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AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

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successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. The Masten 25k lbf thrust Broadsword rocket engine. The M10A Broadsword is a LOX/LCH 4 dual expander cycle engine, with an additively manufactured aluminum thrust chamber assembly. Masten Space Systems photo/Matthew Kuhns).

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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The industrial, residential, and transportation sectors have only seen small declines, while California’s large commercial sector is moving in the opposite direction, with emissions increasing more than 64%. Over the last 17 years, the industrial, residential and transportation sectors have cut their emissions by less than 5 percent.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard.

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OP engine developer Achates Power closes $29.8M Series D; OGCI Climate Investments comes onboard

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Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. This investment will help us continue to develop and commercialize the most efficient, clean, and practical engine possible.

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Big Blue Bus investing $18.2M to upgrade bus fleet; Cummins-Westport Near-Zero NOx engines

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million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006. Big Blue Bus operates a fleet of 200 vehicles transporting more than 54,000 customers daily across a 58 square mile service area. Earlier post.).

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Basic transportation, EV style

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That was back in 2004, when his father taught him how to ride his 1980’s-vintage gas-powered version. There, Javier enrolled at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) as a freshman committed to earning a mechanical engineering degree. Javier Sainz puts his mechanical engineering skills to work on the go-kart.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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Japanese transport officials raided a Toyota -affiliated plant Tuesday after the company admitted to cheating on engine testing, as Toyota Motor Corp. which makes diesel engines. reported it sold over 11 million vehicles in 2023 to retain its status as the world’s top car manufacturer.

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