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IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

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Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

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Cummins Westport begins development on new mid-range natural gas engine; production by 2015

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liter ISX12 G, which will start production in 2013, to give our customers a broad range of natural gas engines for on-highway applications. It also reduces in-cylinder combustion temperatures and creates an oxygen-free exhaust, which then enables the use of a TWC for NO x control. It joins the 8.9-liter and Westport Innovations Inc.,

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Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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Qatar Airways successfully conducted the world’s first commercial flight powered by a Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel blend last October. embarked on a comprehensive and detailed feasibility study on sustainable Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) jet fuel and possible by-products such as renewable diesel. All of these are known as xTL fuels.

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Navy to Test 50:50 Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel Blend in F/A-18 Super Hornet; 590,000-Gallon HRJ Solicitation for Navy and Air Force

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(To move to a complete renewable jet fuel, UOP is developing a process of catalytic stabilization and deoxygenation of pyrolysis oil that delivers the requisite jet range cyclic hydrocarbons, and that would result in bio-content greater than 50%. Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel Pre-Proposal Conference. Earlier post.)

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CPT and Eminox to collaborate on development of retrofit electric supercharging and aftertreatment solutions for heavy-duty vehicles

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The latest Euro VI emission standards, for example, comparable in stringency to US 2010 standards, became effective in 2013. The need for this technology is driven by ever tightening legislation. Earlier post.) It was less than 12 months following the sale of the air-cooled version of its technology to Valeo.

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Review: Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel CNG option

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As with any alternative fuel, be it CNG, LPG, electricity, hydrogen or E85, one of the challenges facing its adoption is both the availability of the fuel as well as the mechanics of refueling. We’ll set aside the business challenges facing alternative fuel providers.). A blue handle would indicate 3,000 psi.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. if you really want to go for any alternative vehicle -- now that battery technology is so much better.

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