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GE Transportation expands locomotive diesel engine remanufacturing facility; demand increasing in part from compliance requirements for EPA Tier 3 standards

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GE Evolution Series locomotive engines in production at Grove City plant. The company will invest approximately $35 million to build capacity at a new diesel engine remanufacturing plant. The rule will cut PM emissions from these engines by as much as 90% and NO x emissions by as much as 80% when fully implemented.

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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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of Fort Worth for commercialization. UT Arlington engineering and science researchers designed a portable conversion unit utilizing their microreactor and process. a Fort Worth-based, publicly traded company, to aid in commercializing the patent-pending process.

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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Scope and demonstrate improvements for a 55% engine efficiency. During the reported test, the Class 8 Peterbilt 587 powered by a Cummins ISX15 engine averaged 9.9 l/100 km) during testing last fall on US Route 287 between Fort Worth and Vernon, Texas. Sources of increased engine thermal efficiency. Source: Cummins.

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