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AUGUST 18, 2011

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding $74 million to create four new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) that will advance interdisciplinary research and education in partnership with industry. Brief descriptions of the new centers follow.

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MAY 6, 2022

The internally funded advancement successfully reduced heavy-duty diesel engine nitrogen oxide (NO x ) emissions to meet the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2027 standards. Today’s diesel engines use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to abate NO x emissions. DEF—a 32.5 g/hp-hr standard. —Wheeler et al.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The multi-disciplinary nature and challenges of HKT design requires expertise from a range of scientific and engineering fields working together concurrently. The University of Michigan. The University of Michigan proposes the RAFT concept as a solution for hydrokinetic energy harvesting. University of Washington.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers at the University of Surrey (UK) are developing a process to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air and then use dynamic catalysis to create methanol—a valuable chemical that, made this way, could be carbon-negative. —Dr Melis Duyar, project lead from the University of Surrey. —Dr Duyar.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a unique method for further developing hydrofoils that can significantly increase the range of electric vessels and reduce the fuel consumption of fossil-powered ships by 80%. An open-access paper on their work is published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

In addition to the kinetic colliding jet injectors, Nostrum will showcase a direct in-cylinder water injector and intake track water injector, plus its dilute combustion system, the “Nostrum Cycle”, at Engine Expo – Novi 2015. Both are running the Nostrum cycle on commercial engines they have retrofitted.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. When larger spills happen, pipelines are often the culprit.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Researchers from Tokyo City University and the National Traffic Safety and Environment Lab in Japan are developing a multi-cylinder direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) for application in heavy-duty vehicles. The university said it will seek to commercialize the vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $2.1-million Michael Harold, chairman of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UH, will serve as principal investigator on the grant, funded by the US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE NETL). —Michael Harold.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Synhelion has developed a solar thermal process for the production of syngas, which is then used in standard industrial processes to synthesize liquid fuels, such as kerosene, gasoline, or diesel, that are compatible with conventional jet engines and internal combustion engines.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

million in three new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms and transform industries. POETS will be led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with Howard University, Stanford University and the University of Arkansas. Nature-inspired soil engineering.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. The University of Cambridge also has a long association with BP.

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MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. This is measured by “water activity,” a quantity similar to relative humidity.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Partners: Harper International, Phillips66. Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. BHER Minerals, LLC; Electrolytic Production of Battery-Grade LiOH•H 2 O from Geothermal Brine Partners: ZAP Engineering & Construction Services, Inc., Topic 1, Area of Interest 3: Large Scale Projects.

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APRIL 29, 2020

An international research collaboration has developed a novel, porous, and hydrophobic metal–organic framework (MOF) based on copper ions and carborane–carboxylate ligands that can efficiently separate biobutanol from the broth of fermented biomass needed for the fuel’s production. —Gan et al.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

A transparent film of copper nanowires was transformed into an electrocatalyst for water oxidation by electrodeposition of Ni or Co onto the surface of the nanowires. Water oxidation (2H 2 O → O 2 + 4 e- + 4H + ) is a key step for converting solar energy into chemical fuels. Chen et al. Click to enlarge. A team led by Benjamin J.

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JUNE 26, 2020

In an EU-funded research project, an international consortium is aiming to develop new production methods for sustainable marine fuels to replace heavy fuel oils in shipping. However, HFOs are banned in the national waters of many countries. Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost.

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JULY 30, 2012

The University of Leeds (UK) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have partnered to create a joint research institute to develop next generation energy storage systems, with a focus on thermal- and mechanical-based energy storage systems. Pumped storage plants pump water uphill into a reservoir or lake. These all have several drawbacks.

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MAY 28, 2019

An international research group has improved graphene’s ability to catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction, which releases hydrogen as a result of passing an electronic current through water. The findings were published in an open access paper in the journal Advanced Science. —Kumatani et al. Resources. Kumatani, C.

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JUNE 3, 2012

nuclear and fossil-fueled generating units) in Europe and the United States are vulnerable to climate change due to the combined impacts of lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures. An international team of researchers projected a summer average decrease in capacity of power plants of 6.3—19% 19% in Europe and 4.4—16%

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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The projects will target one of two areas: 1) engineering-scale testing of transformational solvent- or membrane-based carbon dioxide (CO?) The following four projects were selected under Area of Interest 1, Scaling of Carbon Capture Technologies to Engineering Scales Using Existing Host Site Infrastructure: Organization. Description.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China are studying the effects of Dual-Fuel Spark Ignition (DFSI) combustion fueled with different alcohols and gasoline. However, engine knock with high pressure rise and pressure oscillation caused by end-gas auto-ignition is still the big obstacle for deep improvement of fuel consumption.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under the first FOA (DE-FOA-0002187), Capture Research and Development (R&D): Engineering Scale Testing from Coal- and Natural-Gas-Based Flue Gas and Initial Engineering Design for Industrial Sources, DOE selected nine projects to receive $51 million for cost-shared R&D. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Researchers from BASF, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are seeking to develop a process for the photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into methanol for use in fuel cells or internal combustion engines. Dr. Michael Grunze, Heidelberg University.

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MAY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. University of California, Merced, Calif. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. DOE award: $298,191).

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APRIL 23, 2014

A consortium led by the Dearman Engine Company has been awarded £1.86 The Dearman Engine operates by the vaporization and expansion of cryogenic fluids. The HEF facilitates extremely rapid rates of heat transfer within the engine. The heat transfer on injection generates very rapid pressurization in the engine cylinder.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

A team from KU Leuven and the University of Antwerp in Belgium has developed a new process that is suitable for the distributed, small-scale production of “green” ammonia. engine exhaust gas aftertreatment technology. A paper on their work is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

University of Colorado, Boulder. The University of Colorado Boulder will lead a multi-institutional team to develop a data-driven framework of physical testing and modeling to enable the gas industry to better evaluate products to rehabilitate cast iron and steel natural gas pipes and enhance their performance and longevity.

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JULY 31, 2019

A team at the University of Delaware has demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm -2 at 80 ?C. However, the scale of biofuels is limited by their environmental footprint, considering the land and water usage. A paper on the work is published in the journal Joule.

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JULY 21, 2011

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Rice University led by RPI Professor Nikhil Koratkar have shown that flowing water with various molarities of hydrochloric acid (HCl) over graphene generates induced voltages an order of magnitude higher as compared to carbon nanotubes. M HCl solution. Credit: ACS, Dhiman et al.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

The Port of Corpus Christi says that it is uniquely suited to become the nation’s premier carbon capture and sequestration management hub based on the high density of industrial CO 2 emitters, a robust network of existing pipeline infrastructure, and the Port Authority’s ownership of lands leading to state waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

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MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. Rouge H2 Engineering and TU Graz researchers are already focusing on the next step.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

He began his career at Ferranti , an electrical engineering and equipment company in Manchester, England. He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958 from the University of Bristol , in England.

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MAY 27, 2022

Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts from end-of-life vehicles into graphene via the university’s flash Joule heating process ( earlier post ). Process flow and life-cycle assessment comparing graphene synthesis methods. Wyss et al.

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