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China Merchants Heavy Industry orders methanol dual-fuel engines for new Pure Car and Truck Carrier segment

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The order represents a number of firsts, including the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant, the first methanol-fueled engine for a PCTC, and the first Chinese-built methanol engine. The engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system.

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Lux Research provides snapshot of oil majors’ investments in alternative fuels; BP leads investment frequency

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Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014.

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DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

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In parallel, and with equivalent resources, Chinese funding will support a collaborative counterpart Chinese Consortium. Advanced air management system (exhaust gas recirculation, turbocharger, supercharging). Alternative fuel combustion. Funding available is $12.5 million, and will support the US Consortium.

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Tsinghua Study Finds That Conventional Three-Way Catalyst Can Handle the Unregulated Emissions from Low-Content Methanol-Gasoline Blends

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Despite problems with its characteristics (toxicity; handling, storage and delivery requirements; and materials compatibility), methanol attracted a great deal of interest in the 1970s and later as an alternative fuel, partly because it can be produced from a number of raw and renewable resources. —Fan et al. —Fan et al.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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The report concluded that benefits in the medium- and long-term can be anticipated since the obtaining of an alternative fuel using a residual greenhouse gas would allow European dependence on conventional fossil fuels to be cut, and that way the risks in supply security to be minimized. —Methanol report.

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Global Voices: ‘We can shift more competence and accountability to India,’ says Mathias Pillin | Autocar Professional

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We invested a lot over the last decades to improve these technologies in terms of efficiency in terms of exhaust properties, and there will be a next step in terms of the Euro 7 regulation. You see Chinese players versus German ones. Diesel is really on the decline, and I think this is not a technical thing but a reputation thing.

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GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

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The architecture is also designed to support hybrid propulsion systems and alternative fuels. naturally aspirated direct-injection engines that will be offered in the 2015 next-generation Chevrolet Cruze for the Chinese market. Integrated DOHC cylinder head and exhaust manifold. Primary development of the 1.0L

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