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CPT Brings TIGERS Technology to VIPER Project for Enhanced Energy Recovery

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Other consortium members include Ford, IAV, BP, University of Nottingham and Imperial College London. The VIPER project builds on our exhaust gas energy recovery work already underway for the HyBoost program. The new VIPER project aims to show how a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 4.5% The project is being led by Jaguar Land Rover.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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Tire Manufacturers Association, synthetic polymers make up about 24% of the material in passenger vehicle and light truck tires. How tire particulate emissions enter the environment (from Imperial College London 2023 report) Michelin’s Roget is aware of this issue, and he says that a white paper on the matter is forthcoming.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

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After each expansion cycle the heat exchange fluid is recovered from the exhaust and reheated to ambient temperature via a heat exchanger similar to a conventional radiator. Zero emission applications as a primary source is certainly of interest in urban scenarios for light duty, short range applications. Earlier post. ).

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. This could include changing road layouts, removing traffic lights and speed humps, or upgrading bus fleets.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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You notice the smell of smoke, and when you try to turn on your bedside light you discover that the power is out. Just thinking about the crew of people needed to tramp around to change all those batteries is exhausting, and to actually do it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. You roust your family and run to the car.

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UCL, BP team study on combustion and emissions characteristics of a range of fuel molecules from lignocellulosic biomass

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A team from University College London and BP’s Fuels and Lubricants Research group has investigated the combustion and emissions characteristics of a range of fuel molecules which can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass through a variety of processing routes. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. 5b01314.

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The UK Centre for Low Carbon Futures published a multi-partner research report— Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems: Opportunities for industry and innovation in the UK —and presented the results at a a conference at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. High efficiency internal combustion engine.