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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

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Eaton Corporation will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and innovative compressor technology. The effort is funded in part by a $3.4-million The effort is funded in part by a $3.4-million Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development

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will bring to market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks. The 15-liter natural gas engine is an important part of Cummins strategy for its path to zero emissions. Cummins Inc. —Srikanth Padmanabhan, President, Engine Business, Cummins. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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Eaton hybrid system schematic. Eaton Corp. The hybrid system employs an Eaton automated transmission with an integrated motor/generator (26 kW/ 44 kW peak) and a 340 VDC, 1.8 Eaton hybrid system components on UPS undercarriage. The hybrids were part of UPS’ first cohort of 50 (prototype) hybrid electric vans.

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DOE awards $22M to support next generation electric machines for manufacturing

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These projects, funded through the Next Generation Electric Machines funding opportunity, could cut energy waste by as much as 30%. WBG components—which control or convert electrical energy into usable power—operate at higher temperatures, voltages, and frequencies than silicon-based technologies.

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DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Clemson University.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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We are thrilled with the positive results, and are honored to have been part of the program. The SuperTruck’s AC system runs entirely off the electricity powered by the hybrid system. DTNA began work on the SuperTruck program in 2010 together with Detroit and other partners, including national labs, universities and suppliers.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. BREAKERS projects will develop DC devices that prevent electric arcing, a safety hazard, while handling large amounts of power and voltage.

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