Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

million in grants to eight universities in support of black carbon research. Black carbon is the sooty black material emitted from diesel-powered engines and vehicles, industries like brick kilns and coke ovens, traditional cookstoves, and other sources that burn fossil fuels or biomass.

Universal 231

Universal Carbon EPA Iowa 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

Wisconsin 218

Wisconsin Honda Grant Convert 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The pair has received $850,000 in grants to support the fabrication and testing of a prototype of the K6 engine; Shedd says he expects to have a prototype running by late fall or early winter. Shedd said the engine could be up to about 30% more efficient than a standard diesel engine, depending on the engine load and speed.

Engine 186

Engine Diesel Standards Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2011

Virent’s BioForming platform can produce drop-in gasoline, diesel or jet fuels from plant sugars. The development of Virent’s BioForming technology platform is supported through strategic investors including Cargill, Shell and Honda, as well as 115 employees based in Madison, Wisconsin. Source: Virent. Click to enlarge.

Fleet 343

Fleet Auto Gasoline Wisconsin 343

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Selected projects, by size of award, are: State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program. The project will replace 28 heavy-duty diesel refuse trucks with CNG trucks.

Alternative Fuels 236

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

Emissions 256

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Compared to new diesel engines, the Delphi team found that BSFC for GDCI at light loads was comparable or better, and at high loads was about 5% higher. million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Earlier post , earlier post.). Earlier post.) —Sellnau et al.

Gasoline 304

Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing. The Department of Revenue may grant dealer-users permission to report annually, subject to specified criteria. Utah is set to implement a new kWh tax in January 2024.

Tax 52

Tax Charging Virginia Gas-Electric 52

Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

The US Department of Energy will grant up to $13million in funding to six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects. University of Wisconsin : Selected for negotiation of an award for a project that will perform research and development on advanced combustion technologies.

Emissions 36

Emissions Michigan Fuel Economy Universal 36

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

The grant supports almost half of the $2.1 Sugars processed at HCL CleanTech’s demonstration plant operating at Southern Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina will be sent to Virent’s facility in Madison, Wisconsin for conversion into biofuels and biochemicals. Virent Energy Systems Inc. million total project cost.

Grant 199

Grant North Carolina Wisconsin 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept.

Gasoline 236

Gasoline Emissions Exhaust Wisconsin 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have investigated blending the benefits of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) and gasoline compression ignition (GCI) using QuantLogic’s novel adaptive dual-fuel injector which is capable of direct injecting both gasoline and diesel fuel in a single cycle.

Wisconsin 150

Wisconsin Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. It is much more than that. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150