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SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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KIT, automakers, partners launch project “reFuels” in Germany for production of synthetic fuels from non-fossil carbon sources

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The project “reFuels - Refueling of fuels” will investigate processes to produce gasoline and diesel fuels from sustainably available raw materials such as plant parts on a large scale. With “bioliq” ( earlier post ) and the “Energy Lab 2.0”, KIT already has two platforms for the production of reFuels. The Energy Lab 2.0,

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Researchers use synchrotron in quest for better synthetic fuels catalyst

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Using X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator, scientists of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now been able to observe for the first time a catalyst during the Fischer-Tropsch reaction that facilitates the production of synthetic fuels under industrial conditions. Photo: Tiziana Carambia).

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Compact pilot plant for solar to liquid fuels production

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Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This reactor was developed by KIT. KIT, INERATEC, and VTT plan to extend their cooperation.

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Audi offers two new 3-cylinder engines in refreshed A1: 1.0 TFSI and MDB 1.4 TDI diesel for A1 ultra

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Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. TFSI gasoline engine and the 1.4 TDI diesel. 4-cylinder engine as the second engine in the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel engine platform (MDB).

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BioBoost project targets conversion of biomass into intermediate energy carriers for subsequent conversion into fuels, chemicals, power and heat

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The project, coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will start in early 2012. The catalytic pyrolysis reduces oxygenates in the oil to 13% enabling power and refinery applications. Depending on the synthesis path, either diesel or gasoline can be generated. million (US$6.6

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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V6; DSG is to the right, with the power electronics unit mounted above it. The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L Earlier post.

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