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DOE announces additional MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels award; $1.8M for deconstruction of biomass

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In August 2016, DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) selected three projects for an initial round of funding. Producing value-added co-products is an approach to achieving DOE’s strategic goal of producing hydrocarbon fuels at $3/gasoline gallon equivalent. Department of Energy (DOE) will award a fourth project up to $1.8

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Study shows viability of RCCI in a two-stroke engine; higher efficiency than direct-injection spark ignition

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A team at the Engine Research Center (ERC), University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated the viability of reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) in a two-stroke engine. However, RCCI experiments with gasoline and n-heptane (higher volatility) proved to be successful. Earlier post.) At 1200 rpm, IMEP of 2.0

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Tesoro to acquire renewable fuels company Virent

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The companies initiated a strategic relationship in January 2016 ( earlier post ), and have worked together to establish a forward plan to scale-up the technology and reduce deployment risks to meet the increasing demands for high quality, renewable fuels and chemicals. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Source: Virent. Click to enlarge.

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First investigation of HCCI combustion of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether; alternative diesel fuel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University, along with Professor Rolf Reitz at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, have investigated for the first time the the characteristics of homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (PODE). Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Wang et al.

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ORNL team further characterizes PM from RCCI combustion; possible different PM formation process than conventional diesel

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Originally developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin led by Dr. Rolf Reitz, RCCI is a promising low-temperature combustion (LTC) technique utilizing two fuels with different reactivities to produce low NO x and PM while maintaining high thermal efficiency. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Storey et al.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. Since it can refuel from a standard household outlet and from a gasoline station, it needs no new infrastructure. It is much more than that. Table of Contents.

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