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India inaugurates first solar-powered H2 fueling station; power-to-gas

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Niranjan Raje, former director of Indian Oil and the Principal Investigator for this project. With the addition of this SmartFuel station, Air Products now has three hydrogen fueling stations operating in India. Although this is a demonstration project, this will be a major stepping stone for India to move towards the hydrogen economy.

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Air Products India wins contract for solar-powered hydrogen fueling station

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UPES is executing this project in collaboration with Indian Oil and it is entirely funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the Government of India. Air Products India installed, and in January 2012 commissioned, a hydrogen fueling dispenser in Pragati Maiden, Delhi to serve a fleet of hydrogen-powered auto rickshaws.

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Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

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The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The sleeve valves have a short heat rejection path directly to lube oil. During the valve open event, all but the top few millimeters are drawn past a lip seal into oil. SAE Paper 2012-01-0378 ([link]. Source: Pinnacle.

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Electric cars back on track?

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Oil has passed $120 a barrel. to commence in 2012. An unusual entrant into the EV arena, Aptera , a three-wheeled futuristic electric car, continues to stir excitement, and would appear to be more than science fiction. The tide appears to be turning. Electric cars are in the news almost daily. GM lost $3.25