Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are investigating mechanisms for extending the efficiency of combustion engines closer to their theoretical potential. Today’s engines can deliver a fuel efficiency of 40-42%, with corresponding loss of initially available fuel energy of 58-60%. Stuart Daw. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

RAPTOR , a turbulent combustion code developed by Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Dr. Joseph Oefelein, was selected as one of 13 partnership projects for the Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR). LES reveals how fuel from a state-of-the-art injector mixes with air inside an engine cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois will capture approximately 500 tonnes per day of CO 2 with a 90% capture rate from existing coal-fired boilers at the Abbott Power Plant on the campus of the University of Illinois using Linde/BASF’s cost-effective, energy-efficient, compact amine-based advanced CO 2 capture absorption system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Engineers have developed a new method for creating high-performance membranes from zeolites; the method could increase the energy efficiency of chemical separations up to 50 times over conventional methods and enable higher production rates. Snyder, Lehigh University; and Michael Tsapatsis, University of Minnesota. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

EV drivers in parts of the country where charging is more expensive (like Alabama, Illinois, and Nevada) can save as much as $7,500 in lifetime fuel costs or as little as $2,300. David Reichmuth , a senior engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said that the findings of the study “saw potential savings everywhere.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2010

VPI will develop optimally engineered systems for manufacturing coal-biomass briquettes/pellets that are ideally suited for transportation, storage, and co-feeding fixed- and fluidized-bed gasifiers. Three different plant types for three different coals consisting of a bituminous (Illinois No.6) Alpha Natural Resources in Abingdon, Va.;

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. Massive investment in new public transportation in the U.S.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2023

Even something as simple as putting in an order at a McDonald’s drive-through in Illinois has raised legal questions about collecting biometric data without consent. Forensic speaker comparison is primarily investigative. The outcome nonetheless reflects practice: The use of forensic speaker comparison is primarily investigative.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2021

Engineers that design electronics face significant thermal management challenges, and the number of applications that require thermal management continues to grow. To keep up with the increasing demand of technology users today, engineers must increase the power of critical electronic components. Senior Engineer. Joshua Thomas.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. Nanofluids suspended in water-based electrolytes were first investigated for this application in 2009 by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

High-end engineering and computer software and systems jobs at auto suppliers are also at risk , as auto manufacturers are moving to shift those jobs in-house. Workers lower an R1T truck body onto a chassis in the assembly line at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal, Illinois, on April 11, 2022. affecting even small utilities.

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