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Grail Engine Adopts Enerpulse Pulse Plugs for Forced Semi-Homogeneous Charged Compression Ignition in Concept Two-Stroke Engine

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The Pulstar product offers very high power spark discharge, on the order of 1MW, to accelerate combustion pressures enabling forced semi-homogeneous combustion for all conditions. HCCI is a combustion regime in which well-mixed fuel, exhaust gas and air are compressed to the point of auto-ignition. Matthew Riley. Click to enlarge.

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

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Maybe not as fast as the gas price, but they’re rising, nonetheless. While on the road, the motor turns this alteration into power. Li-ion batteries have been around since 1991, but only in 2008 were applied to cars. In 2008, the Tesla Roadster hit the road, ushering in a new era for EVs. Electric cars are on the rise.

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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This is necessary because power generation from renewable energies depends on availability of sun and wind and can therefore only be controlled to a limited extent. For this reason, network operators utilize so-called electricity balancing to ensure that the power grid remains stable, despite increasing integration of renewable energies.

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UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

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Worldwide,the UC Davis team notes, public funding for RD&D and policies supporting hydrogen is trending upwards (with the notable exception of the United States where federal support has fallen by about 60% from its peak in 2008, although states have moved to support hydrogen). Transition issues.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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The teams first studied the ideas from October 2008 to April 2010. Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. Aircraft and Technology Concepts for N+3 Subsonic Transport, $4.6 million, three years. million, three years.

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European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking Issues €89.1M Call for Proposals for 2010

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The JU publishes annual calls for proposals (from 2008-2013), on the basis of which funding is granted for research, technological development and demonstration projects. Finally, proof-of-concept demonstration activity in Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for transport applications is called for. million (US$110 million).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE.

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