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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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We have noticed that the exhaust appears cleaner and seems less toxic. All of the renewable products Neste distributes in North America are made from 100% renewable and sustainably sourced waste materials such as used cooking oil, rendered fats and greases. Western States Oil, headquartered in San Jose, Calif.,

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Nonthermal plasma torch reforming of exhaust gas for NOx trap regeneration

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Researchers from the Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), MINES ParisTec, and Renault are exploring the non-catalytic reforming of diesel fuel with diesel engine exhaust gas (i.e. An alternative to the catalytic exhaust gas reforming of diesel fuel method is presented in this paper and consists of using an NTP torch. trap catalyst.

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MAHLE developing portfolio of solutions for fuel cell drives in commercial vehicles

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Fuel cells are also sensitive to oil admixtures. The electric compressor used to compress the supply air flow must therefore be oil-free. This also applies to the shaft bearing, as even small quantities of oil can cause irreversible damage. Exhaust pathway. Compressor. Vehicle acoustics also affect air management.

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A closer look at the basics of Volkswagen Group’s important new 2.0L diesel MDB engine

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liter diesel, prominently showing the closely attached exhaust aftertreatment system. For example, depending on the emission requirements, 3 different types of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR ) can be used: cooled high-pressure EGR without low-pressure EGR; cooled low-pressure EGR without high-pressure EGR; or. Oil and vacuum pump.

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Audi’s new 3.0L diesel; ready for 48V mild hybrid system

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The use of a performance-regulated oil pump is also economically beneficial. The thermal management system segregates the circuits of the cylinder crankcase and cylinder heads from one another and supplies each with coolant after a cold start so as to bring the engine oil quickly up to its operating temperature.

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BMW provides an update on waste heat recovery projects; Turbosteamer and the Thermoelectric Generator

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with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. —Jürgen Ringler.

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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). short, large supplies of CO 2. emissions. from a pipeline destined for geologic storage (i.e.