector-defining Continental GT, which has been powering Bentley both metaphorically and literally for the last 20 years, will be consigned to history. Development work has concluded recently on the most powerful version of the W12 ever created. Since the first introduction of the 6.0-liter,

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Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. Their strategic alliance began back in 2003. On the one hand, Bosch aims to become the market leader in electromobility with battery and fuel cell-powered vehicles.

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Environmental impacts of nuclear power plant closures in Tokyo

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A research team from Hiroshima University has investigated how CO2 emissions in Tokyo have suffered following the closure of three of its nuclear power plants. The post Environmental impacts of nuclear power plant closures in Tokyo appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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FuelCell Energy hits 3 billion kWh mark from its DFC plants since 2003

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a provider of direct fuel cell power plants, has generated a cumulative three billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity from its Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants since the first commercial installation in 2003. The power plants provide continuous power that is not dependent on the weather or time of day.

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This old Texas wind farm now makes more power with fewer turbines

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Brazos was initially completed in December 2003 and featured 160 1-MW wind turbines capable of powering around 30,000 homes. But Shell redeveloped it, and it now has 182 MW of power generation capacity that can produce enough electricity to power approximately 67,000 homes. Get started here. –ad*

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Austrian bus company signs framework agreement for up to 106 Solaris battery-electric and hydrogen buses

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The energy that powers the hydrogen buses is generated by 70 kW fuel cell systems.The hydrogen needed to propel the bus will be stored in gaseous form in five tanks with a total volume of 1560 liters, mounted on the bus’s roof. Additionally, every ordered vehicle will be equipped with a Solaris High Power battery.

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SMR company NuScale Power successfully completes helical coil steam generator testing

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NuScale Power, a company developing small modular reactor technology (SMR) (earlier post), recently successfully completed its helical coil steam generator (HCSG) testing activities at the SIET S.p.A. As part of the award, NuScale will receive funding that will support the accelerated development of its NuScale Power Module SMR technology.

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