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California Air Resources Board To Award Up to $1M for Hybridization of Existing Marine Vessel

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting a project for the hybridization of an existing marine vessel for an award of up to $1,000,000. In November 2007, the Board approved a regulation to significantly reduce diesel PM and NO x from diesel-fueled engines on commercial harbor craft (CHC) vessels.

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New Institute at USC to Target Marine Diesel Emissions Through Research Into Advanced Combustion Technology; Investigation of Transient Plasma Ignition

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million to fund a research program at USC to improve combustion efficiency in marine diesel engines and thereby reduce emissions. Koo will work with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to establish the TCC Institute for Emissions Reduction From Marine Diesel Engines. Tags: Engines Ports and Marine. has pledged up to $4.1

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Omnitek selects DD 12.7L Series 60 and Cat C15 engine models for diesel-to-gas conversion project at Port of Seattle

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The 2007 EPA heavy-duty compression ignition emission standard limits particulate emissions (PM) to 0.01 For the project, the Agency sought technologies capable of reducing pre-2007 engines’ PM emissions to levels that are demonstrated to meet that 2007 standard. L Series 60 was discontinued in 2007. Earlier post.).

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Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

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Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation. James Orr, Marine Environment Laboratories (MEL-IAEA) and chairman of the symposium. 2007; Tyrrell et al., Source: ACECRC. Click to enlarge.

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Requiring Lower Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Reduce Emissions-Related Deaths by Up to 50% Annually By 2012

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Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1% In a 2007 study, Winebrake and James Corbett from the University of Delaware (who is a co-author of the current study) concluded that pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year. Credit: ACS.

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Stuff We Use: Add-On In-Car Tech

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Designed for environments such as off-road or marine applications, the package comes with decent eyelet connectors and fusible links in the off-chance something goes incredibly awry. Alert readers will note the cover (marine apps, ‘member) and handy on/off button so the thing doesn’t drain a battery in the long term.

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European Commission launches €8.1B call for proposals for FP7 2013 work program

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billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1 billion) for research and innovation.

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