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Eaton and Tenneco partner to produce new, integrated exhaust thermal management system to meet coming lower NOx standards

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Power management company Eaton and Tenneco announced a joint development agreement between Eaton’s Vehicle Group and Tenneco’s Clean Air business group to produce an integrated exhaust thermal management system that will enable commercial truck and light vehicle manufacturers to meet upcoming emissions regulations.

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ITM Power signs hydrogen fuel contract with Honda (UK)

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The refueling network has been financially supported by Innovate UK, Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU). The Honda Fuel Cell Clarity has a hydrogen tank capacity of 5.46 This is the seventeenth fuel supply contract for refueling fuel cell electric vehicles ITM Power has signed.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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Life-cycle GHG emissions from fossil and alternative sources of electricity. This global climate change problem becomes manageable only if society deals quickly with emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal in electric power plants, they state. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al. Click to enlarge. Kharecha et al. Kharecha et al.

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U. Houston-led project looking for new exhaust treatment catalysts for low-temperature lean-burn combustion engines

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million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe. A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $2.1-million

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POSTECH, Hyundai team develops new more thermally robust catalyst for NOx reduction with diesel engines

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Although its selective catalytic reduction by urea (urea-SCR) has recently been commercialized, the operation window of this technology is severely limited by the decomposition temperature (ca. The team is applying for patents worldwide, and plans to continue work on commercialization of the technology. —Ryu et al. Wright, P.

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Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Purchase Order for Two 10kW Waste Oil Gensets

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The new Phoenix 10kW waste oil generator will be powered by Cyclone’s WHE-25 engine—a compact, scalable waste heat engine—using a specially designed, clean emissions combustion chamber.

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Ford to offer 2014 F-150 with natural gas option

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Businesses and fleet customers have been asking Ford to make F-150 available with CNG capability to take advantage of the fuel’s low price and clean emissions. In the next year, Ford will offer eight commercial vehicles with a gaseous-prep option: Transit Connect van and wagon. CNG sells for an average of $2.11 per gallon.

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