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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines. In a gas turbine application, the team noted, positioning the combustion process internally in the wave rotor could simplify porting between the turbo-compressor and the wave disc “ enormously ”.

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Renault plan Fluence Z.E production

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This time Renault is announcing that production of yet another electric concept the Fluence Z.E By producing the EV in Turkey, Renault hope to keep production costs down, allowing the zero-emission saloon at to retail at the same price as similar sized internal combustion models.

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