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AqualisBraemar LOC joins HYSEAS III hydrogen fuel-cell vessel project for vessel design

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The extended and exhaustive testing over several months is also intended to test safety, load response, transient response, and emergency situations of the system. These operating profiles will include the expected load changes during three modes: transit, harbor, and maneuvering.

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Electro-hydraulic system wins Volvo Technology Award

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The Volvo CE team from Sweden and South Korea has worked closely with Finnish company Norrhydro in the research project, leveraging an idea initially born out of academic collaborations. For cylinder-driven functions, smart actuators are used to achieve energy-efficient conversion from hydraulic power to a variable force and speed.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO?

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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OP engines utilize direct injection after ports closure to avoid the risk of fuel short circuiting out the exhaust. Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. Fuel Injection.

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Chemrec Launches BioDME Project, Production Expected in 2010

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Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. Carbon conversion and sulfate reduction in this process is near 100%. Overview of project area. Click to enlarge.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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As for CNG or ethanol vehicles, they have a range of exhaust and emission after-treatment solutions. Currently, the company has 56 facilities, including eight overseas in North America, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Poland and China, and presence in over 20 countries. There are several new plants in the making in India as well as abroad.

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GKN Driveline begins testing All-Twinster plug-in hybrid AWD SUV research vehicle with eTwinsterX system

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Following initial testing at GKN Driveline’s Lohmar R&D center in Germany, the GTD18 begins more extensive validation and proof-of-concept demonstrations this month at the company’s Wintertest facility in northern Sweden. Conversely it can also operate in solely front-wheel drive mode. Re-engineered with 1,340 new parts.

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