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USDA to invest up to $500M to increase availability of domestic biofuels through HBIIP

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to invest up to $500 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Grants cover up to 75% or $5 million of total project costs to help facilities convert to higher-blend fuels. Earlier post.)

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Audi’s performance SQ5 diesel features electric compressor with mild hybrid system

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The new Audi SQ5 TDI diesel features a powerful V6 engine with a mild hybrid systems and an electric powered compressor to ensure that maximum torque is available to the sporty SUV at just above idle. lb-ft), with the torque available continuously across a broad range from 2,500 to 3,100 rpm. liters per 100 kilometers.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. Another project in Sweden will create a first-of-a-kind methanol plant converting CO?, capture and liquefaction at a cement plant to storage in offshore sites.

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Komatsu Europe introduces new 36t hydraulic hybrid excavator; 20% fuel savings

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The kinetic energy generated during the swing-braking phase is converted to electricity, which is sent through an inverter and captured by an ultracapacitor bank. When accelerating under workload conditions, the captured energy is discharged quickly for upper structure rotation and to assist the engine as commanded by the hybrid controller.

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Rolls-Royce developing methanol-fueled mtu engines for shipping

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The new high-speed four-stroke engines, which are based on proven mtu technologies, are planned to be available to customers as soon as possible for use in commercial ships and yachts. With the new development of mtu methanol engines, we want to lead the way as pioneers in the marine industry.

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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). are expected to be widely available only as supercritical CO 2 in pipelines destined for geologic storage.

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Iveco begins deliveries of heavy-duty Euro VI natural gas trucks

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The engine is coupled to a 16-gear manual ZF transmission or 6-speed Allison automatic transmission with hydraulic torque converter. Along with the CNG version, for medium- and long-range missions the Stralis Natural Power is available also with LNG for a cruising range of 750 km (466 miles).

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