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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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OptiFuel Systems has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Argentina Ministry of Transportation through Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE). Argentina has prioritized government and public investment to grow the share of freight shipped by rail throughout the country. —Scott Myers, President of OptiFuel.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%. —Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. in Russia.

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Mercedes-Benz to introduce new Citan urban delivery van; electric drive version being planned

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The name Citan combines the words “city” and “titan,” indicating that the vehicle is designed for city logistics, the company said during a symposium on brand competence and city logistics held at the Mercedes-Benz Design Center in Sindelfingen. Mercedes-Benz will introduce a new urban delivery van called Citan later this year.

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Queen’s University Belfast researchers synthesize “porous liquid”; applications in more efficient chemical processes

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As a result, the pores in the cages remain empty and available to solutes. The team also presented a one-step, multigram scale-up route for highly soluble scrambled porous cages prepared from a mixture of commercially available reagents. Materials which contain permanent holes, or pores, are technologically important.

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Westport Acquires OMVL of Italy and 100% of Juniper Engines for 19M; Launching a Light-Duty Automotive Strategy for Alternative Fuel Engines

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Juniper will grow the business through new OEM relationships and continued strong aftermarket sales, leveraging OMVL’s capabilities and assembly facilities in Italy and Argentina that today supply Europe, Asia and the Americas. In 2009, Juniper Engines introduced its new 2.0-liter liter and 2.4-liter liter alternative fuel engines.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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Grid storage is designed on a variety of scales, each with a different price point. No new battery chemistry will supplant lithium in battery cathodes for decades, and lithium cathodes are the centerpiece of several leading chemistries which are already available. Electrical Grid Connections. Demand Response: A Wild Ride.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

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There are three design and equipment variants to choose from as well as four- or six-cylinder engines, rear-wheel drive and engageable or permanent all-wheel drive, a six-speed manual transmission and a seven-speed automatic transmission. liters is available with a choice of two power outputs.

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