Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

Today marks the latest milestone in the 49/60DF’s journey since its concept release in 2018. The most recent addition to its four-stroke engine portfolio, the dual-fuel engine is capable of running on LNG, diesel and HFO as well as a number of more sustainable fuels including biofuel blends and synthetic natural gas.

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Diesel Gas Mariner Engine 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2023

CliNeR-ECo aims to develop concepts for diverse, medium-speed, marine engines that will enable the retrofitting of entire ship fleets at reasonable economic and technical costs. In addition, the project will evaluate the suitability of the methanol retrofit concept for other fuels (Ammonia-NH 3 , Liquefied Natural Gas-LNG).

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Mariner Engine Climate Concept 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2013

Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. The concept is the same embodied in Audi’s e-gas project ( earlier post ), to which the VGV proposal makes continued reference.

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Teslarati

JULY 6, 2021

Elon Musk is thus prone to entertaining ideas that some might consider downright insane, such as the next-generation Tesla Roadster’s cold gas thrusters. The Tesla Owners’ group shared a concept of the transforming Cyberlandr camper , which Elon Musk described as “Cool.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company. Volkswagen developed twin dosing technology for the exhaust gas treatment. Volkswagen 2.0 TDI diesel for Euro 6d; SCR twin-dosing.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division have demonstrated novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of CO 2 and hydrogen from seawater and their subsequent conversion to liquid fuels. Bio-hydrocarbons Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Hydrogen Production'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

In mid-March, 2013, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) intends to issue a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) (DE-FOA-0000881) for the Bio-Conversion of Methane-to-Liquids.

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Conversion Fuel 2013 Concept 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing nearly $80 million in four new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms in the fields of living cell-based therapies, personalized heart tissue, point-of-care health systems and fuel derived from shale gas.

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Convert Gas Transportation Engine 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. Cummins Inc. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System.

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Gas Vehicles Exhaust Engine 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Researchers from Osaka University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a novel molecular hydrogen production method that bypasses the need for expensive purification steps. The concept of this work. Direct use of crude hydrogen gas for catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated molecules. Credit: Y Hoshimoto.

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Hydrogen Store Concept Gas 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

IAV has developed a particularly closed-coupled diesel exhaust gas aftertreatment (EAT) system. A key contribution to this performance must come from the exhaust gas aftertreatment system—across the entire speed and load range. This way, exhaust gas flows through DOC and SCRF before it enters the turbine.

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Exhaust Diesel Gas Emissions 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. New e-Golf. The BUDD-e5, I.D.6 CNG and lambda split process. The compact 1.0

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Gas Engine Motor Motors 207

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

ITM Power delivered the rapid response Power-to-Gas PEM electrolyzer system sold to RWE Deutschland AG within 10 weeks of receiving the order. RWE will use the unit in its Power-to-Gas demonstration plant in Ibbenbüren. The concept of the Power-to-Gas system is to convert excess renewable energy to hydrogen gas for subsequent use.

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Gas Power Powered Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2017

However, high hydrogen gas consumption and severe reaction conditions were needed in this process. Using 1,8-cineole as a model terpenoid compound, the researchers attained a ~100% conversion of 1,8-cineole and a ~100% selectivity to p-menthane at 120°C within one hour. —Yang et al. —Yang et al. —Yang et al.

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Conversion Fuel Range Oil 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

Adsorbed Natural Gas Products, Inc. ANGP), a pioneer in the commercialization of adsorbed natural gas (ANG) vehicle technology, and United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), the innovation engine of United Technologies Corp., unveiled a full-scale mockup of UTRC’s conformable fuel tank for ANG vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Gas Design Aspen F-150 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

(EDI), in partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission, has designed and optimized a compressed natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric Class-4 logistics truck. The truck is being officially unveiled at a voice of the customer event hosted by CALSTART at the Southern California Gas Energy Resource Center today.

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Plug-in Gas Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will issue two new funding opportunities (FOAs): one to support R&D on advanced nuclear reactor technologies, the other for the development of hybrid fuel cell and engine systems for the ultra-high efficiency conversion of natural gas to electricity.

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Gas-Electric Gas Hybrid Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Natural gas engine company Westport Innovations Inc. Westport believes that the amalgamation will create the largest product portfolio and largest market presence in the North American light duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) space. has acquired BAF Technologies, Inc. BAF) and its subsidiary, ServoTech Engineering, Inc.

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Clean Cleaning Gas F-150 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The utilization of the full spectrum of sunlight in STEP results in a higher solar energy efficiency than other solar conversion processes. This study is intended as a proof of concept demonstration. organic electrosynthesis of benzoic acid from benzene without over-oxidizing into CO 2. Source: Prof. Source: Prof. —Liu et al.

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Carbon CO2 Range Solar 376

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2019

Researchers at Stony Brook University, with colleagues from The City College of New Tyork, Alloy Surfaces and Innoveering, explored the catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reforming of three potential transportation-relevant fuels—gasoline, diesel, and natural gas—for use in low-temperature combustion (LTC) engines.

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Gasoline Diesel Gas Fuel 191

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

NSD will work in close cooperation with MAN on a roadmap regarding which steps are necessary to use ammonia engines with all necessary ancillary systems in new ships and conversions. WTZ is a specialist within the field of energy conversion and will utilise a high-speed test engine to develop a combustion concept for the new engine.

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Engine Industrial Industry Energy 397

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative ( OGCI ) has made its first three investments , moving forward the organization’s commitments to spur the growth of promising low carbon technologies. Launched in 2014, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative is a voluntary, CEO-led initiative which aims to lead the industry response to climate change.

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Gas Power Powered Climate 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2013

The Thüga Group has now started construction of its Power-to-Gas demonstration plant in Frankfurt. Thirteen Thüga partners will test over the course of three years the power-to-gas storage technology using the gas distribution network. The municipal gas distribution networks can manage these quantities in principle.

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Gas Power Powered Gas-Electric 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Researchers at Oklahoma State University are developing a novel natural Gas and Biomass to Liquids (GBTL) technology that will synergistically use biomass (e.g. The project shows that direct co-conversion of biomass and methane with an appropriately designed catalyst leads to significant improvements in hydrocarbon yields.

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Gas Production Oil Oklahoma 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2014

Clariant and Siemens Fuel Gasification Technology will cooperate in the commercialization of a new, jointly developed sour gas shift (SGS) (sulfur removal) technology for coal gasification. Clariant’s new ShiftMax 821 catalyst enables a simple, once-through process without further adjustment of the exit gas from the gasifier.

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Coal Gas China Commercial 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

BioTfueL’s concept is based on its capacity to process the broadest spectrum of biomass or to co-process it with fossil resources, both liquid and solid. Since 1 September, more than 100 people have been mobilized to launch the construction phase. The start-up of the Dunkirk plant is scheduled for 2017.

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Conversion Diesel 2017 Supplies 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have hit a new milestone in their development of a hybrid bioinorganic system for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Chang (2015) “Hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion”. Earlier post.)

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Solar Conversion Hybrid Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

DE-FOA-0002396 ) Topic areas for the “Bioenergy Technologies Office Scale-Up and Conversion” funding opportunity include high-impact biotechnology research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to bolster the body of scientific and engineering knowledge needed to produce low-carbon biofuels at lower cost.

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Carbon Emissions Transportation Waste 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. With our new concept, we will convert directly natural gas into materials made of carbon nanotubes.

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Convert Carbon Grant Hydrogen 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

FPSOs are commonly used in the offshore oil and gas industry process and store crude oil and liquefied gas from offshore wells until it can be transported via pipelines to shore or via ship-to-ship transfer.

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Grant Design CO2 Gas 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Supercritical carbon dioxide is a non-toxic, stable material that is under so much pressure it acts like both a liquid and a gas. This carbon dioxide, which stays within the system and is not released as a greenhouse gas, can get much hotter than steam—1,290 degrees Fahrenheit or 700 Celsius.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

All these concepts have advantages and drawbacks in terms of energy, operation and economics. Empa researchers hope that this novel process engineering concept will lead to simpler process control, higher efficiency and better suitability for dynamic operation.

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Production Water Hydrogen Switzerland 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The EU-funded COMSYN project aims to develop a production concept for competitive bio-based fuels by means of a compact gasification and synthesis process. The smaller scale of primary conversion lowers the risks of the investment, which has been the main bottleneck for large-scale biofuel plants. gallon US) production cost for diesel.

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Fuel Conversion Finland Concept 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. gallon with over 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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Production Carbon Conversion Mariner 225

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 29, 2023

Though a Dodge spokesperson confirmed that internal combustion would not be a part of the next Charger lineup in a 2022 conversation with Motor1 , a new report from& Mopar Insiders claims that the next-gen car will get the Hurricane inline-six alongside the electric Charger Daytona.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Target applications include fuels, specialty and bulk chemicals, environmental catalysis, biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals, conversion of greenhouse gases, and generation of solar hydrogen, as well as efficient routes to energy utilization. The main thrust of the program is heterogeneous catalysis.

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