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MAY 5, 2023

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of drop-in conversion kits with a cost-effective plug and play solution to electrify the classic Mini.Electrogenic’s kit converts the automotive icon to electric drive from just £15,000 (US$18,800) plus VAT.

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Kits Conversion Plug Land Rover 434

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Within the scope of EU-funded GiantLeap project, Bosch Engineering GmbH, together with VDL Enabling Transport Solutions b.v. and their partners, designed and built a fuel cell range extender system for battery-electric buses. Still, right to the end of the project, the stacks were in their specified power range.”.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Electric 435

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

GTI1 has been named International Engine of the Year 2018 in its category. The 85 kW / 115 PS gasoline-fired engine is the first of its kind to be combined with a four-way catalytic converter and installed in the up! GTI—available since spring this year—is the latest addition to the EA211 range of engines.

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2018 Engine International Exhaust 305

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

have demonstrated for the first time that genetically engineered marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing industrially relevant products such as enzymes or biofuels. What our research shows is that we can achieve in marine species exactly what we’ve already done in fresh water species.

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San Diego Water Mariner Engine 299

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2021

To try to expand biofuels’ potential impact, a team of MIT engineers has now found a way to expand the use of a wider range of nonfood feedstocks to produce such fuels. Currently, around 40 percent of the US corn harvest goes into ethanol. Then, they used directed evolution to further improve it.

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MIT Engine Production Fuel 246

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

combustion engine, high-voltage generator and road-linked all-wheel drive via an electric drive system at the rear axle. The BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars offers an extraordinary degree of freedom that allows it to be used across a broad range of vehicle concepts and segments. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Water BMW Engine Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

As part of a three-year project led by the US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC) to mitigate growth of toxic algae blooms, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is investigating these blooms as a viable source of biocrude fuel and fertilizer. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL. Figure from Tian et al.

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Water Florida Cleaner Concept 345

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2022

Able to convert waste heat directly into electrical power, the E-PowerPack uses Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology to reduce ship fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Alfa Laval is pursuing a wide range of technologies to support decarbonization, both independently and with partners. All can make a sizeable difference.

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Waste Mariner Gas-Electric Exhaust 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Worth a figure in the two-digit million-euro range, the transaction marks the extension of an existing contract. liter four-cylinder engines, is to be complete by 2024. Suitable for hybrid and standard internal combustion engines alike, they can also be used in battery- and fuel cell-powered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $2.1-million Michael Harold, chairman of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UH, will serve as principal investigator on the grant, funded by the US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE NETL). and Johnson Matthey Inc.

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Houston Exhaust Engine Chrysler 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

liter, 3-cylinder Range Extender engine with integrated electrical generator. Lotus Engineering will unveil its Range Extender engine at the 63 rd Frankfurt International Motor Show next week. Key features of the Range Extender engine include: Monoblock. The Lotus 1.2-liter, Click to enlarge.

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Engine Range Exhaust Downsizing 240

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

A new ceramic hollow fiber substrate for catalytic converters designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury and colleagues at Imperial College London could cut the size and precious metal loading of the devices in automobiles while reducing fuel consumption and and manufacturing costs. Kingsbury has founded MicroTech Ceramics Ltd. WO 2013175239 A2.

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Convert Manufacturer Fuel Exhaust 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

From QUANTRON’s point of view, this combination, which has so far been rather rare in Europe, represents the optimal team for converting the energy on board into propulsion as safely and efficiently as possible. This range is fully sufficient for most transport operators, saving them greater expense on charging infrastructure.

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Fuel Electric Electrical Austria 448

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. We’re claiming that proper engineering can solve 100% of the climate crisis, at manageable cost.

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Carbon Climate Water Gas-Electric 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

F-T synthesis yields a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules ranging from C 1 up to C 30+ , following the Anderson-Schulz-Flory distribution. Selectivity for gasoline-range hydrocarbons (C 5 –C 12 ) can reach only around 45–48%. Upgrading the F-T product is necessary prior to use in engines. CO2/Water-removal; 17,18.

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Gasoline Convert China Water 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. Water splitting reaction on oxygen electrode and PNC’s hydration. The triple conducting oxide of PrNi 0.5

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Hydrogen Idaho Water Energy Storage 339

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APRIL 11, 2022

Air Products has awarded thyssenkrupp nucera a contract for the supply of alkaline water electrolysis technology for a 10 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in Casa Grande, Arizona. Under this contract, thyssenkrupp nucera will deliver two of their large-scale alkaline water electrolysis standard modules.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

TFSI engine produces 96 kW (131 PS) and generates 200 N·m (147.5 The cylinder head, injection system, turbocharger and catalytic converter were modified accordingly for the CNG engine. With full gas tanks, the car has an NEDC range of up to 495 (307.6 mi) kilometers and a WLTP range of up to 445 kilometers (276.5

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Audi Gas Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric 504

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

In working to elucidate the chemistry of hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) for the catalytic upgrading of pyrolytic bio-oil to fuel-grade products, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered that water in the conversion process helps form an impurity which, in turn, slows down key chemical reactions. earlier post ).

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Water Oil Insight San Francisco 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It selectively filters the hydrogen while blocking other gases, allowing it to be used as a fuel and converted as needed, at the time of re-fueling. million) proof-of-concept facility showcased an ammonia-based energy storage system that turned electricity, water and air into ammonia without releasing carbon emissions. million (US$1.8-million)

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Hydrogen Energy Grid Ireland 488

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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. Coasting - Engine off. liters/100 km. New e-Golf.

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Gas Engine Motor Motors 207

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Phillip Savage at the University of Michigan has found that with appropriate parameters, hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can convert 65% of wet algae (a Nannochloropsis species) into biocrude in one minute. Previously, Savage and his team heated the algae for times ranging from 10 to 90 minutes. Credit: Savage Lab. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Peugeot is completing the roll-out of its range of Euro 6 engines with the large van segment. The Peugeot Boxer will now be available with a new range of 2.0 BlueHDi diesel engines ( earlier post ), designed and produced by the PSA Group. The new range of Peugeot Boxer 2.0 of even the finest particulates.

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Diesel Engine Commercial Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Novozymes has launched Eversa Transform, the first commercially available enzymatic solution (a liquid lipase) to convert both glycerides and free fatty acids (FFA) into biodiesel. equivalent MeOH, 35°C/95°F, 2% water and 20 to 24 hours reaction time. a caustic wash step or a resin-catalyzed esterification. Source: Novozymes.

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Waste Oil Convert Commercial 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

Aircraft consume fuels and emit a range of emissions, including carbon dioxide and water vapor in the form of condensation trails (contrails). The ice crystals in condensation trails form by the condensation of water vapor on small particulate matter (e.g., soot) present in the engine exhaust.

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Fuel Exhaust Conversion Water 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Martin Berger, head of Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering at MAHLE. Fuel cells contain platinum as a catalyst used to convert hydrogen and oxygen into water, with the energy generated in the reaction being released in the form of electrical energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The SQ5 TDI was first introduced in the fall of 2012 as the first Audi S model powered by a diesel engine. The wide engine speed range can be used continuously between 1,750 rpm and 3,250 rpm. The intercooler has been changed over from an air/air cooler in the bumper to an indirect water/air cooler in the inside V of the engine.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2013

coli bacteria, researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School have devised a new way to make targeted precursors of high-octane biofuels. Next, the scientists plan to engineer E. Joe Torella, Ph.D.,

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Gasoline Engine Carbon Ford 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

DICE involves converting coal or biomass into a water-based slurry (called micronised refined carbon, MRC) that is directly injected into a large, specially adapted diesel engine. The fuel burns to produce intense temperature and pressure in the engine, which provides highly efficient power to turn electrical generators.

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Coal Carbon Engine Emissions 257

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

MOL) has joined a wide-ranging corporate-academic partnership in a zero-emission initiative called the “Wind Hunter Project,” seeking new applications for hydrogen fuel and wind power. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences of The University of Tokyo; West Japan Fluid Engineering Laboratory Co., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

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Wind Fuel Hydrogen Water 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Start-up Bright Automotive, which in May unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van ( earlier post ), will convert VW Transporter vans with the series hybrid Bright powertrain as a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. EV range (miles). The IDEA concept. Click to enlarge.

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Bright Automotive Convert Plug-in Transportation 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

There, the particles react with oxidants such as ozone in the air, converting 6PPD to 6PPD-quinone, which washes into waterways along with the source tire particles in stormwater runoff. However, as the treads wear down and pieces flake off over time, small rubber particles (tire wear particles, TWPs) scatter across roads.

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Ozone Canada Pollution Grant 370

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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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MIT Water Energy CO2 150

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The company will showcase a number of its technologies, including hybrid and electric vehicle testing; high voltage battery testing and simulation; and the smallest AC regenerative engine dynamometer available in the industry. The new Small Engine AC Motoring Dynamometer is the smallest available on the market today. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filters. Water from mining of oil sands and oil shale. —Professor Andy Hong.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 25, 2023

With a growing emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels, two promising technologies have emerged as potential alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICE): Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Energy efficiency: FCEVs are more efficient than traditional combustion engines.

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