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Cal Energy and NREL holding public workshop on Natural Gas Vehicle Research Roadmap

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The California Energy Commission and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are holding a workshop to solicit public feedback on the 2015 draft Natural Gas Vehicle Research Roadmap. Low natural gas prices, increased supplies, and a changing regulatory landscape have impacted the natural gas vehicle market.

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DOE issues RFI in support of medium- and heavy-duty truck research and development

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EERE is specifically interested in information on safe, efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, emissions and total cost of ownership (purchase, fuel, maintenance and operational cost) for medium and heavy-duty trucking. Internal Combustion Engine, Powertrain, Fuels and Emssions Control.

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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The Current Direct project is dedicated to: significantly reduce the total cost of waterborne transport batteries; cut GHG emissions of the marine transport sector through electrification of vessel fleets; increase the energy density of waterborne battery cells; and. Contact CurrentDirect@spearps.com to learn more.

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EcoCooling introducing method using ionized, cooled air to replace metalworking fluids

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Oy ECE EcoCooling Engineering Ltd, part of a portfolio of Finnish high-tech companies developing world-leading technologies, such as the front-lit technology used in Amazon Kindle-devices, is bringing to market the EcoCooling method to replace conventional metalworking fluids with ionized, cooled air. which was sold to Amazon in 2010.

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California ARB amends diesel rules to reduce cost of compliance

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). forklifts). Off-Road (e.g.,

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MECA report assesses technology feasibility for heavy-duty diesel trucks to meet lower NOx standards by 2024

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The report presents dynamometer test results and emission models from fully aged aftertreatment systems installed on heavy-duty on-road engines to offer several compliance paths that are achievable by model year 2024 without significant changes to today’s engines or aftertreatment systems. g/bhp-hr and a low-load cycle limit below 0.2

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University of Nottingham leading 3-year, £830K project on automotive power electronics

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Community coordination will be facilitated through a series of workshops, where key technical challenges will be debated, providing input into the Challenge Network Strategy and relevant roadmaps. —Professor Mark Johnson, Principal Investigator, Faculty of Engineering at Nottingham.

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