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The funded projects include: University of Wisconsin Madison for “Efficiency Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion of Propane DME Blends”. WM International Engineering L.L.C. in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). —Schnell et al. —Jordan Schnell. Schnell, Vaishali Naik, Larry W.

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JULY 23, 2021

Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to explore synthetic fuels (e-fuels) as a viable near-term solution to further maximize the efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of internal combustion engines (ICE).

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JANUARY 12, 2013

However, the fuel-cycle PM 10 , PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs could be up to five times higher than those of ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles) and CNGVs. emissions are less important because of the low contribution of light duty vehicles to national PM 10 and PM 2.5 Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. In their study, Bishop et al. —Bishop et al. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman, Daniel A.

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The NSF Engineering Research Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources ( CISTAR ) will develop technologies for responsible conversion of alkanes—light hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and propane—into more valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline and diesel fuels.

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APRIL 4, 2012

The researchers acknowledge funding from private donors, the National Science Foundation, the Swedish International Development Agency, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Vetlesen Foundation and the Alderson Foundation. —Kar et al. Abhishek Kar, Ibrahim H. Rehman, Jennifer Burney, S.

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MARCH 22, 2018

However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. The University of Bremen is the scientific base of the international project known as EMeRGe (Effect of Megacities on the transport and transformation of pollutants on the Regional and Global scales).

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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APRIL 21, 2011

If you want to be cooler, you would wear a light-colored shirt that would reflect the sun’s warmth. Aboard each aircraft will be a package of instruments to measure aerosol size, number, light absorption and chemical composition. In addition to its impacts on snow and ice, black carbon is an air pollutant.

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JUNE 2, 2014

In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. Kappanna (2014) “ In-use emissions testing of light-duty diesel vehicles in the US ”. diesels and one 3.0L

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MAY 23, 2022

An international team of researchers has shed light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area. This is important, especially in the relatively clean upper troposphere. —Neil Donahue.

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The two other recipients are: Dr. Donald Blake, professor of chemistry, University of California Irvine. Dr. Blake has carried out measurements of atmospheric volatile organic compounds that have provided critical insights into their roles in air pollution and climate change. Dr. Kirk R.

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MARCH 25, 2024

From the outside, it may seem like the northern lights dance across Iceland’s skies each night. The lights are even on some recycling bins in Reykjavík, the capital: “Keep Iceland Clean.” But the lights can be elusive. Sometimes, the lights are there. On Icelandair ads, planes fly across shimmering curtains in the sky.

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JULY 23, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Argonne National Laboratory to lead a consortium of university, private sector and national laboratory partners for a new, medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center ( CERC ) Truck Research Utilizing Collaborative Knowledge (TRUCK) program.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The company highlighted six vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) safety applications, including Intersection Movement Assist, and Electronic Emergency Brake Light and Control Loss Warning enabled by V2V technology. We expect to see ‘China speed’ in ICV development, which will enable this country to potentially outpace its peers. Earlier post.).

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This powertrain is derived from the Energy dCi 165 Twin Turbo engine, to which the engineers have applied the following enhancements: A 48-Volt (10-12kW) starter motor/alternator-type electric motor mounted on the gearbox: this delivers additional torque, thereby reducing the load on the internal combustion engine. POWERFUL two-stroke diesel.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility. The set targets are consistent with international agreements. The set targets are consistent with international agreements.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Located in Menlo Park, California, SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the US Department of Energy Office of Science. How LCLS views surface chemistry (Credit: Hirohito Ogasawara / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Click to enlarge. LCLS and SSRL are supported by the DOE’s Office of Science. Resources. Dell’Angela, T. Anniyev, M.

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JULY 14, 2012

Instead, according to a new working paper by a duo from The Brookings Institution and Vanderbilt University, the bulk of the estimated benefits from the regulations stem from private benefits such as fuel savings to consumers, based on the regulators’ presumption of consumer irrationality. Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and W.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Among the awards is support for a Syracuse University (with BorgWarner of Ithaca) project to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Stony Brook University seeks to improve vehicle fuel economy with a thermoelectric generator that would capture energy previously lost through heat exhaust. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

million early deaths associated with exposure to vehicle tailpipe emissions could be avoided annually by 2050 if governments require the strongest vehicle pollution controls and ultralow-sulfur fuels, according to a related analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation included in the report. Further, an estimated 1.4

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MARCH 22, 2012

These university-industry partnerships will receive almost $34 million in total project support. This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells. Advanced numerical (i.e.,

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JULY 29, 2010

Jacobson at Stanford University. Because of that, soot’s contribution to global warming has been ignored completely in national and international global warming policy legislation, he said. Black carbon can also absorb light reflecting from the surface, which helps make it such a potent warming agent. Mark Jacobson. Jacobson, J.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Researchers at Washington State University, with colleagues at Kyung Hee University and Boeing Commercial Airplanes, have been developing liquid hydrocarbon/oxygenated hydrocarbon-fueled solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for aviation (the “more electric” airplane) and other transportation applications, such as in cars.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The initiative intends to accelerate the widespread deployment of significantly improved fuels and vehicles (passenger to light truck to heavy duty commercial vehicles) by 2030. Instead, the internal combustion engine will continue to be integral to the transportation of people and goods for the foreseeable future. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 29, 2022

Toward the end, though, the speech took a curious and hopeful turn, as Nixon rhapsodized about the unifying potential of international cooperation in space exploration. The light from the mirror passed through filters and onto the 24-element array of detectors—six for each of the MSS’s four spectral bands—yielding 24 channels of video data.

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APRIL 1, 2009

The bill also directs the President to work with the relevant Federal agencies and California to harmonize, to the maximum extent possible, the federal fuel economy standards, any emission standards promulgated by EPA, and the California standards for light-duty vehicles. light duty vehicles—e.g., Appliance Energy Efficiency.

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan compared regulated and unregulated emissions from both light-duty passenger car (1.7 A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan compared regulated and unregulated emissions from both light-duty passenger car (1.7 Credit: ACS, Chin et al.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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The goal of the partnership is to leverage the complementary missions of deployment and commercialization (DOE) and fundamental research and education (NSF) to address the efficiency of the internal combustion engine (ICE). Liquid fuels have dominated transportation systems for over a century and will continue to do so for decades to come.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A collaboration led by researchers at Leiden University in The Netherlands has launched a Europe-wide citizen campaign— iSPEX-EU 2015 —to use a smartphone add-on and app to measure atmospheric aerosols (tiny particles), resulting in a broad-based data set with high spatio-temporal resolution. iSPEX add-on. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The adventure of the startup began at the University of Sapienza in Rome , where Professor Chiara Petrioli is in charge of a research laboratory. “We This research resulted in solutions “achieving levels of reliability and performance previously not possible” and several international patents were filed.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. We have to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy with less of the carbon pollution that threatens our climate. Now, in light of ongoing events in Japan, I want to say another word about nuclear power. And we have to do it quickly.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Earlier post.). Credit: ACS, Jenn et al. Click to enlarge.

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