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Swiss team concludes that particulate filters should be mandatory for GDI engines

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The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Bern University of Applied Sciences, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, several industrial partners and Empa were all involved. The results of the GasOMeP project were presented during a conference held at the Empa Academy in late March. Click to enlarge.

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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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Swissauto Wenko AG of Switzerland produces a modern version of the Comprex—the Hyprex—designed for small gasoline engines. Since heat release increases pressure inside the channel, opening the outer channel end generates an outflow of the exhaust gases. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars. Hîrceagã, M.,

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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The heat from the turbine’s exhaust is used to produce steam to turn a turbine in the second stage. Another method to make coal-fired power plants more environmentally friendly is to capture the exhausted carbon dioxide and store it in the ground, Rahman said. France sells energy to Italy, Spain, and Switzerland,” Rahman said.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Around 1,500 Audi A3 Sportback g-tron cars can be driven 15,000 carbon-neutral kilometers (9,300 miles) each year on the e-gas from Werlte, since the CO 2 emitted from the exhaust system had been bound previously during the production of the e-gas. The policy side; test case in Switzerland. —Reiner Mangold.

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