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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi testing of synthetic ethanol (Audi e-ethanol = Joule Sunflow-E) and synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel = Joule Sunflow-D), produced in partnership with Joule ( earlier post ) in a pressure chamber and optical research engine has shown that the Audi e-fuels often perform better than their conventional counterparts. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000. This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

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JANUARY 22, 2014

PME= palm oil methyl ester, RME = rapeseed methyl ester, SME = soy methyl ester, WME = waste cooking oil methyl ester, FTD = Fischer-Tropsch diesel, HBD = hydrogenated biodiesel. A study on future fuels for diesel vehicles. Impact on exhaust aftertreatment systems. Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge. —JAMA.

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Japan Diesel Oil Fuel 199

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MAY 18, 2021

Startup ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced a partnership with Alto Ingredients, a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients, to conduct pilot demonstrations of ClearFlame’s solution for diesel engines using low-cost ethanol in Class 8 trucks. In fact, it increases power by 25%.

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JULY 5, 2011

million) from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop new materials to remove NO x from diesel exhaust by using stable and safe storage of ammonia in a mixture of different metal salts. There is a huge potential in the use of ammonia for cleaning gases from diesel vehicles and for energy storage.

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Energy Storage Exhaust Renewable Diesel 210

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JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. Cummins Inc.

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MARCH 13, 2016

The Consortium that is funded through this solicitation will form a new technical track under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center , a bilateral initiative to encourage R&D collaboration and accelerate technology development and deployment in both countries. Waste heat recovery. Clean Vehicles. Funding available is $12.5

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MAY 24, 2023

IndyCar sponsorship allows the company to connect its advanced energy technologies with the advanced technologies in racing, educating potential customers how they can produce clean, reliable energy for everyday use, peak and stand-by emergency power. CFR : Other than the clean power source, what else do you sell on?

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APRIL 14, 2016

Volvo’s new 2017 powertrain offerings, which include new, enhanced Volvo D11 and D13 engines, turbo compounding for the D13 engine and a one-box Exhaust Aftertreatment System (EATS), feature components derived directly from the SuperTruck program. Wave Piston. for the D11 and 2.5% for the D13. for the D11 and 2.5% for the D13.

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2017 Volvo Exhaust Engine 150

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NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. The Dearman liquid air engine is an innovative heat engine that uses liquid air (or liquid nitrogen) as a “fuel” and emits cold air as exhaust. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) —Michael Ayres, Deputy CEO of Dearman.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

As gas and diesel prices continue to spiral, improved fuel economy in your truck is becoming even more of an imperative than before. Additionally, it’s vital to schedule regular inspections of your truck’s engine, transmission and exhaust systems to prevent any potential issues that could undermine its fuel efficiency.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

long term clean energy goals for the US, and in that context has established multi?year Temperature Combustion (LTC), (2) Dilute Gasoline Combustion, and (3) Clean Diesel Combustion. Technologies that enable LTC operation with either gasoline or diesel fuel, including control methodologies and technologies, especially for mixed?mode

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Emissions will be further reduced by the use of an advanced dual-fuel marine engine with direct injection and exhaust gas treatment. Both ships will feature a 12,600 kW engine developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo. Volkswagen is considering the changeover of other conventionally powered freighters to LNG drive systems.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

These technologies include, but are not limited to, advanced aftertreatment and waste heat recovery; lean-burn plus lean-NO x emissions traps; integration of zero-emission miles technologies; further refinements in reducing friction and parasitic energy losses; and widespread utilization of renewable and natural gas and hydrogen blends.

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Climate Gas Emissions California 257

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

By combining High Efficiency Clean Combustion (HECC) and Waste Heat Recovery (WHR), each demonstrating greater than 10% improvement in BTE, together with other technologies, it should be possible to improve BTE by 20% to achieve the original DOE target of 50% peak BTE. Finding 3-1. Recommendation 3-4. Recommendation 3-7.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. These projects are being undertaken as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. . $1,500,000. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. 10,000,000.

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MAY 5, 2010

Conventional transmissions are significantly less efficient and costlier to operate, as evidenced by the waste heat that they generate, AVEC says. Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions. The new clutch is more than 80% efficient with less than 1% slip. AVEC Chairman Sam Higgins.

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Corporation Engine Hybrid Energy 236

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Fuel cell-powered buses provide a clean, quiet, low-emission solution for urban transit services. Depending on the source of hydrogen, these buses can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 to 100% versus incumbent diesel engine technology, while offering similar driving performance and route flexibility.

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MARCH 14, 2009

monovalent) hydrogen combustion engine with diesel-like geometry and progressive H 2 high-pressure direct-injection technology. Based on these design proposals, the completely new diesel-type research engine and the related high-pressure injection units were realized in hardware. 3D-CFD simulation of hydrogen high-pressure injection.

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Hydrogen Engine Austria BMW 170

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

A choice of four BMW TwinPower Turbo technology engines will be available for the new BMW 3 Series Sedan from launch, including two optimized diesel engines and, on the gasoline side, the familiar six-cylinder unit and a new-generation four-cylinder engine in the 328i offering substantially reduced fuel consumption and emissions.

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BMW 2012 Engine MPH 275

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JUNE 25, 2015

Chevrolet will add a new clean diesel engine to the US lineup in 2017, featuring a B20-capable 1.6L diesel already proven in Europe and other global markets. The current Cruze diesel has garnered a loyal following among customers seeking strong, clean and efficient diesel. Clean-sheet engine design.

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Chevrolet Diesel 2017 Oil-Sands 150

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

In the most-general terms, the term “advanced combustion regimes” is intended to encompass clean and highly-efficient, liquid-fueled combustion engines. AOI 3: Demonstration Project for a Multi-Material Light-Weight Prototype Vehicle as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. Miller Cycle).

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

A side effect of cleaning up diesel exhaust can be a drop in fuel efficiency and a need to do diagnostics of whether the systems are operating in their design states. Diesel particulate filters (DPFs) have two direct fuel penalty effects. million project funded largely by a $1.7 million project funded largely by a $1.7

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Michigan Diesel Emissions Energy 210

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In 2016, Germany launched a 3-year study of oxymethylene ethers (OME) as clean diesel fuels with €800,000 (US$894,000). OMEs are promising synthetic diesel fuels with an enormous potential for the reduction of soot and NO x emissions. OME made from waste CO 2 and electricity from renewable sources would even be carbon neutral.

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Engine Fuel Diesel Exhaust 186

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JUNE 7, 2013

DME offers diesel-quality performance with a high cetane number and low auto-ignition temperature, but burns cleanly without producing any soot. It is an excellent compression ignition fuel which, like diesel, requires no separate ignition mechanism. Because DME produces no soot, no diesel particulate filter (DPF) is necessary.

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Volvo 2015 Production North America 270

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MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter Power Stroke V-8 turbocharged diesel engine produces best-in-class 735 lb-ft (997 N·m) of torque at 1,600 rpm and best-in-class 390 hp (291 kW) at 2,800 rpm.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 Making their world premiere in a diesel engine are active engine mounts in the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer. litre V6 TDI engine.

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MAY 1, 2018

The existing materials used for high temperature applications, such as engine components (pistons, exhaust valves, exhaust valve seats, turbocharger turbines, and turbocharger housings), are near their operational limit with the primary failure mechanisms being loss of strength, oxidation fatigue cracking, and corrosion.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Kia’s new turbocharged engine, developed in-house at the company’s Namyang R&D center in Korea, features a high-pressure direct injection system, advanced engine cooling and an integrated exhaust manifold for cleaner emissions and efficient packaging. More powerful and efficient diesel engine. The cee’d’s 1.6-liter

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APRIL 10, 2013

liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. The new engine comes with an electronically-controlled waste-gate to optimize flow and improve low-end torque and throttle response. liter T-GDI. The new Kappa 1.0-liter Based on a 1.7-liter

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Adoption of turbocharged 3-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines is emerging as a huge growth trend globally for fuel efficient entry-level and mid-range vehicles. A turbocharger with an electronically-controlled waste-gate actuator improves fuel efficiency by lowering pumping losses as well as improving throttle response and low-end torque.

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Hyundai Engine Fuel Economy Downsizing 150

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AUGUST 14, 2014

This project will develop a total thermal management solution for electric vehicles using a compact refrigerant loop, a coolant-based thermal energy distribution network and waste heat harvesting from the power electronics. Development of High Performance Low Temperature Catalysts for Exhaust Aftertreatment (Area of Interest 8).

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

A patented combustion system achieves extremely low exhaust emissions that do not require expensive exhaust after treatment to meet stringent California Air Resources Board and EPA 2010 requirements. No oil or other lubricants are needed, so maintenance is extremely low and the need to dispose of hazardous materials is eliminated.

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