Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

Now, researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan, led by Professor Masato Machida, have developed a new composite material—a CeO 2 -grafted MnFeO y (CeO 2 /MnFeO y ) as a substitute for the conventional CeO 2 material in three-way catalysts. wt% Pd/A2O3, and the reference catalyst was a mixture of 1 wt% Rh/CeO 2 and Pd/A 2 O 3.

Convert 170

Convert Conversion Exhaust Gasoline 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

Europe’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2050) outlines a 75% reduction in aviation CO 2 emissions to year 2050 relative to a year 2000 reference. Core exhaust loss. Radically reducing the excess kinetic energy is possible by increasing engine mass flow and reducing exhaust jet velocities (reducing specific thrust).

Engine 150

Engine Exhaust Concept France 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Often referred to as scavenger cells, they absorb and engulf microorganisms. Since macrophages also play a key role in lung diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the new study is important for understanding the health risks of ship exhausts. Their open access paper is published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Diesel 150

Diesel Emissions Exhaust Oil 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

Babies in strollers can be exposed to up to ~60% higher average concentrations of pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development, according to a study by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK).

Pollution 199

Pollution Clean Cleaning Environment 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Hybrid technology refers to the production of fuels by both biochemical (fermentation of carbohydrates) and thermochemical (thermal upgrading of lignin) processes. Madsen, Flemming H.

BMW 150

BMW Mariner Fuel Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2013

The presence of oxygen in the fuel has the potential to lower the exhaust particle number concentration in diesel engines, they concluded. Limited information is available in the literature about the exhaust soot particle number size distribution under these operation conditions for diesel and RME fuels. Labecki et al. Labecki et al.

Diesel 252

Diesel Exhaust Engine Emissions 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

The team included experts from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), Bern University of Applied Sciences and Empa. The manufacturers will have to disclose the engine control unit functions connected with exhaust gas purification. times higher than the corresponding lab limits, however.

Diesel 150

Diesel Buy Vehicles Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A study by a team at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) found that higher compression ratios in a spark-ignition engine improved performance of both an E22 blend (78% gasoline, 22% ethanol) as well as neat hydrous ethanol. This product is referred to as hydrous ethanol—approximately 93% ethanol and 7% water.

Exhaust 199

Exhaust Gasoline Water 2009 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Penn State University Park. University of Washington, Seattle. West Virginia University Research Corporation. The Research Foundation for the SUNY Stony Brook University.

Vehicles 150

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2016

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have introduced a new method for identifying NO x emissions hotspots using high-fidelity Lagrangian vehicle data to explore spatial interactions that may influence emissions production. A study by Wu et al. Andreae et al.

Minnesota 150

Minnesota Connect Connected Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck features a low-back-pressure, next-generation aftertreatment system that efficiently removes NO x from the exhaust stream. The aftertreatment system features additional insulation to retain maximum heat energy in the exhaust. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray.

2009 150

2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

pre- and post- decarbonization of the electric power sector—to which he referred as pre-CCS and post-CCS, respectively (although decarbonization was not necessarily via CCS—carbon capture and storage).) Direct capture of CO 2 from air, or from an exhaust stream vented to the atmosphere, represents negative emissions.

Transportation 231

Transportation Convert Waste CO2 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2017

In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California. Click to enlarge.

Diesel 150

Diesel California West Virginia Virginia 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

Although direct air capture of carbon dioxide (DAC) generally refers to the capture of CO 2 from ambient air, this FOA also considers the removal of CO 2 from partially concentrated air (e.g., building HVAC exhaust) and from natural fluids (e.g., DE-FOA-0002481 ).

Carbon 360

Carbon Exhaust Water Energy 360

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

This goal will be facilitated by fundamental research to establish the basis for new concepts, design elements and tools performed through university/industry/national laboratory partnerships. catalytic) technologies to reduce toxic gas and particulate emissions.

Fuel Economy 240

Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014 240

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

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.

Emissions 150

Emissions Fuel Range Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million Earlier post , earlier post.). Earlier post.) —Sellnau et al. 2014-01-1300. Click to enlarge.

Gasoline 304

Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

For offsets to be credible, a ton of CO 2 -equivalent emissions from an offset project should equate to a ton reduced from a covered emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe. To be credible, as noted above, an offset should equate to an emission reduction from a direct emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe.

Climate Change 218

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

Clemson University. Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum for the New Bioenergy Belt Clemson University, along with the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and partners, will phenotype an exhaustive set of international germplasm and plant varieties. Purdue University. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Transportation 150

Transportation Energy West Virginia Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

The team examined blends of 5% and 10% POMDME in diesel in a single-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine to gain an overview of the blend’s impact on engine performance and exhaust emissions. The team compared the reference diesel fuel with two blends of 90% diesel - 10% POMDME by volume and 95% diesel-5% POMDME by volume. Iannuzzi et al.

Diesel 186

Diesel Exhaust Emissions Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The distilleries were referred to as “stills” and the alcohol became known during the Prohibition period as “moonshine.” The result is more efficient combustion, cooler running engines, lower exhaust temperatures, and increased longevity of engine life. During the early 1900s, a distillery was a standard piece of farm equipment.

Transportation 317

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Michigan have characterized the nanostructure and oxidative reactivity of soot generated by a light-duty turbodiesel engine operating under a dilute, low-temperature combustion process referred to as high-efficiency clean combustion (HECC).

Diesel 150

Diesel Exhaust Engine Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). Colorado State University. Ultra-Efficient Turbo-Compression Cooling Colorado State University (CSU) will develop a waste heat driven cooling system with team members Barber- Nichols and Modine, which utilizes an ultra-efficient turbo-compressor powered by exhaust flue gas.

Fusion 150

Fusion Power Powered Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2015

A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

Insight 150

Insight Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The main conclusions of NREL’s analysis were: Several of the studies tested relatively large numbers of engines or vehicles, including the Coordinating Research Council’s (CRC) engine durability study (28 engines); the University of Minnesota’s in-use fleet study (80 vehicles); and the US DOE’s catalyst durability study (82 vehicles).

2001 300

2001 Minnesota Cars Emissions 300

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany report on their evaluation of two possible future biofuels—tailor-made from biomass—in a paper in the journal Fuel. The initial set of ~168.8

Engine 150

Engine Future Gasoline Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Low temperature combustion (LTC) refers to a broad range of in-cylinder combustion strategies for the reduction of NO x emissions from diesel combustion; NO x is formed primarily by a thermal mechanism, which production rates increasing exponentially with temperature. One common technique is to place the main injection near TDC.

Diesel 210

Diesel Emissions Range Exhaust 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2014

Bengt Johansson at Lund University and others, has demonstrated that using low-octane gasoline in diesel engines has the potential to achieve very high efficiency while reducing the cost of diesel engines by lowering injection pressures and requiring less expensive exhaust aftertreatment. —Viollet et al.

Gasoline 210

Gasoline Fuel Light Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2013

The reviewers were Giuseppe Levi, Bologna University; Evelyn Foschi, Bologna; Torbjörn Hartman, Bo Höistad, Roland Pettersson and Lars Tegnér, Uppsala University; and Hanno Essén, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. His invention is referred to as an energy catalyzer named E-Cat HT, where HT stands for high temperature.

Triac 300

Triac Energy Hydrogen Universal 300

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Berube went on to reference the importance of DOE’s major new Co-Optima initiative ( earlier post ), an effort to co-optimize new fuels and light-, medium- and heavy-duty engines which together could achieve very significant performance improvements. High efficiency engines with low-carbon fuels clearly is a major, major pathway.

PHEV 218

PHEV Engine Fuel Economy Economy 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

A number of papers from Kalghatgi and his colleagues—and now other groups, including Tsinghua University in China and the Eindhoven University of Technology—have been published recently, exploring different aspects of this approach. Similarly, a team from Tsinghua University (Shuai et al.) —Chang et al.

Gasoline 207

Gasoline Fuel Range Diesel 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. References.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

That agreement calls for a program that will cover nearly 90 percent of the region’s greenhouse gas emissions when it is fully implemented (commonly referred to as an economy-wide program). To be credible, as noted above, an offset should equate to an emission reduction from a direct emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe.

Gas 244

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244