article thumbnail

Amogy presents retrofitted 2018 Freightliner Cascadia powered by ammonia-to-power system

Green Car Congress

Amogy’s ammonia-to-power system can enable the industry’s transition away from diesel-powered engines and to alternative fuel-to-power technologies. In the near future, we look forward to further scaling and tackling other hard-to-abate sectors, such as global shipping. —Seonghoon Woo, CEO at Amogy.

Power 434
article thumbnail

Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

Green Car Congress

The capital raise will fund the further development and deployment of Optimus’ Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology which enables medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel. The Vector System is an advanced fuel system upgrade that integrates into existing engines without significant modifications.

Engine 259
article thumbnail

Reaction Engines and Rolls-Royce partner on high-speed aircraft systems; hybrid-electric systems

Green Car Congress

Reaction Engines Ltd and Rolls-Royce plc announced a new strategic partnership agreement to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems and explore applications for Reaction Engines’ thermal management technology within civil and defence aerospace gas turbine engines and hybrid-electric systems.

Engine 393
article thumbnail

Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

Green Car Congress

Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. Even though the diesel engine is nearly 130 years old, its development continues. Bosch and Weichai launched their joint development project in September 2018. liters displacement.

Diesel 418
article thumbnail

AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

Green Car Congress

successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. The Masten 25k lbf thrust Broadsword rocket engine. The M10A Broadsword is a LOX/LCH 4 dual expander cycle engine, with an additively manufactured aluminum thrust chamber assembly. Masten Space Systems photo/Matthew Kuhns).

Engine 386
article thumbnail

DEUTZ presents all-electric 360V drive system for off-highway sector; hydrogen engine

Green Car Congress

hybrid engine combines a highly compact three-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 1.2 The market-ready system underlines DEUTZ’s strategic focus on electrifying its product range and on developing and industrializing its engineering expertise, high-voltage batteries, and electric drive trains. The new DEUTZ D 1.2

article thumbnail

Navistar to end production of proprietary medium-duty 9/10-liter diesel engine by 2018

Green Car Congress

Navistar will cease all engine production at its plant in Melrose Park, Ill., by the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The majority of engines produced at Melrose Park are medium-duty 9/10 liter engines used in International Class 6 and 7 vehicles, for which alternative engine options are currently offered in all applications.

2018 170