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WinGD and HSD Engine collaborate to deliver methanol-fueled two-stroke engines

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Swiss marine power company WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled big-bore engines. Under the JDP, WinGD will oversee combustion and injection research, exhaust aftertreatment requirements and engine concept design.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x.

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QUANTRON introduces new CIZARIS 12m electric bus; BEV first, fuel cell model next year

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It has an output of 145/245 kW (nominal/maximum) and a maximum engine torque of 1,055/3,329 N·m, which is developed without any gear changes. Quantron AG also sells batteries and integrated customized electrification concepts to manufacturers of commercial vehicles, machinery and intralogistics vehicles.

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Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines to power 15 barges operating mainly on LNG

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and which will be chartered by Shell Trading Rotterdam (Shell), are to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines. In optimizing the efficiency parameters for these 15 vessels, Wärtsilä was able to draw on its experience from the two latest dual-fuel powered inland waterway vessels with Wärtsilä DF engines.

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Rinspeed to introduce new electric “microMAX” concept at 2013 Geneva Motor Show

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Rinspeed will introduce the electric “microMAX” concept at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show next March. Bucherer; Continental Automotive Switzerland; Esoro AG; Evonik Industries AG; Gaugler&Lutz; HARMAN International, Inc.; Interior of the microMAX. Click to enlarge. With a length of 3.6 Eberspächer GmbH & Co.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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Niyoyita, who attends classes remotely, is a process engineer at Africa Improved Foods , also in Kigali. As an engineer, normally we tend to be very technical. That was how I got into engineering,” she says, adding that she also was inspired by her brother, an engineer. She has worked there for more than four years. “It

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BMW Group launches pilot for automated driving in-plant

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To make this happen, the BMW Group has been collaborating with Seoul Robotics from South Korea and Embotech from Switzerland. Essentially, the technology can be used from the moment the cars are capable of driving independently in production—just after the first ignition of the engine, in other words.

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