fuel saving News
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Satisfactory fuel savings or a full refund
Magnatech has been awarded a contract to supply its Fuel Conditioning units for boilers and CHP units to five MOD bases in the South of England. The contract follows successful trials where similar units have been saving in excess of £100 000 per year, according to the utilities' manager, with no ongoing costs. Described by Magnatech as 'Probably the most powerful purpose-made units ...
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Forces attracted to fuel savings
Magnatech Fuel Conditioning Limited have recently completed a contract to install their very powerful magnetic fuel conditioning units to all structural gas and oil burning equipment across five MOD bases in England. This was after research concluded that Magnatech was the most cost effective provider of this type of application. The MOD have used this technology previously, when a number of ...
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Goodyear Presents 63% Sustainable Material Demonstration Truck Tyre at the IAA for Transportation
The overriding theme from the IAA for Transportation across the spectrum from the tyre manufacturers was one of sustainability, whether that be in the form of a plethora of digital services that deliver fuel savings for fleets, product advancements that reduce rolling resistance or, as is the case of Goodyear, presenting a demonstration truck tyre that is comprised of 63% sustainable materials. ...
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Time to consider investing in fuel-saving technologies
T&E's Nusa Urbancic writes in today's Financial Times: Sir, Your special report on oil and gas (March 21) highlighted renewed investor interest in biofuels and tar sand oil following recent rises in the oil price. But it failed to mention California’s low-carbon fuel standard or the European Union’s revised fuel quality directive, two recent regulatory developments that will have ...
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Scania has unveiled its new Super 13-liter engine featuring SONCEBOZ`s Smart BLDC Actuator
Scania has unveiled its new Super 13-liter engine that delivers powertrain fuel savings of 8%. This new reduced-emission engine range aims to lead the transport industry through the next decade of tough operational challenges. SONCEBOZ is proud to be involved in this challenge by providing the Smart BLDC Actuator for Air Intake Throttle Valve (AIT) which offers advanced On-Board Diagnostics ...
By Sonceboz SA
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NASA Software Promotes Airline Fuel Efficiency
Software developed at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., is enabling major fuel savings for airlines and an increase in environmental efficiency. The Ames Direct-To software is a product of NASA aeronautics research in air traffic management. The software has been adopted by The Boeing Company for commercial use. Boeing intends to offer airlines the opportunity to subscribe ...
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Airlines analyze operations to save fuel
Airlines have recently announced fees for checked luggage, flight reductions and job cuts in their bid to offset rising fuel prices. Behind the scenes, they are studying their business operations to find ways of becoming more efficient to take the sting out of fuel costs that have risen nearly 85 percent compared to last year. Fuel now accounts for about 40 percent of a typical airline ticket, ...
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New Site for the Energy Saving System, OptiSave - OptiSave.info
How are 300 ship owners saving the environment from the emission of 94.327 tons of CO2 a year? By reducing fuel usage by 34.936 tons and power consumption by 180.000 MWh meaning the ship owners are saving 8.7 million USD. The product is called OptiSave™. Learn how the OptiSave system can optimize the control of your cooling water system and find out how much you can save based on your specific ...
By DESMI A/S
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IMPCO Reserve Fuel System
Wasted fuel and a the risk of vehicle stand-still due to fuel starvation has become an increased issue with the introduction of LPG exchange tanks to industrial vehicles.The newly developend Reserve Fuel System is the professional solution to save on fuel cost and increase productivity. The key benefits of this new system are guaranteed empty fuel cylinders upon exchange and reduction of vehicle ...
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Vans to become more fuel efficient, but not till after 2020
Transport & Environment (T&E) has expressed disappointment that an EU agreement has failed to adopt a more stringent 2020 target for van fuel economy and CO2 emissions. The deal does, however, recognise that the EU needs stricter fuel economy and CO2 emissions standards for vans in 2025, which, in the longer-term, will deliver significant emissions reductions and fuel savings. The deal ...
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Tire and Rubber Association of Canada Launches New Website
Tire and Rubber Association of Canada is pleased to officially announce the launch on April 30th of a newly designed website (tracanada.ca). The new site is user friendly, easy to navigate, and provides clear, concise, and engaging information about the organization, the tire and rubber industry in Canada, and tire information for consumers. The new website is search engine optimized (SEO) with ...
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First fully electrically powered jaw crusher at the Steinexpo
With the brand new jaw crusher RM J110X and the hybrid screen RM H50X, the RM Group is giving a glimpse into the future of the quarry industry at the Stone Expo. For over 30 years, the RM Group has been focusing on electrifying their machines, which has resulted in fuel savings of up to 50%. How? When a hybrid crusher powers a hybrid screen, only one power source is used, saving about half of the ...
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Micro-hybrids to Grow to 39 Million Vehicles in 2017, Creating a $6.9 Billion Battery Market
Micro-hybrids will grow nearly eight-fold to 39 million vehicles in 2017 and create a $6.9 billion market for energy storage devices as the fuel-saving alternative technology finds ready adoption, driven by stricter emission standards, according to a Lux Research report titled, “Every Last Drop: Micro- And Mild Hybrids Drive a Huge Market for ...
By Lux Research
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Consumers Need Accurate Fuel Efficiency Data
Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia today agreed to pay a record $100 million in fines to settle charges by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they cheated consumers by overstating the fuel economy of some of their most popular cars sold in the United States. Luke Tonachel, senior vehicles analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following comment: “Consumers ...
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DNV urges shipowners to embrace operational-proven fuel saving opportunities
DNV urges the shipping industry to be more proactive in their efforts to reduce fuel consumption. In addition to missing out on significant savings opportunities, DNV claims the industry is failing to take advantage of proven systems and routines which will help the industry reduce carbon emissions. According to an IMO study released earlier this year, annual carbon dioxide emissions released by ...
By DNV GL
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Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving
A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute to environmental protection. Nowadays, many modern vehicles are designed to combine high performance and low fuel consumption. However, a fuel saving car-design can be compromised by driver behaviours that can ...
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Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving
A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute to environmental protection. Nowadays, many modern vehicles are designed to combine high performance and low fuel consumption. However, a fuel saving car-design can be compromised by driver behaviours that can ...
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Fuel savings and improved air quality highlight Duke Energy`s truck-stop effort in N.C.
More than 25,000 gallons of truck fuel is projected to be saved annually as part of a $300,000 Duke Energy project to fund electrification at a North Carolina truck stop. Big Boy's Truck Stop, in the Johnston County town of Kenly, will soon have 24 truck electrification stations where drivers can pay to plug in and avoid idling engines. This will be an economical way to provide electricity ...
By Duke Energy
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Ship speed limits are legal and save fuel
Requiring ships to slow down is an environmentally beneficial option that is both legal and does not damage ships. These were just some of the findings to emerge from a seminar earlier this month organised by T&E and another NGO, Seas at Risk. As more evidence emerges that the environmental impact of shipping can be reduced by lower speeds, the seminar on so-called ‘slow ...
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Tampa Electric to launch Balm Solar project worth USD 110 million
Tampa Electric (TECO), a renowned U.S. based energy company, has recently announced the launch of one of its four new solar projects in Hillsborough County. The project aims at providing electricity to 12 thousand homes located in the region. For the record, the Balm Solar project by TECO is spread across 548 acres in the south Hillsborough County and employs 700,300 solar panels to produce 74.4 ...
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