Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Energy-Relevant Elements Recovery from CO 2 -Reactive Minerals During Carbon Mineralization. Virginia Tech will introduce an organic phase during the direct carbon mineralization process and in the mineral dissolution step of indirect carbon mineralization process. An estimated 2.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Joining as collaborators in the research are Cornell University, the University of Alabama, Virginia Tech and corporate partners Microvi Biotech Inc. Of interest are a fuel’s burn rate and propensity to form particulate matter or soot often found in an engine’s exhaust stream. and EcoEngineers.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Ultra-High Temperature Anode Recycle Blower for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Mohawk Innovative Technology aims to develop an oil-free anode recycle blower capable of using uncooled SOFC exhaust gas directly at temperatures up to 700 °C. West Virginia University. DOE: $299,055; Non-DOE: $74,764; Total: $373,819. Montana State University.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

Delaware and Virginia. Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Leonardo Academy is retrofitting school buses with exhaust controls and are retiring eight delivery vehicles early. Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc. Florida and South Carolina. Puerto Rico.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2011

A collaboration including researchers from Boston College, MIT, the University of Virginia and Clemson University have achieved a peak ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of 0.8 for the materials and possibly good enough for consideration for waste heat recovery in automotive exhaust systems. The study by Yan et al. —Yan et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2010

Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions. The Axial Vector Engine is an axial-type engine that uses a sinusoidal cam rather than a crankshaft to convert the linear motion of the opposed pistons into rotational motion in the drive shaft. engine and 100 kW generator—in 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This special cycle revealed that VW’s recall calibration did increase Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dosing upon initial startup; however, dosing was not sufficient to keep NO x emission levels from rising throughout the cycle. This resulted in uncontrolled NO x emission despite the SCR reaching sufficient operating temperatures.

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EPA Diesel California 2015 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

For the second-generation, Audi further optimized the turbo with integral insulation and by moving away from flange-based mounting to the exhaust manifolds to an integrated component. Changes in the exhaust manifolds and turbo from Gen 1 to Gen 2. Exhaust gas aftertreatment system, shown in an A7. lbs (4 kg). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

Terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental lifecycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location, according to a new lifecycle assessment by researchers at the University of Virginia. 0.4 ± 0.05. 1.8 ± 0.58. 3.3 ± 0.86.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

West Virginia University Research Corporation. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Develop advanced solutions for Class 7 and Class 8 heavy‐duty vehicles that eliminates or mitigates the negative effects of current diesel exhaust after‐treatment equipment systems on dual fuel trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2009

The entire extracted gas volume then is reintroduced into the FGD outlet transition duct where it is mixed with the FGD exhaust gas. As the next step in demonstrations of increasing size, the first of two product validation facilities recently began at the American Electric Power (AEP) Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

VW engineers believed the increased stress on the exhaust system from being driven in the “dyno mode” could be the cause of the hardware failures. With these alterations, it was believed the stress on the exhaust system would be reduced because the engine would not be operating for as long in “dyno mode.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

University of Virginia. The University of Virginia will develop a novel coating for high-temperature alloys that achieves these goals via a mixture of oxides of rare earth metals with different mass, ionic size, and charge. West Virginia University. High Entropy Rare-earth Oxide (HERO) Coatings for Refractory Alloys- $600,000.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

The study is based on on-road tests of 15 vehicles—12 certified to the Euro 6 standard and three to the US equivalent (Tier 2 Bin 5) using Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS), which provide a continuous stream of vehicle data signals including emission rates, velocity, acceleration, road gradient and exhaust temperature.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2017

Researchers at Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame and Cummins have discovered a new reaction mechanism that could be used to improve SCR catalyst designs for pollution-control systems to further reduce emissions of smog-causing nitrogen oxides in diesel exhaust. —William Schneider, the H. Clifford and Evelyn A.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including academic work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. The heat from the turbine’s exhaust is used to produce steam to turn a turbine in the second stage. Another efficient option he pointed out is the combined cycle power plant.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

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. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Clemson University. Tour Engine. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 6, 2012

A number of research groups have explored the development of a free-piston linear generator, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology ( earlier post ), and Shanghai Jiaotong University ( earlier post ), among others. —Ling Huang 2012.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

With lower exhaust heat, heat efficiency was enhanced, and consequently, fuel efficiency was enhanced as well. The launch states include California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2013

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. (DOE share: $498,382; Recipient share: $124,595; duration: 36 months). Purdue University. DOE share: $499,994; Recipient share: $124,999; duration: 36 months).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Seeking every edge, my SF90 trimmed another 30 kg via its optional $56,240 Assetto Fiorano package , which includes titanium springs and titanium/Inconel exhaust system, carbon-fiber door panels, and underbody and racing-derived Multimatic shock absorbers. A jaw-dropping weight-to-power ratio of 1.57 And don’t forget sound.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2023

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, wasn’t too happy with Twitter. ” Another one pointed out that after manually reviewing 2,500 accounts, they thought it was exhaustive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

A uniform price multi-round auction was used by the State of Virginia to auction its emissions allowances in the NO x Budget Trading Program in the eastern U.S. 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.

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