Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The researchers at Bath are designing a new rig capable of varying the temperature and composition of exhaust gasses entering automotive after-treatment system components such as GPFs, in order to identify the optimum conditions for the soot burn rate of GPFs.

Universal 236

Universal Gasoline Motoring Motors 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2015

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an artificial photosynthetic scheme for the direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO 2 and water using a two-step process involving a biocompatible light-capturing nanowire array with a direct interface with microbial systems. —Liu et al. For improved process yield, S.

Solar 150

Solar Water Hybrid CO2 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2012

The inverter converts DC generated by the cell stack into AC. The hot-water storage tank stores heat exhausted from the power generator as hot-water. A back-up boiler supplies hot-water and heating in case the hot-water storage tank is empty. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Toyota Exhaust Motors 199

Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

The site — an expansion of the existing Benjakitti Park — includes a mile-long elevated walkway, as well as water-purifying wetlands, 8,000 new trees, pickleball and basketball courts, and a dog-walking zone. One foul-smelling canal, the sewage-contaminated Khlong Phaisingto, was tapped as the source of water for the new park’s wetlands.

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Thailand Water Poland Personal 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Conventional cooling systems, which only cool with air or indirectly cool the entire battery pack with water, quickly reach their limits—especially as the requirements continue to increase due to increasingly energy-dense cells. four-cylinder engine and electric exhaust-gas turbocharger. E PERFORMANCE with 2.0L

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Power delivery and torque build-up occur very spontaneously and without delay: as in Formula 1, the electric support of the exhaust gas turbocharger eliminates the turbo lag of the combustion engine, while at the same time the electric drive pushes powerfully from a standstill.

Mercedes 259

Mercedes Hybrid Engine Exhaust 259

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2012

The vehicle meets Euro 6 exhaust standards. Both the exhaust inflow to drive the turbos and the supply of fresh air, plus the channelling of compressed air to the combustion chambers, have been designed to ensure that the three compression units work as a team as effectively as possible at all engine speeds. liters/100 kilometers (37.3

BMW 325

BMW Diesel Exhaust Engine 325

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2014

is developing a prototype 10 kW Free Piston Engine Linear Generator (FPEG) featuring a thin and compact build, high efficiency and high fuel flexibility. The piston is moved by the combustion gas, while magnets attached to the piston move within a linear coil, thereby converting kinetic energy to electrical energy. Click to enlarge.

Toyota 419

Toyota Engine 2014 Gas-Electric 419

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

These small devices convert the heat generated by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238 is converted into electricity using solid-state thermoelectrics. (Pu-238 In the early 1990s, the US shut down Pu-238 production, and since then, the DOE has been using stockpiled material and material purchased from Russia to build these devices.

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Production Russia Google Convert 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Joule’s Helioculture platform uses engineered microorganisms directly and continuously to convert sunlight and waste CO 2 into infrastructure-ready fuels, including ethanol and hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) that serve as the essential chemical building blocks for diesel.

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Audi Diesel Fuel New Mexico 285

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In other words, CO 2 introduced at the air electrode is converted to carbonate ions and transferred through the electrolyte layer to the fuel electrode, where it is converted back to CO 2. The anode exhaust contains residual hydrogen, any CO 2 from the input fuel, and the CO 2 produced as a result of the carbonate ion transfer.

Fuel 150

Fuel Coal CO2 Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

This project builds on an existing collaboration between Simon Fraser University and Future Vehicle Technologies Inc. Project: Next Generation Water-Cooled Low-Pressure Die for the Production of Automotive Wheels. Project: Development of a Multi-Chamber Catalytic Converter. million) in total project support.

Canada 199

Canada Auto Universal Convert 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

Building on its predecessors with a completely new design, MCHP1.0K2 serves as the core unit in the household cogeneration system ECOWILL, burning natural or liquid propane gas to generate electricity and heat water simultaneously. Interior structure of MCHP1.0K2. Click to enlarge. has been attained. has been attained. Earlier post.)

Honda 261

Honda Gas-Electric Gas Engine 261

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In addition, Pinnacle will employ high rates of exhaust gas recirculation and a low temperature combustion strategy, which will improve knock tolerance and reduce heat loss, pumping work, and NO x emissions. In this project, UC San Diego will develop a modular power converter matrix to control power flow to connected battery modules.

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Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion 247

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

liter turbocharged gasoline engine has a combination water-cooled cylinder head, integrated exhaust manifold and twin-scroll turbocharger. To minimize turbo lag, the four-into-two exhaust manifold system pairs cylinders according to their expansion or compression stroke to reduce pumping losses and eliminate exhaust gas interference.

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North America Lexus America Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2011

Features include the new X-PULSE injection system with pressure booster; an asymmetric exhaust gas turbocharger; emission control with SCR technology, EGR and a particulate filter; and a three-stage exhaust brake. The water jacket (the cooling ducts) in the cylinder head is arranged in two layers.

Engine 236

Engine Exhaust Mercedes Oil 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel. The biomass waste will first be converted into pyrolysis oil and then upgraded to diesel. can be converted to fuel in high yield in the proposed process. Essentially any biomass material or solid waste (e.g.,

Emissions 225

Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

The tenth competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform’s integrated delivery program (IDP), IDP10 is targeting the building of an integrated low-carbon-vehicle innovation chain, from the science base, through collaborative R&D to fleet-level demonstration. The project builds on an earlier TSB-funded project.

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Waste Engine Land Rover Transportation 246

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Building on the SuperTruck activity, other projects aim at developing enabling technologies to improve the efficiency of heavy-duty diesel engines. The project will develop novel binders and active materials to enable a low-cost, water-based, electrodeposited lithium ion battery (LIB) electrode coating system and manufacturing process.

Fuel 150

Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The Corvette LT1 represents the most significant redesign in the Small Block’s nearly 60-year history—building on its legacy to make one of the world’s best engines even better. This is complemented by a reversal of the intake and exhaust valve positions, as compared to the previous engine design. Four-into-one exhaust manifolds.

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2014 Oil Exhaust Engine 362

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2011

When water vapor introduced into the coal gas stream contacts the barium oxide, it is adsorbed and dissociates into protons and hydroxide (OH) ions. The COH then dissociates into carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which are oxidized to power the fuel cell, ultimately producing carbon dioxide and water. ” —Meilin Liu.

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Coal Carbon Cleaner Water 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The exhaust gas from the turbine is the used to heat water, producing steam to generate additional electricity from a steam turbine. Southern Company subsidiary Mississippi Power currently is seeking regulatory approval to build a 582-megawatt plant using TRIG technology in Kemper County, Miss. Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

Coal 236

Coal China Commercial Gas-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. The Freightliner SuperTruck features a low-back-pressure, next-generation aftertreatment system that efficiently removes NO x from the exhaust stream.

2009 150

2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

The company believes that this novel approach will allow it to build a high-performance tokamak that is much smaller and less expensive than would be possible with previous approaches. Among the magnetic-confinement crowd, CFS leads the pack in fundraising, having secured more than $2 billion to build its Sparc pilot plant.

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Fusion Molten Salt MIT Building 98

DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

It has been about 5 months since I posted my first blog about converting my car to electricity. No engine, no fuel tank, no alternator, pumps, radiators, exhaust pipes, or muffler. The air conditioning evaporator is now able to be converted to my cold water heat exchanger. I am not building a dragster.

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Conversion 2012 Deep Cycle Lead Acid 100

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

To save a bit of money instead, you can source your own solar panels, solar charge converter, batteries, inverter, and wiring, then make it all play together. I used pressure-treated 2x4s to build a pair of mounts for the solar panels, each of which would hold three 200W panels.

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Grid Solar Charging Florida 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

Volkswagen has begun limited production of the XL1; 50 units are being built initially, with 250 slated for build. The ceramic brakes make a sound similar to sliding out on gravel, or swooshing through water. The XL1’s 12-volt electrical system is supplied via a DC/DC converter and a small auxiliary battery. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

building HVAC exhaust) and from natural fluids (e.g., the ocean and surface waters) that received their CO 2 directly from ambient air. ambient air, ocean and surface waters) and accelerate science-based synthesis and assembly of transformative materials with multiple properties designed for this purpose.

Carbon 360

Carbon Exhaust Water Energy 360

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2011

From each pair of cylinders, the exhaust ports lead separately to a manifold and the turbocharger housing; they are not combined until immediately ahead of the turbine. The twin-scroll technology prevents the exhaust gas flows from influencing each other. TFSI reacts immediately to the gas pedal as a result.

Audi 199

Audi Downsizing Fuel Engine 199

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

sensor units mounted on buildings to stream data via Wi-Fi to Web-based mapping programs. Sensors that mount on buildings can just plug into a wall outlet. Just thinking about the crew of people needed to tramp around to change all those batteries is exhausting, and to actually do it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical.

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Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 89

Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Researchers at Imperial College London are developing an artificial leaf to help them better understand how trees convert sunlight into energy in the hope that they can mimic the process in the development of the next generation of clean power sources. “[But] it doesn’t mean that you try to build exactly what the leaf has.

Power 36

Power Powered London Hydrogen 36

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Key engine features include a compact, lightweight aluminum-alloy engine block and cylinder heads; Gasoline Direct Injection (DIG) system; optimized turbine blade design; turbine speed sensor; electronic wastegate actuator; water-cooled engine charging; e-motor valve timing control; and an integrated exhaust manifold. Click to enlarge.

Infinity 150

Infinity 2016 Engine Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Once the oil pressure builds up to a sufficient level, we run the engine at zero load, at which point we disconnect the two again. Its heart is the exhaust manifold integrated into the cylinder head. It quickly warms up the engine following a cold start, and at high load the water jacket reduces the temperature of the exhaust gas.

Audi 150

Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid 150

EV Central

AUGUST 2, 2024

READ MORE: Converting classics to electric: how to do it and how much does it cost? Traction EV: Queensland company kicking goals in EV converting classic cars But unlike the Baja Beetles we’re used to, there’s no exposed air-cooled motor with whopping exhausts attached. Hard to disagree that this is what’s been achieved here.

Electrical 98

Electrical Electric Conversion Suzuki 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2014

A lightweight cylinder head made of pressure-cast aluminum alloy uses front-located exhaust ports that provide greater freedom in the layout of the close-coupled catalytic converter which mounts directly to the cylinder head. included angle between the intake and exhaust valves; the new engine features an included valve angle of 35?.

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Fuel Economy 2015 Honda Fuel 311

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Its wholly interpretive guidelines can be used to approve or disapprove a building, addition or remodel completely on subjective principles. I went down to the Building Dept and they said, “It will be two weeks before we get back to you.” And then the senior gentlemen in the building with the Safety Dept. What happened?”.

Solar 210

Solar Installation California Building 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Below it, the exhaust manifold is integrated into the cylinder head—a key element of efficient thermal management. The turbocharger and its peripherals are optimized in all details to build up boost pressure rapidly. Audi produces this fuel with the help of renewable energy, water and CO 2 in several power-to-gas plants.

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Audi Gas Engine MPH 150