diesel combustion News
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EPA Awards Georgia Southern University with Grant to Develop Innovative Environmental Solutions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a team of students from Georgia Southern University (GSU), located in Statesboro, GA, received the coveted People, Prosperity, Planet (P3) Award at the 9th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The GSU P3 Team, which consist of nine students from the School of Engineering were awarded for ...
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Canada’s Hydra Energy First Company to Deliver a Hydrogen-converted, Heavy-duty Vehicle to a Paying Fleet Customer
Hydra Energy, the world’s first Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS™) provider for commercial fleets looking to reduce emissions and costs with limited risk and no up-front investment, today announced an industry milestone – delivery of the first hydrogen-converted, heavy-duty truck to a paying fleet customer. This comes after the company completed three years of successful on-road ...
By Hydra Energy
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Hydra Energy Selected As Finalist in Transportation Category of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
From a cleaner freight train to an automated beehive, a way to recycle fabric, and other bold, new technologies, the 5th annual awards honor the products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, ...
By Hydra Energy
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Hydra Energy Partners with Chemtrade to Provide Commercial Truck Fleets With Green Hydrogen Below the Cost of Diesel
Continuing to speed up the adoption of hydrogen in long-haul transportation, Hydra Energy today announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with Chemtrade (TSX:CHE.UN). The long-term contract is a pillar of Hydra’s Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS) business model and includes Hydra capturing, cleaning, and compressing hydrogen. Initially, both companies are focused on one of ...
By Hydra Energy
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Our latest Surefire® waste incineration plant is about to be shipped out
We have often reported that even though every single waste incineration unit we build is designed and manufactured in our UK factory, their final destination and workplace could literally be anywhere in the world. This latest project, a Surefire® SF200, is a typical example because although it was expertly engineered in our Manchester workshops it is now about to be shipped to its ...
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New Generation of Biogas Tractors
Valtra began limited series production of biogas tractors a few years ago. Since then the tractors have been further developed, and now the latest dual fuel models have been launched. The N103.4, N113 and N123 models are available with the HiTech 3 or HiTech 5 transmission The development of biogas tractors has been based on the needs of users, who expect them to operate exactly the same in all ...
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ASTM D6890 - 11b Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
The ID and DCN values determined by this test method can provide a measure of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel oil in compression ignition engines. This test can be used by engine manufacturers, petroleum refiners and marketers, and in commerce as a specification aid to relate or match ...
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ASTM D6890 - 11a Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
The ID and DCN values determined by this test method can provide a measure of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel oil in compression ignition engines. This test can be used by engine manufacturers, petroleum refiners and marketers, and in commerce as a specification aid to relate or match fuels and engines. The ...
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PyroGenesis Successfully Completes 900-kW Plasma Torch Factory Acceptance Testing; Receives Payments Totaling $936,000; Torch Shipped to Sweden
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX-V: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company, (the "Company", the “Corporation” or "PyroGenesis") that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, announced today that, further to previous press releases with respect to the ...
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Kelp Elevator Could Give Biofuels a Lift
Inside Science -- Catalina Island, 25 miles off the coast of Los Angeles, is known for pristine coastlines, epic snorkeling, and panoramic views of the Pacific. Its waters are also home to an unsual-looking science experiment: a floating bed of planted kelp that is pushed down and pulled up each day, as if riding a giant elevator. The idea behind the project is to find an efficient way to farm ...
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Adding nanoparticles `makes for friendly biofuels`
Adding 'nanoparticles' improves the ignition of biofuels and makes them emit less toxic fumes, Indian researchers report. The findings that adding alumina nanoparticles helps biofuels and conventional fuels release fewer toxic emissions and smoke when burned in internal combustion engines were published by Ramachandran Bhagavathiammal Anand, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Mazda debuts 40-mpg 2012 mazda3 and announces production of all-new cx-5
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today unveiled its innovative industry-leading suite of SKYACTIV technologies at the New York International Auto Show and revealed the 40-mpg highway fuel economy of its face-lifted 2012 Mazda3 compact car, which made its U.S. debut at the show. Earlier in the week, MNAO also announced that the MINAGI Concept, which made its North American debut in New York, ...
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Lockheed Martin To Integrate Fuel Cells, Solar Power For Military Applications Under Contract With Office Of Naval Research
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] secured a contract with the Office of Naval Research for the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell generator set as an alternative to traditional battlefield power generation equipment. Lockheed Martin's fuel cell technology will be integrated with solar panels, providing the military with the power needed to perform missions while using dramatically less ...
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Honeywell Green Diesel™ to be Produced From Bio Feedstocks in U.S. Facility
UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it has signed an agreement to license technology to Emerald Biofuels LLC to produce Honeywell Green Diesel™ at a facility in Louisiana. Emerald is expected to use Honeywell's UOP/Eni Ecofining™ process technology to produce 85 million gallons per year of Honeywell Green Diesel from non-edible, second-generation oils and ...
By Honeywell
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ASTM D975 - 11b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
This specification covers seven grades of diesel fuel oils suitable for various types of diesel engines. These grades are: Grade No. 1-D S15; Grade No. 1-D S500; Grade No. 1-D S5000; Grade No. 2-D S15; Grade No. 2-D S500; Grade No. 2-D S5000; and Grade No. 4-D. The requirements specified for diesel fuel oils shall be determined in accordance with the following test methods: flash point; cloud ...
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Less CO2 emissions with new diesel from renewable energy sources
This week in Berlin, Daimler AG, Deutsche Post DHL, the energy group OMV, the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG public transportation company, and the Finnish oil company Neste Oil took part in a discussion-oriented event titled “Diesel from renewable sources — A step toward zero-emission transportation?”. At the event, the companies presented the initial results of their joint pilot test project ...
By Neste
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