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AUGUST 30, 2011

with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.

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Waste BMW Exhaust Gas-Electric 376

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle. Source: Crane (2013).Click

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Fuel Economy Waste Economy Fuel 218

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Alfa Laval offers a range of oil-fired and oil and exhaust gas-fired boilers for ships. The most natural choice for boilers is to fire them with the vessel’s primary fuel, but methanol’s low-flashpoint nature and the differences in its energy density require a new approach to the burner and fuel supply systems. Source: Alfa Laval.

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Mariner Grant Oil Exhaust 416

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APRIL 23, 2014

The Dearman project is to deliver a production-feasible waste-heat recovery system for urban commercial vehicles, which offers life-cycle CO 2 savings of up to 40%; fuel savings of 25%, with the potential of up to almost 50%; and potential payback in less than three years. Earlier post. ). Earlier post. ). Other IDP10 awards.

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Waste Engine Land Rover Transportation 246

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

At the same time, a turbocharger with variable turbine geometry increases the charge pressure and supplies more air to the cylinders. Biomethane is obtained from waste plant matter, while e-gas is produced from excess green electricity (power-to-gas). This allows the Golf TGI to accelerate powerfully from low engine speeds at any time.

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Gas Available Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric 415

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

facility has the production and assembly space capable of turning out at least 1,500 Cyclone engines per month, which is Cyclone’s conservative sales forecast for the 10hp WHE-25 waste heat engine ( earlier post ) over the following three years. This 16,000 s.f. The WHE is derivative of Cyclone’s external combustion Green Revolution Engine.

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Waste Engine Production Ohio 220

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AUGUST 26, 2012

Opcon, in collaboration with Wallenius Marine, recently completed the first reference installation of its Waste Heat Recovery technology for ocean-going vessels in a project supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. The Opcon systems generate electricity from low-value waste heat in the vessel’s steam and cooling system. Earlier post.)

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Waste Installation Mariner Fuel 300

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

However, in city driving, the ORC system would supply about half of the accessory load requirement for a conventional engine, and only about one-third of the load requirement for a hybrid powertrain, due to the frequent engine off condition, according to the results presented by Quazi Hussain.

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Waste Light Ford Vehicles 220

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JUNE 7, 2016

Turboden , a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), leader in Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbogenerators for distributed power generation employing renewable sources and waste heat, has signed an order with Acciaieria Arvedi for a 10 MW waste heat recovery ORC unit to be installed at the Arvedi Steel plant in Cremona, Italy.

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Italy Supplies Waste Gas-Electric 150

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As bp aims for an LNG portfolio of 30 million tonnes by 2030, the new Mozambique supply source expands bp’s flexible, high-quality LNG portfolio and further enhances the company’s capability to deliver LNG to markets globally. million tonnes of LNG per year.

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Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste 273

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AUGUST 26, 2010

(MHI) has developed a generator-integrated hybrid turbocharger for marine propulsion diesel engines which utilizes engine exhaust gas not only to drive the turbocharger but also to generate electricity. The MET83MAG is capable of supplying all electric power necessary during normal sea going. Click to enlarge.

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Exhaust Mariner Gas-Electric Gas 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

A new study published in the journal Nature Materials has found a way to suppress the thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate so that it can be used to harvest waste energy, with potential applications such as automotive waste heat recovery.

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Waste Sodium Clean Alternative London 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies has completed internal testing of its initial waste heat power generator ( earlier post ) and has shipped the beta unit to its customer, Bent Glass Design. The final system is expected to be cash positive in 12 months and provide a full payback to Bent Glass within three years.

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Waste Power Powered Power Grid 186

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MARCH 22, 2023

In mining environments, the electric trucks can deliver several big advantages—including no exhaust emissions, a safer workplace, and quieter working conditions. Just like in many other mines, exhaust gases from diesel vehicles are responsible for the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions from Boliden’s mines.

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Volvo Sweden Electric Electrical 284

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APRIL 12, 2018

The use of renewable energy sources will ensure that the plant is supplied with 100% CO 2 -free electricity. Dürr is supplying the complete paint shop: from pretreatment (PT) and electrocoating (EC) processes all the way through to the spray booths with application technology and the ovens.

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BMW Mexico Industrial Industry 253

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JULY 15, 2020

Eaton also currently participates in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SuperTruck program, a partnership between the DOE, truck manufacturers and equipment suppliers seeking to improve freight efficiency more than 100% over an equivalent 2009 model and improve engine brake thermal efficiency performance by 55%.

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Eaton Clean Cleaning Emissions 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Research on utilizing low-grade heat from sources such as industrial waste streams, geothermal activity, and solar heating has focused on using solid-state thermoelectrics and Stirling engines to harvest low-grade waste heat as electrical energy. Tags: Thermoelectrics Waste Heat Recovery. dela Cruz, John P. Ferraris, Anvar A.

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Waste Conversion Ferrari Carbon 230

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JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects cover a wide range of sectors contributing to the EU's decarbonization efforts such as production, distribution and use of green hydrogen, waste-to-hydrogen, offshore wind, manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) modules, battery storage and recycling, carbon capture and storage, sustainable aviation fuels, and advanced biofuels.

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Clean Cleaning Bulgaria Poland 334

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

Continental will be supplying Ford with turbochargers for the carmaker’s new three-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine platform. The turbocharger’s 38-millimeter diameter turbine rotates at up to 240,000 revolutions per minute (4,000 revolutions per second) in the exhaust flow, which can reach 1,050 degrees. Earlier post.)

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Engine Ford Supplies Downsizing 225

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has recently made two awards to researchers to support multi-year projects on the development of thermoelectric (TE) waste heat recovery technologies. Such devices can recover some of the energy embedded in waste heat, such as that produced by exhaust gas from an engine.

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Waste Tulsa Polymer Grant 199

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MARCH 19, 2019

Eaton is supplying a number of leading-edge technologies that improve fuel economy and reduce emissions to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) teams. The $100-million program is funded by the Vehicle Technologies Office of the US DOE and industry partners.

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Eaton Fuel Economy Exhaust Economy 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The electric compressor used to compress the supply air flow must therefore be oil-free. Therefore, it’s not sufficient to filter the external air supplied to the fuel cell—its humidity must also be precisely controlled. In the flat membrane humidifier, the exhaust and supply air are in cross flow and separated from the membranes.

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Commercial Fuel Vehicles Water 223

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Cyclone has teamed with OSU CAR to assist in the commercialization of its external combustion engine technology, specifically the company’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE) model. OSU CAR will initially perform finite element and dynamic stress analysis of the engine, followed by independent long term durability testing.

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Engine Columbus Design Ohio 218

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Certification to the waste fuel emissions standard by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) makes approved technologies such as the CR200 much easier to site in California; often avoiding any local air permitting at all, according to the company.

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Gas Emissions Waste Exhaust 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

This means that the turbocharger and the exhaust manifold are now positioned at the rear, on the side of the firewall when viewed from behind. Furthermore, the new arrangement allows much improved air ducting with shorter distances and fewer diversions - both on the intake and exhaust side. Larger exhaust valves. Turbocharger.

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Mercedes Exhaust Oil-Sands Engine 277

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). short, large supplies of CO 2. emissions. from a pipeline destined for geologic storage (i.e.

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Transportation Convert Waste CO2 231

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The battery system is also capable of providing redundant power, which can improve reliability at sea by ensuring continuous power supply. Maersk Cape Town includes a waste heat recovery system, which is a special feature of many Maersk container vessels.

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Batteries Battery Mariner Singapore 186

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We then multiplied the sources of electrical energy for power units by adding solar panels and installing an exhaust gas heat energy recovery system based on the Rankine cycle. Optifuel Lab 2 operates in response to the supply and demand of an energy market. Waste heat recovery. —Claude Covo, project director.

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2015 Vehicles Solar Waste 247

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

For electricity supply in self-sufficient systems or storage in the range from 1 W to several 100 W and temperatures of up to 350 °C. For electricity supply in self-sufficient systems, storage or feed-in in the range of kW and temperatures between 350 °C and 1,000 °C. O-Flexx has three generic product platforms: Power Strap.

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Conversion Waste Convert Universal 150

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JUNE 15, 2018

Furthermore, the charging strategy and independent mobile power supply are also important aspects of the rapid-charging system. Volkswagen Motorsport works with two rapid-charging systems at the same time in the start area on Pikes Peak, each of which supplies the battery in the I.D. R Pikes Peak. R Pikes Peak.

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Charging Batteries Battery Re-Charge 170

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APRIL 27, 2017

This new Volkswagen system adds a compact lithium-ion battery to the 12-volt vehicle electrics, with the battery supplying the electric consumer units with power when coasting. A key factor in its low emissions is the optimum conversion of the methane in the exhaust gas. The system reduces fuel consumption in practical use by up to 0.4

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Gas Engine Motors Motoring 207

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JANUARY 19, 2010

In practice, they said, first-generation algae ponds will supply their nutrients and CO 2 from fossil-based sources, with almost all commercially available CO 2 coming from the steam reforming of hydrocarbons, and reactive nitrogen being produced by the Haber-Bosch process.

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Water Waste Energy Emissions 218

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

CryoPower is based on the use of a separate induction and compression cylinder from that used for combustion and exhaust. This enables recovery of otherwise wasted exhaust heat to the working gas after the end of compression.

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Commercial Engine Companies Fuel 199

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

This calls for routine interior cleaning , including washing and vacuuming, as well as making sure that all surfaces are clear of clutter and waste. It may be slightly prejudiced, sure, but you can imagine how you might feel if your rideshare vehicle pulled up with a large spoiler and open exhausts.

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Vehicles Clean Cleaning Automobile Manufacturer 86

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. The exhaust valves have sodium-filled stems that promote valve cooling. Cam phasing also provides another effective tool for controlling exhaust emissions. Forged steel crankshaft.

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2013 Oil-Sands Chevrolet Sodium 236

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MAY 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.).

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Eaton Corporation Plug-in Plug 210

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

In other words, of the energy available in a gallon of gasoline, a third is lost as waste heat, another third disappears out of the exhaust with only the remaining third available for useful work. A traditional rule of thumb decrees that the conventional gasoline engine achieves efficiency of around one third.

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Mercedes Hybrid Power Powered 270