A revolutionary technology has emerged from years of research to produce isoprene, a key ingredient in tires, without using petroleum products.
The use of E20 fuel, which is a blend of 20% ethanol with gasoline, in automobiles reduces the emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons when compared with E10 fuel or ordinary gasoline, according to a research by the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology. The performance of the vehicle with regard to its drivability or maintenance of the traditional internal combustion engines were also not affected by using this fuel, according to the study.
About 42 student teams, comprising more than 400 students, from different universities vied with each other to take the top slot in the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas challenge that was held on the streets of Houston. This race is a challenge to students to design and build the most fuel-efficient vehicles that are capable of achieving the maximum mileage with minimum amount of fuel.
Two EPC contracts (engineering, procurement and construction) for low-sulfur gasoline projects were awarded to ICA Fluor, a joint venture industrial construction company of Fluor Corporation and Empresas ICA, S.A.B de C.V., by PEMEX Refining, a state-owned oil company in Mexico.
Great Plains Oil & Exploration – The Camelina Company and Accelergy Corporation have signed an agreement to produce a clean biojet fuel by blending domestic coal and Camelina oil by utilizing CBTL (coal-biomass-to-liquid) technology.
Ballard Power Systems, New Flyer Industries, and ISE Corporation have signed an agreement to supply a fuel cell hybrid bus to SunLine Transit Agency in California that is powered by an FCvelocity(TM)-HD6 power module from Ballard. Currently, 20 buses that are similar to this 40-foot fuel cell bus are in operation in Whistler, B.C. This fuel cell bus, which has been delivered, will enter regular service in 2010.
The red student mini car Baldos II, produced by students at (LUT) Luleå University of Technology has been invited to participate in the Clean Equity Monaco 2010. A trade fair which is supported by the Prince of Monaco Albert II. A panel of experts has selected the world's most inspiring CleanTech companies to participate.
Valence Technology, a leading global manufacturer of energy systems, lauded BC Transit for deploying a large number of hydrogen fuel buses at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in British Columbia. This represents the largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses to be put into service in the world. The fuel cell buses utilize the dynamic energy systems developed by Valence Technology.
The largest solar boat in the world was unveiled by PlanetSolar at the HDW Shipyard. The power for the solar boat will be provided by SunPower’s high-efficiency solar cells. SunPower is a leading producer of solar systems, solar panels, and high-efficiency solar cells. The boat will be launched by PlanetSolar in late March for testing and will commence its world tour in early 2011.
Pike Research has released a new report on fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in which it has predicted that the commercialization of light duty FCVs will take place by 2014. According to the report, by 2014, FCVs will be available in most parts of the world and sales of these vehicles are set to exceed 2.8 million across the world by 2020.
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