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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Heavy-duty electric trucks can help improve the work environment for drivers and construction workers thanks to low noise level and zero exhaust emissions during operation. —Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks. The latter will have a significant and positive effect on air quality in cities with many ongoing construction projects.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Researchers from the Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), MINES ParisTec, and Renault are exploring the non-catalytic reforming of diesel fuel with diesel engine exhaust gas (i.e. An alternative to the catalytic exhaust gas reforming of diesel fuel method is presented in this paper and consists of using an NTP torch.

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APRIL 19, 2014

Audi is presenting an Audi TT offroad concept at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. We chose to present the Audi TT offroad concept in China, our second domestic market, because it represents the urban mobility of tomorrow: It is sustainable, dynamic, intelligent and connected. Audi TT offroad concept. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 9, 2020

The vessel can substantially reduce the amount of sulfur oxide (SO x ), nitrogen oxide (NO x ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) contained in the engine exhaust gas by using LNG as primary fuel. LNG-fueled engines present environmental challenges in that unburnt methane (a greenhouse gas) is emitted into the atmosphere from their exhaust gas.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

As people movers, they present these problems daily and up close to places where populations are most concentrated. Electric buses also offer the passenger less vibration, less noise, and zero exhaust. Octillion is a Tier 1 supplier of advanced energy storage systems focused on the electrification of passenger cars, trucks and buses.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

GMZ Energy, a developer of high temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) solutions, has introduced the TG16-1.0 , a new thermoelectric module capable of producing twice the power of the company’s first product, the TG8-1.0. Click to enlarge. The unit generated an output power well in excess of its 200 watt design goal. The TG16-1.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2012

Renault has further improved the fuel economy of its diesel-powered light commercial van Kangoo and Kangoo Express with the ENERGY dCi 71 and 90 models. Renault first presented the Kangoo equipped with an ENERGY dCi 90 diesel engine at the last Geneva Motor Show. l/100 km, 54.7 l/100 km, 54.7 The four-cylinder, 1.5-liter

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $10 million in funding to develop new technologies and tools to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. Those condensation trails—contrails—occur when aircraft exhaust water mixes with cold, ambient humid air.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

The researchers are presenting a paper on PREMIER at the upcoming 2011 JSAE/SAE International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants meeting in Kyoto at the end of this month. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , In Press doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.192. 2011.04.192. International Journal of Engine Research in press.

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Exhaust Emissions Engine Fuel 186

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Highways England is funding this project to assess how IPG's turbine technology could present a solution for delivering power at a competitive cost while improving air quality, that would alleviate grid stress in high-use areas, as well as enabling remote locations to facilitate EV charging.

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JULY 23, 2014

Enerpulse Technologies said that it has further identified the underlying mechanism by which its its pulsed energy ignition technology improves fuel economy, reduces emission and delivers higher torque in spark ignited (SI) internal combustion (IC) engines. Earlier post.) —Wes Helgeson, senior research engineer.

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MAY 24, 2017

The project was funded by the ETH Domain’s Competence Center for Energy and Mobility (CCEM) and coordinated by Empa chemist Norbert Heeb, who has made a name for himself in the last 25 years by analyzing diesel emissions and studying filter systems. Levels in exhaust emissions were found to be as much as 1,700 times above this limit.

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Engine Exhaust Gasoline Diesel 271

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Staff at the non-profit research organization presented it with little fanfare to the SwRI board of directors and advisory trustees along with 7 other research projects at the 66 th annual meeting on Monday. As will be presented at SAE World Congress, SwRI engineers modified the 2.0-liter In 2013, SwRI reported a 2.0-liter

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MARCH 31, 2021

Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Added to this are fast energy absorption and high power density. Each battery requires a defined temperature for optimum power output.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. Exhaust gas exergy map of EcoCAR engine.

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MAY 25, 2021

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a sensor system called IntelliVent that can prevent dangerous conditions from developing in outdoor battery cabinets. The April 2019 incident in Arizona at an energy storage facility left four firefighters injured, two seriously.

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Batteries Battery Arizona Energy Storage 243

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MAY 4, 2009

Conceptual schematic of direct thermoelectric generator mounted in a vehicle’s exhaust stream. The exhaust energy content of Atkinson-cycle engines, which are used in many hybrid powertrains, is lower than conventional IC engines due to the cycle’s inherently higher thermal efficiency. Indirect configurations are also possible.

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Design Ford Energy Exhaust 150

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Schaeffler presented a new concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Our AWD disconnect clutch reduces this additional friction by more than half by decoupling the secondary drive train and to improve its energy efficiency. However, a significant proportion of the energy is lost due to friction.

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JULY 15, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $11.5 million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. The technology uses 10-15% less energy than existing amine absorbents.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

The Enerpulse pulseplug (“Pulstar”) features a peaking capacitor to improve energy transfer efficiency. Finally, the pulsed energy plug could improve natural gas spark ignition engine development by improving the ignition system. The external form factors are the same. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

liter unit features a cross-bank exhaust manifold and an optimized oil separation process. seconds, accompanied by an energy-charged soundtrack of rare emotional appeal for an eight-cylinder unit. kWh of usable energy. It is underpinned by a newly developed, classically high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, N=3. A fuel economy penalty was also observed for lower energy content E30 and E78 blends compared to both E10 fuels. Regulated emissions for all test fuels over the cold-start and hot-start LA92 cycles. Yang et al.

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JULY 20, 2021

Last week, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels (Fit for 55). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Projected conditions for internal combustion engines in 2025 push light-duty engine exhaust temperatures into the low end of gas turbine regimes, Haynes said. The increasing piston, cylinder, head, exhaust valve and turbocharger temperatures represent significant structural materials—and cost—challenges.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The project will also integrate non-truck battery-electric equipment, non-proprietary chargers, and solar energy production equipment. The demonstration units will be based on the technology currently being used in the Volvo FE Electric ( earlier post ), which Volvo Trucks presented in May and will begin selling in Europe in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The new paint shop incorporates technologies such as air recirculation, dry separation and exhaust air cleaning that enable a significant reduction in the use of resources. Heating energy and water consumption per car are reduced by 20%. That’s why we are continually further developing our production technologies. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

At the official opening, Gorden Wagener, Head of Design Daimler AG, presented the Mercedes-Benz G-Code plug-in hybrid crossover show car. The control strategies of this mode focus on maximum energy efficiency and maximum drive system comfort. The 2+2-seater SUC measures about 4.10 meters in length and has counter-opening doors.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The details of the design, including analyses of its potential fuel cost and health impacts, are published in an open-access paper in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. The trend towards smaller engine cores with smaller mass flow rates in the core stream, presents new opportunities for emissions control. Speth, Sebastian D.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Onori notes that an integrated approach to reduce gasoline particulates is necessary because engine operating conditions determine oxygen and fuel content and temperature of the exhaust gas, which influence the output of the catalytic converter, which in turn governs soot accumulation and oxidation in particulate filters.

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JUNE 3, 2016

The team is working as part of the Critical Materials Institute, an Energy Innovation Hub created by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and managed out of DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. Based at Ames, the institute works to increase the availability of rare earth metals and other materials critical for US energy security.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Presently, about 60% of the European platinum trade goes to this purpose. The results reflect a highly dynamic catalytic converter surface that reacts extremely sensitively to external impacts, such as exhaust gas composition. million) by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. 56, 13078 doi: 10.1002/anie.201707842.

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MARCH 25, 2020

This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Small particles in exhaust from burning fossil fuels creates “seeds” on which water vapor in the air can condense into cloud droplets.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Audi will present its new S models for the first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA). TFSI V8 with cylinder deactivation (cylinder-on-demand), energy recuperation and start-stop system). The new S6, S7 and S8 feature a new 4.0L This is a downsized platform from the prior 5.2L naturally aspirated V10. liters per 100 km (24.3

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MAY 16, 2014

They presented their results Results are presented for brake mean effective pressures (BMEP) from 5 to 20 bar and different percent energy substituted (PES) by propane at a constant engine speed of 1500 rpm. liter, six-cylinder, production heavy-duty diesel engine.

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JUNE 29, 2016

The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September. Further energy recovery is achieved from CPT’s exhaust-mounted 48V turbine integrated exhaust gas energy recovery system known as TIGERS.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Audi engineers will present a paper on the new V8 TDI at the upcoming Vienna Motor Symposium in April. Two exhaust-gas turbochargers are activated selectively according to the concept of sequential charging, since exhaust gas only flows through one turbocharger at low and intermediate load. Audi developed the 4.0

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