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UDRI Awarded $49.5M Grant to Develop Advanced Jet Fuels and Combustion Technologies

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million Air Force research grant to develop advanced jet fuels and combustion technologies. We believe synthetic fuels will enable the development of ultra-efficient combustors that will produce far less exhaust smoke than current combustors. ”. The University of Dayton Research Institute recently was awarded a $49.5 Earlier post.).

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EPA awarding $30M for clean diesel projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $30 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful diesel exhaust. DERA was enacted in 2005 and since it was first funded in FY 2008, EPA has awarded more than 500 grants nationwide.

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EPA making $20M available for clean diesel projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. vehicle with a new eligible verified exhaust control technology. technologies.

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California Energy Commission to award up to $2.25M for R&D on advanced ignition systems for Class 3-8 natural gas engines

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The California Energy Commission has issued a funding notice ( PON-14-501 ) to support the applied research and development of advanced high-energy ignition systems capable of overcoming the challenges of igniting natural gas fuel under high boost pressures with heavy exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) for spark-ignited Class 3-8 engines.

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Brunel engineers optimizing CAI combustion in 2-stroke camless gasoline DI engine

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Many approaches have been attempted to achieve CAI operation on the four-stroke spark ignition engines, such as intake air heating, high compression ratio, dual fuel, recycling the exhaust gas, and so on. To minimize the air short-circuiting rate, the intake and exhaust valve timings were adjusted. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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California ARB to award $800K for Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive advanced technology demonstration

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This competitive solicitation is the sole grant opportunity to be awarded for locomotive category projects this fiscal year and will be focused on the demonstration of locomotive engines and/or aftertreatment systems that reduce emissions from locomotives to the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level (3.0 g NO x /bhp-hr and 0.1

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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

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However, subsequent to the Voight/Nol offer, DOE announced it would auction off the remainder of Fisker’s loan obligation, “ after exhausting any realistic possibility for a sale that might have protected our entire investment. ” [See sidebar.]. The company lost about $1 billion between 2008 and 2012, according to a Reuters article.

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