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AUGUST 4, 2009

An experimental P-T diagram mapping the liquid, liquid-vapor, and SC regions for diesel fuel-CO 2 mixtures with different compositions and densities (numbers in red and black, respectively). Researchers at Syracuse University (New York) have developed a method to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Anitescu et.

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Diesel Fuel Emissions 2009 225

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JULY 21, 2009

The acronym is the same, but the US Department of Energy’s renamed 15 th DEER conference ( DEER 2009 ), to be held in Dearborn, Michigan 3-6 August, will feature a greatly expanded program extending well beyond its origin in diesel engine emissions reduction to include other engine technologies, advanced combustion processes, and fuels.

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Diesel 2009 Alternative Fuels Cleaner 150

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Additional diesel PM reductions in 18 major CA railyards with five new locomotive measures. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough. Accelerating the introduction of cleaner new Tier 4 interstate line-haul locomotives to operate in California and other western states (2015-2025).

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Diesel California Emissions 2007 170

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MAY 13, 2010

ISE currently delivers gasoline, diesel and fuel cell series hybrid systems for the transit industry. Engine Platform. In addition, ISE’s CNG Hybrid System will fully comply with EPA 2010 standards for NO x and particulate emissions (PM) without the added cost and complexity of today's diesel exhaust aftertreatment systems.

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Hybrid ISE Corporation Energy Storage Exhaust 199

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

microns—less than a human hair which averages 70 microns in diameter—is the product of a variety of sources including particles in the exhaust of diesel engines. In 1998, ARB declared particles in diesel exhaust a Toxic Air Contaminant, a designation that required the Board to take measures to reduce the risk.

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Pollution EPA California Diesel 220

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JULY 2, 2009

All ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles of California’s coastline must now use cleaner burning diesel fuel in order to comply with a new state regulation aimed at reducing the emissions of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen and diesel particulate matter, starting 1 July. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Mariner California Fuel Diesel 150

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MARCH 26, 2010

The HLA (Hybrid Launch Assistance) system is a parallel hybrid powertrain that captures a portion of the vehicle’s kinetic energy in the form of hydraulic pressure during braking, and releases that energy to supplement the vehicle’s engine for launch assistance. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid Natural Gas. Natural gas.

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Peterbilt Gas Hybrid Power 230

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APRIL 14, 2010

The next generation of Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines will introduce cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), enabling higher compression ratios, according to Ford executives speaking at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit. Tags: Brief. Alger et al. , SAE 2010-01-0353. SAE 2010-01-0353 ).

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Ford Congress 2010 Gasoline 210

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MARCH 25, 2009

Mercedes-Benz is offering five newly developed and modified engines—four of them with direct injection—for the new E-Class Coupé, offering more power with lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions than their predecessors. All of the engines for the new E-Class Coupé are EU5-compliant. New four-cylinder diesel.

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Mercedes Engine CO2 Power 150

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APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., The Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. Model of the working prototype. Click to enlarge.

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

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JULY 1, 2009

Engineers successfully fueled (with gasoline) and fired the Scuderi prototype engine for the first time, achieving the split-cycle engine’s concept of firing after top dead center. The Scuderi Group had unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for the engine at the SAE World Congress in Detroit in April.

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Engine Congress Gasoline Cleaner 150

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

A working, cutaway model of the prototype split-cycle engine will be on display in Frankfurt. Scuderi introduced the proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit in April. Completion of the turbocharged Scuderi Engine and the Scuderi Air-Hybrid are expected in 2010.

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Congress Cleaner Gasoline Detroit 218

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed a series of motions at the end of a long day of public testimony related to the implementation and enforcement of its heavy-duty (on- and off-road) diesel emissions regulations. As a result, there are fewer cleaner trucks than the original staff projection. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Emissions California Diesel Davis 186