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Aquarius Engines unveils free-piston linear engine operating on 100% hydrogen

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Israel-based Aquarius Engines unveiled a hydrogen-fueled version of its free-piston linear engine new hydrogen engine. The new Aquarius Hydrogen Engine’s lightweight design and unique internal-gas-exchange-method would greatly reduce emissions and lower the global carbon footprint.

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ParaZero receives second order from major automaker for drone safety system

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Israel-based ParaZero Technologies Ltd. , ParaZero has a history of supplying advanced safety solutions for global manufacturers and companies across a myriad of aerial platforms, including multirotor, single rotor, fixed wing, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), manned and unmanned, and urban air mobility aircraft.

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General Motors acquires battery software startup ALGOLiON

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General Motors has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. ALGOLiON, which received early support from the Israeli Innovation Authority, was founded in 2014 by Niles Fleischer, Ph.D., for an undisclosed sum. and Alex Nimberger, Ph.D.

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US Lifted The Crude Oil Export Ban, And Exports Went Down

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had exported just shy of 400,000 barrels of oil, which again was 25 percent less than what was exported for the same week in 2014. Dutch media outlets reported in January that a tanker from Houston had reached Rotterdam port, but this remains just a drop in the global export bucket. January’s cargoes, totaling about 11.3

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Lexus RC F makes its European debut at Geneva; V8 with Otto-Atkinson cycle

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Lexus will stage the European premiere of the new RC F—which made its global debut at the North American International Auto Show in January—at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Lexus is targeting fuel consumption lower than that of the IS F (the 2014 IS F, with its own 5-liter engine, is EPA-rated at 18 mpg US (13 l/100 km)).

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

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The fleet currently numbers around 80 BMW 7 Series cars, which are in operation on the west coast of the USA, in Germany, Israel and China. Data can be gathered globally but monitored centrally. The net useable data rate is approx. The number of vehicles is set to increase to approximately 140 by the end of 2019.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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The study is a part of of a larger report that will further take into account the changing dynamics of the regional and global gas markets, giving a comprehensive view of the implications for the long-term development of natural gas in Cyprus and other like nations. Global gas use in 2012 was 117 Tcf.). —Sergey Paltsev.

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