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JUNE 29, 2017

A study led by researchers at Tampere University of Technology in Finland found that the use of neat Neste MY Renewable Diesel in working machines—a Wille 355B compact utility machine and Wille 855C multi-purpose wheel-loader—efficiently reduces particulate matter emissions compared to EN590 diesel with 7% biodiesel.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The production process was developed in the UPM Biorefinery Research and Development Center in Lappeenranta, Finland. The fuel supplied by Finland-based UPM Biofuels is the first biofuel derived from wood residue used in a marine fleet.

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AUGUST 20, 2016

A team from the University of Vaasa (Finland) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation has examined how the blends of fossil and renewable diesel produced from crude tall oil (CTO) affect the performance and exhaust emissions of the modern common-rail off-road diesel engine. Neat HB was also studied. —Niemi et al. independent of fuel.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Three Member States (Austria, Finland and Sweden) have already reached the 10 % goal. Oil consumption by the transport sector will need to fall by more than two-thirds to meet the objective of reducing consumption by 70% by 2050 compared with 2008 levels. The share of renewable energy in transport in the EU rose from 6.7% in 2015 to 7.1%

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MAY 17, 2012

For existing ships, after-exhaust treatment is proving more popular, but for newbuilds, operators are taking advantage of LNG’s properties. Currently projects underway in Belgium, Sweden, Finland, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and elsewhere have made efforts to offer LNG bunkering and incentives to support LNG-fueled marine technology.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, show that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with NO x emissions well in excess of regulatory type limits when in real traffic. Exhaust emissions from vehicles with Euro 6/VI technology. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The impact of fuels on exhaust emissions was substantial in many cases, with differences between cars representing different engine technologies. 7 °C using a driving cycle according to the Directive 70/220/EEC and its amendments. Broadly, they found elevated emissions from the spark-ignition cars at the test temperature of ?7 7 °C (19.4 °F).

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JUNE 6, 2011

A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Center of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial gasoline grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consumption in normal driving. Each car was driven by the same driver in all tests. The running order of the fuels was random.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

In Europe, the average amount of NO x present in exhaust emissions from modern diesel passenger cars under real-world conditions is more than double the levels from modern trucks and buses, according to a new briefing paper released by the independent research organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

RCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finland shipbuilder Meyer Turku for the new class of vessel under the project name “Icon.” The ships will join the fleet of Royal Caribbean International. The around 200,000 gross ton large cruise ships will be delivered in the second quarters of 2022 and 2024.

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2012

It is well known that renewable diesel, such as hydro-treated vegetable oil (pictured), is a promising alternative to traditional diesel fuel in engines offering substantial reductions in exhaust emissions. Researchers in Finland have published results of a new [.].

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Use of new technologies to reduce friction losses should be able to lower automotive fuel consumption and emissions by 18% within the next 5 to 10 years and by up to 61% within 15 to 25 years, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the US. million TJ/a.

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AUGUST 8, 2015

Holtec estimates that an SMR-160 plant can be installed turnkey for about $650 million dollars in 2015 dollars (less than half of the projected cost of the large nuclear plants on per megawatt basis being built in the US, France and Finland today) and constructed in half the time of current large nuclear power plants.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers from Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland have found that the particulate emissions of auxiliary heaters can be up to a thousand times higher than the particulate emissions of idling gasoline vehicles. Their open-access study is published in the journal Atmosphere.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. At the other end of the scale, the same truck driving in Cyprus, Malta and Finland causes damage of around €0.005 (US$0.01) per kilometer. In some regions the cost is also much higher than others.

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AUGUST 22, 2015

from VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland and Neste showed that a combination of ethanol or isobutanol with bio-hydrocarbon components offers an option to reach high gasoline bioenergy content for E10-compatible cars. examined the exhaust emissions of three cars using different biofuels at a temperature of −7 °C.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

liter Ti-VCT engine has been modified with an upgraded fuel system and revised fuel injectors, hardened valves and valve seats, and a revised exhaust system and catalyst. The model will also be available in a wide range of markets where E85 fuel is available, including Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and Spain.

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APRIL 5, 2009

Despite a reduction in road transport exhaust emissions across Europe, there have been no significant improvements in concentrations of fine particulates (PM 10 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ), which have a major impact on air quality and human health. TERM reports have been published since 2000.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines, the navigation system, and a broad scope of other products and systems for a new luxury and environmentally friendly ferry being built for the Finland based operator, Viking Line, at the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry yard in China. There is an option for a second vessel.

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JUNE 23, 2016

In a poster-session paper presented at CIMAC Congress 2016 in Finland, Ricardo described the use of this split-cycle concept in high- and medium-speed engines for power generation to achieve efficiencies of 60% from units of 1–30 MW mechanical output.

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MAY 19, 2012

A team of researchers in Finland reports that by adjusting engine parameters for the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel fuel across a range of loads (50%, 75%, and 100%), particulate matter and NO x emissions can both be reduced by more than 25% relative to the values from using HVO with standard engine conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

However, subsequent to the Voight/Nol offer, DOE announced it would auction off the remainder of Fisker’s loan obligation, “ after exhausting any realistic possibility for a sale that might have protected our entire investment. ” [See sidebar.]. DOE auctioning off the Fisker loan. On 17 September, Peter W.

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