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JUNE 27, 2023

RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and AFRY, a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

With the initial trials complete, the company will start pulling apart the engine and designing the modifications, then rebuild it so it runs on liquid ammonia, the company’s hydrogen carrier of choice. Swiwin SW170b-2448 jet engine. —Aviation H2 Director & Principal Engineer, Helmut Mayer.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

GE Aviation has completed the initial design of the first supersonic engine purpose-built for business jets. This new engine class, revealed as GE’s Affinity turbofan, is optimized with proven GE technology for supersonic flight and timed to meet the Aerion AS2 launch ( earlier post ). AS2 supersonic business jet.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

At bauma—the world’s leading construction machinery trade fair—in Munich, Bosch placed particular emphasis on the potential for hydrogen engines and electrification to make the sector significantly more sustainable. Bosch basic system overview of the hydrogen engine. eLION electrification platform.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Reaction Engines recently completed a joint Proof-of-Concept study with the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to determine whether the company’s innovative thermal management technology could be combined with STFC’s catalysts to create an aviation system based on ammonia fuel.

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AUGUST 8, 2021

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has appointed Sumitomo, Chiyoda, Toyota Motor, Japan Research Institute and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking to conduct a feasibility study on the receiving and distribution business of hydrogen in Chubu Region. JFE Engineering Corporation, and Nippon Steel Corporation).

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MARCH 11, 2022

At the International Engine Congress in Baden-Baden (Germany), Liebherr-Components AG and US-based Tula Technology presented the results of their joint study on heavy machinery. 6-cylinder diesel engine, will also be used in further tests. Liebherr D966 inline engine tested with Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire software.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Singapore—based Berge Bulk, one of the world’s leading independent dry bulk shipping companies, and ABS signed a joint project agreement to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the conversion of methanol-fueled propulsion system and aim to kickstart in Q1 2024. Berge Bulk is committed to our target of achieving net zero carbon by 2025.

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MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x.

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MAY 21, 2020

On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions. For commercial vehicles with EA 189 engines—i.e.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Lotus Engineering is launching a pilot containerized battery testing facility to assess energy storage solutions for the booming EV sector. It will allow Lotus Engineering to carry out various battery cell, module and pack characterization tests, performance evaluations, and component and lifetime testing under controlled conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

announced that an independent study on the Cummins Westport ISX12N 400 hp natural gas engine demonstrated that the engine meets and exceeds California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 Engine testing was performed on a chassis dynamometer. Cummins Westport Inc. SoCalGas”).

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Researchers at UCLA, with colleagues at UC Irvine, have designed a graphene-nanopocket-encaged platinum cobalt (PtCo@Gnp) nanocatalyst for fuel cells with good electrochemical accessibility and exceptional durability under a demanding ultralow PGM loading (0.070 mg PGM cm –2 ) due to the non-contacting enclosure of graphene nanopockets.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Australia-based Provaris Energy has received class approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of Provaris’ 26,000 m 3 H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier, the first of its kind to receive this level of approval. The tanks are designed so that they cannot suddenly rupture and release a catastrophic amount of energy.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography selected naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten as the naval architect for the university’s new California coastal research vessel. The design is scaled so the ship will be able to operate 75% of its missions entirely using hydrogen.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Venus has developed—as part of a technology portfolio aimed at producing its envisioned Stargazer hypersonic aircraft—a liquid-propellant rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) with a double-digit percentage increase in efficiency over standard regular engines. Earlier post.) Aerospace 9(10):581.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

Bentley Motors has launched a three-year research study on electric vehicle powertrains, utilizing a fully integrated, free from rare-earth magnet e-axle that supports electric vehicle architectures. —tefan Fischer, Director of Powertrain Engineering at Bentley Motors. FD Sims Ltd – Next generation wire technology development.

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JULY 22, 2022

The open fan architecture is a key component of aero engine maker CFM International’s “Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines” (RISE) technology development program ( earlier post ), which aims to demonstrate and mature a range of new technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This new design is based on extensive research and development work to establish the best-in-class design in terms of cargo capacity, flexibility and fuel economy, as well as the proven performance of the built Polar Code C.Delta2150 design. The platform design includes ice class 1A for unlimited Baltic Sea operation.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin’s and TOTAL have designed , synthesized and tested new additives that increase fuel efficiency. Current market research indicates that internal combustion engine sales peaked in 2018 and that from now on sales of electric cars will slowly overtake cars running on fossil fuels. Fuel additives.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Reaction Engines Ltd and Rolls-Royce plc announced a new strategic partnership agreement to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems and explore applications for Reaction Engines’ thermal management technology within civil and defence aerospace gas turbine engines and hybrid-electric systems.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

PaxOcean Engineering Pte. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based bunker vessel operator Hong Lam Marine and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) jointly to develop an ammonia bunker vessel design.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have pinpointed optimized engine designs for a given fuel. One area of their research seeks to match engine combustion modes with improved fuel properties to create higher efficiency and lower emission transportation technologies.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that although liquid-hydrogen- (LH 2 )-combustion aircraft do not perform as well as their jet fuel counterparts, they can still play an important role in meeting aviation’s 2050 climate goals. Mukhopadhaya and Rutherford (2022).

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JUNE 10, 2022

After systematically studying multiple catalyst compositions, researchers at KAUST and Umicore have clarified the role of cerium (Ce) in Mn-based oxide catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO x with NH 3 at temperatures below 200 °C. An open-access paper on the study appears in Nature Communications. Baiker et al.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has investigated the long-term adaptability and economic feasibility of non-flex-fuel vehicles—vehicles designed to use fuel blends containing 85% ethanol (E85) or less—to consume a 30% ethanol (E30) fuel blend.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released two studies from the Co-Optimization of Engines & Fuels initiative ( Co-Optima ) ( earlier post ). These new blendstocks, co-optimized with advanced gasoline engines, show potential to improve passenger vehicle fuel economy by 10%. Blendstocks. Efficiency Merit Function.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

This work provides a versatile electrolyte design strategy for divalent metal batteries. In an effort to address this problem, a UMD research team led by Chunsheng Wang, professor of chemical engineering and director of the Center for Research in Extreme Batteries, developed a novel design strategy that incorporated a new class of solvents.

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APRIL 22, 2022

The Lincoln Star Concept made its global debut , hinting at the brand’s design language for its future electric vehicles. Electrification is removing many traditional vehicle design constraints, allowing us to reimagine what a vehicle can be. —Anthony Lo, chief design officer, Ford Motor Company.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

thyssenkrupp Uhde has been engaged by Ark Energy Corporation Pty Ltd on behalf of the Han-Ho H2 Consortium to deliver a Feasibility Study to support the development of the Han-Ho H2 Hub Project. The study will allow the Han-Ho H2 Consortium to advance through the following commercial and regulatory phases of the Project.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. This study will investigate a potential technology that can contribute to the decarbonization of the Australian alumina industry. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Yara signed a contract with Linde Engineering for the construction and delivery of a green hydrogen demonstration plant at Yara’s ammonia production facility at Herøya Industripark in Porsgrunn, Norway. With this project, we move from intention to actions together with Linde Engineering and local contractors.

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APRIL 29, 2024

As a data-center network engineer with Meta’s network infrastructure team, Susana Contrera is playing a leading role in this unprecedented technology rollout. Her job is about “bringing designs to life,” she says. But she decided to pursue a career in engineering because of her parents, who were small-business owners.

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. However, urban environmental design often neglects life cycle GHG emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

UK-based automotive engineering specialist Drive System Design (DSD) will present a system-level approach for EV powertrain design in a paper at the 17 th CTI China Symposium in Shanghai from 23-25 September. Our system approach to the design of EV powertrains helps to future-proof them against the uncertainties that lie ahead.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Itochu Corporation and Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC); Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC); and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) have agreed to undertake a detailed study for the commercialization of a blue ammonia value chain between Eastern Siberia and Japan.

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JULY 15, 2023

This total includes $16 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for detailed engineering and cost studies toward a first-of-a-kind domestic facility that will extract and separate rare earth elements and critical minerals from unconventional sources like mining waste. DE-FOA-0002854 ).

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