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Mitsubishi Heavy Completes First Unit of Latest Version of Waste Heat Recovery System for Marine Engines

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MHI) has completed its first unit of the STG (Super Turbo Generating) System, a marine-use, high-efficiency, combined power generation system that utilizes waste heat and the exhaust gas from diesel engines. Tags: Engines Ports and Marine Waste Heat Recovery. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Click to enlarge. a hybrid boost.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

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Tesla Supercharger (Source: Tesla) Many EV drivers carry over habits from driving gasoline cars when they charge EVs, but that leads to wasted time, inconvenience, and range anxiety, according to a new study. They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): ORNL ] In a partnership with ANYbotics, Vale highlights its commitment to becoming one of the safest and most reliable mining companies in the world. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. Cervero believes Stockholm, Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil are two good examples of the TOD principle. More Americans live in cities than outside of cities. The city will have two transit levels.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): ORNL ] In a partnership with ANYbotics, Vale highlights its commitment to becoming one of the safest and most reliable mining companies in the world. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].

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Volvo Trucks to begin limited production of DME heavy-duty trucks in NA in 2015; customer trials; Oberon partnership

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At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. Volvo has been testing Bio-DME in Sweden since 2009. Volvo VNL D13 with DME. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Consortium Launches Britains First Dual Fuel Biomethane Bus; Emissions Cut in Half

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They noticed how the buses in Malmö in Sweden, a partner city in the Civitas program, were powered by methane, resulting in significantly lower levels of harmful emissions. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of around half as a result of using methane from landfill sites, food and agricultural waste.

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