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JAC and Ricardo develop production version of HyBoost concept; seeking 30% boost in fuel economy with same performance

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Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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Researchers in POWERFUL develop new two-stroke diesel featuring low consumption and low criteria emissions

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Moreover, they studied the possibility of implementing new advanced combustion concepts, as alternatives to the conventional diesel system, with what they said was very promising results. de Lima (2014) “Analysis of combustion concepts in a newly designed 2-stroke HSDI compression ignition engine” (THIESEL 2014).

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New ceramic materials for hydrogen storage

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They also have demonstrated that the compounds could be manufactured using a simple, low-cost manufacturing method known as combustion synthesis. The work is at the proof of concept stage and is part of a $1.2-million The resulting ceramics are essentially crystalline structures in a cage of boron.

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DOE announces $30M in funding for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding ( DE-FOA-0001647 ), subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

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New ceramic materials for hydrogen storage

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They also have demonstrated that the compounds could be manufactured using a simple, low-cost manufacturing method known as combustion synthesis. The work is at the proof of concept stage and is part of a $1.2-million The resulting ceramics are essentially crystalline structures in a cage of boron.

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ORNL exclusively licenses plasma processing technology for carbon fiber production to RMX Technologies; 75% less energy, 20% lower cost

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Combing these benefits with a low-cost precursor currently in development, the result can be a carbon fiber product that is 40% less expensive to manufacture than current commercial products. We are commercializing this technology with our industrial partners to manufacture low-cost carbon fiber and create quality jobs.

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Ricardo launches pre-production prototype of high-speed flywheel energy storage for off-road equipment

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Ricardo will introduce TorqStor—the latest generation of Ricardo’s high speed flywheel energy storage technology—at the CONEXPO 2014 show in Las Vegas as a pre-production prototype for OEM product integration. 200 kJ capacity TorqStor prototype to be shown at CONEXPO. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.