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Do engine block heaters boost mpg, reduce cold-weather emissions?

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In a recent study, researchers in freezing Finland focused on whether engine block heaters could help increase efficiency in internal-combustion vehicles. Conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University, the study, published in the journal Applied Energy, produced some.

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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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The technology group Wärtsilä has been granted €1 million in funding by Business Finland, a state-run public agency for funding important research projects, to support research in the field of Power-to-X (P2X) technology. It gives us a brilliant opportunity to speed up the move to a 100 percent renewable energy future.

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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

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The source of the information is the International Energy Agency , so the data are applicable in general, and they are not specifically tailored to the cars made in the United States. Canada, Norway, Finland, Russia. Norway, Canada, Japan, Finland. If the latter, what are the source countries? Major import sources.

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Researchers report first direct observation of anionic redox in a lithium-rich battery material

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This is the mechanism credited with the high capacity of the materials, nearly doubling the energy storage compared to conventional cathodes. Unfortunately, the higher energy densities are plagued with problems associated with the irreversibility of anionic redox. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University.

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UCR researchers discover new method to dissipate heat in electronic devices; modulating the flow of phonons

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An international team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has modified the energy spectrum of acoustic phonons—elemental excitations, also referred to as quasi-particles, that spread heat through crystalline materials like a wave—by confining them to nanometer-scale semiconductor structures.

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MIT Looks Ahead to Hydrogen’s Aviation Future

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John Hansman , an aeronautics and astronautics professor at MIT and director of the university’s International Center for Air Transportation. And the hydrogen would have to either be produced through clean or nuclear energy to provide real climate benefits, the paper noted. asks Professor R.

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Porsche invests in high-performance battery JV Cellforce; Si anodes; BASF NCM cathode materials

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The new chemistry reduces the battery’s internal resistance, allowing it to absorb more energy during energy recuperation and at the same time offering improved performance for fast charging. With this material, it now seems possible to increase the power density compared to current series batteries significantly.

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