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APRIL 3, 2014

Automakers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and energy consultancies launched the £31-million (US$51-million) European HyFive project at City Hall in London. Locations are being sought for three new hydrogen refueling stations in London, one in Aarhus and in Odense (Denmark) and one in Innsbruck (Austria).

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first successful trial delivery of advanced cellulosic ethanol marks the start of the long-term cooperation between OMV, the integrated, international oil, gas and petrochemicals company headquartered in Vienna, and AustroCel Hallein GmbH. Substituting fossil fuels will save around 45,000 metric tons of CO 2 a year.

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MARCH 5, 2019

EV100 is led by The Climate Group, the international non-profit focused on accelerating climate action. Together, the four companies will switch 22,000 fossil-fuel vehicles to electric. Austrian Post is the largest logistics business in Austria. Other new members are Portugal’s EDP and New Zealand’s Meridian Energy.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Alset’s dual-fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system. A prototype, twin-turbo, Aston Martin Rapide S at the 41 st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring (19-20 May 2013) will debut Alset Global’s dual fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system, which enables the turbocharged 6.0-liter Click to enlarge. Four carbon-fiber tanks holding 3.23

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

At this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen will present an extensive technical update of the Sharan MPV, of which more than 800,000 units have been sold since its launch in 1995. The turbocharged direct injection engines are now up to 15% more fuel-efficient and all now comply fully with the Euro-6 standard.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Together with their partner, Austria-based Diamond Aircraft, the companies are showcasing a second-generation series hybrid electric airplane at Le Bourget. Total fuel costs will amount to a third of operating expenses of the airline industry this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The signing took place on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference in Vienna, Austria. The United States and Russia are equal partners under the agreement, with each country bearing its own costs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

In Argentina, gasoline must contain 5% ethanol (E5) and the fuel ethanol production is government controlled under a quota system which assigns supply shares to the producers. The company is based in Vienna (Austria), and is part of the privately owned Vogelbusch group. Customers include starch and sugar processing companies.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge. —Shindell et al.

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JULY 16, 2022

The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. The Member States will provide up to €5.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

will show the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for the first time in North America at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. Unveiled at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria earlier this year, the concept features a carbon fiber body and a three power unit, all-wheel drive system.

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MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. —Zacharias et al. 2019.01.257 (open access).

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MARCH 5, 2023

These kinds of bans have attracted criticism from auto 'journalists' and legacy vehicle manufacturers who rely on ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sales which are already faltering tremendously. Is their criticism warranted? Absolutely not. Why should the government interfere?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

UQM Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of power-dense, high-efficiency electric motors, generators, power electronic controllers and fuel cell compressors for the commercial truck, bus, automotive, marine, and industrial markets. UQM is TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certified and located in Longmont, Colorado.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The green hydrogen generated there will be fed directly into the internal gas network, allowing the testing of the use of hydrogen in various process stages of steel production. —Wolfgang Hesoun, CEO of Siemens Austria. The technology supplier for the proton exchange membrane electrolyser is Siemens.

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APRIL 13, 2011

A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Overall, the majority of countries are moving toward low-sulfur, cleaner fuels.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. The production and consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel followed an expected pattern. of water.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

An EU-funded collaboration between universities and industry in Europe, Israel and the US is working to develop new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of bioethanol in an urban context. The project covers a range of combustion approaches, including: Stoichiometric S.I.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Among the key findings, provisional data shows that in 2016, greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector (including international aviation but excluding maritime shipping) across the EU-28 were 25% higher than in 1990, confirming an upward trend in emissions since 2014. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. in 2015 to 7.1%

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MAY 6, 2014

BASF will introduce its innovative LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, 8-9 May 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The new system combines the features of a Lean NO x Trap (LNT) and a multifunctional catalyzed soot filter (CS4F). Euro 6c is the full Euro 6 emissions standard, ie.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

For example machining work at the new plant uses a water recovery system similar to that at the BMW Group Plant Steyr (Austria), resulting in completely wastewater-free production. This results in a lower weight and less friction in the engine leading to lower fuel consumption.

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MARCH 14, 2009

The BMW Group Forschung und Technik, in cooperation with researchers in Graz and Vienna, Austria, has developed a dedicated (i.e., High efficiency is targeted in H 2 vehicles on economic and energy grounds, as well as to minimize the space required for the fuel tank. H2BVplus hydrogen combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology (Austria), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society (Germany) have identified the inherent reaction behavior of different catalysts for ignition in the CO oxidation reaction in catalytic converters. Schlögl, Henrik Grönbeck, G.

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MARCH 16, 2010

The lightweight carrier supports BMW’s drive to simplify production and lower costs while improving its vehicles’ fuel efficiency. The use of recyclable PP contributes to raising the environmental profile of the 7 Series, with the general vehicle weight saving ultimately lowering fuel consumption. million t/y is scheduled for 2013.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Lead author B Mandumpala Devassy is now at AVL in Austria.) A paper on their work is published in the International Journal of Engine Research. It is seen from literature that an injector with a central-hole injection produces a concentrated spray, which helps in attaining a stratified fuel distribution in the domain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition looks at generation costs at more than 180 plants—from large nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities to wind farms to residential-sized solar PV installations—in 22 countries, including Brazil, China and South Africa.

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APRIL 21, 2012

Large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions, according to a group of international researchers in an invited analysis in the journal Global Change Biology/Bioenergy. Schulze et al. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The production-ready technology offers the potential of a mass-market, gasoline-fueled family car with drivability, performance and 5.6 liters/100 km (42 mpg US) fuel consumption achieved at lower cost than an equivalent diesel model. The demonstrator further develops AVL’s efficient low carbon ELC concept ( earlier post ).

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MAY 7, 2010

The FSV Program is midway through its second phase, designing optimized AHSS body structures for four proposed 2015-2020 year vehicles: battery electric (BEV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), with both PHEV-20 and PHEV-40 powertrains; and fuel cell (FCV), with variants among the different powertrain types for four and five passengers vehicles.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Ibiza may be the place most Brits go to enjoy some excessive drinking – but its namesake in the automotive world is anything but drunk on fuel. The achievement sets a new record for the fuel-sipping Spanish supermini and was reached by Austrian economy driving specialist Gerhard Plattner. TDI engine’s electronic management. .

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MARCH 4, 2013

Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol. Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Costs are also high in Luxemburg, Germany, Romania, Italy and Austria, at around €0.08/km

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JUNE 3, 2012

nuclear and fossil-fueled generating units) in Europe and the United States are vulnerable to climate change due to the combined impacts of lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures. An international team of researchers projected a summer average decrease in capacity of power plants of 6.3—19% Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

In addition to importing new EV models to Iceland, NLE is also working on developing systems to convert the current internal combustion engine (ICE) car fleet into electric cars. This is what the Project 2012 is all about. REVA develops all key technologies including energy management, fast-charge and telematics systems in-house.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The higher-voltage variant will support moves by European vehicle manufacturers announced earlier this year to introduce 48 volt passenger vehicle power networks to help meet the requirement for lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. TDI models, but even lower CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption than the current production 1.4l

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APRIL 27, 2009

The reduction of particulate emissions is a major issue for the off-highway segment of the commercial vehicle industry, which faces tough new international regulations in 2012, when for the first time legislators will assess the emissions of engines under transient conditions. Earlier post.). Fully integrated VTES unit. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions. In the future we will need to focus not only on the mode of transport, but also the reasons why people choose to travel, because ultimately mobility is inextricably linked to our quality of life.

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Driivz

MARCH 31, 2021

Iceland, Norway, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, and Austria were the global leaders in hydroelectric as of 2019. The increasing focus on EVs has been driven by the desire to reduce the significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by internal combustion engine-powered vehicles using fossil fuels.

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