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Allison Transmission @ IFAT
At IFAT in Munich, Allison is presenting transmissions for alternative technologies to the Diesel ICE, from fuel-agnostic propulsion solutions to Allison eGen Power fully electric axles for municipal and refuse collection vehicles
MAN’s D38 hydrogen engine has found a home on the truck
MAN Engines supplied the hydrogen-powered D38 for 200 hTGX trucks. MAN has also recently developed hydrogen engines for a snow groomer and a stationary CHP plant
Caterpillar likes HVO for rental power solutions
Caterpillar Rental Power Solutions Deployed By Peterson Power Systems Surpass 8 Million Gallons In HVO Fuel Use
Wacker Neuson pushes on electrification
Wacker Neuson's commitment to decarbonization is combined with electrification of new rammers, vibratory plates and dumpers
Kubota joins the Allianz Hydrogen Engine
Kubota has joined the Allianz Hydrogen Engine, an organisation which pools knowledge from industry and research. Kubota’s own concept 3.8L 85 kW hydrogen engine has already been publicly unveiled and has already been attracting widespread industry interest.
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AS Labruna at the DPE Rimini with LF and start-up MOVe
AS Labruna was present at the DPE - International Electricity Expo in Rimini with LF, FPT Industrial dealer for North Africa, and MOVe, startup for the electrification of on-road vehicles, such as the Metrocab of Fresia
FPT Industrial: let’s go, XC13
The XC13 surely sounds agnostic in FPT Industrial’s unofficial nomenclature; it comes, indeed, with a tripartite certification: Euro 6E (winking an eye at the upcoming Euro 7), methane gas and also biofuel, with a link to hydrogen. Andrea Abbà, FPT’s product marketing manager, told us about dialogui...
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CHP and hydrogen: present and future for MAN Energy Solutions
Let’s start with the hydrogen. MAN Cryo, the wholly-owned subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, has announced that it is working on a number of projects for liquid-hydrogen fuel-gas-supply systems for various-sized vacuum tanks equipped with tank connection spaces, and all relevant equipment for safet...
Ammonia: another brick in the wall of decarbonisation?
When you heard the word ammonia on diesel-international.com you think about SCR such as a Pavlovian reflex. And it’s a mistake. Today, ammonia is valued by many to be a solution, one of several solutions, in the transition to decarbonisation. Of course, caution is high, but commercial shipping...
Ricardo UK wins funding to improve efficiency of electric vehicles
The well-known expertise of Ricardo in the field of electric vehicles has lately reached a further step. In fact, the global company (here is a recent post of ours about a Ricardo web event focused on the off-highway sector) has been awarded funding from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) –...
Volvo Penta and efficiency. The five Swedish declensions
Volvo Penta and efficiency. We all usually call it efficiency. But Volvo Penta has found a way to pursue the same goal, but with a different semantics: to maximize uptime. In Guthenburg they show five ways to go. Listen straight from their words (for first, refresh on Stage V). Volvo Penta and effic...
Prinoth goes to Hydrogen. What a wonderful winter story!
Prinoth goes to Hydrogen. We spoke with Andreas Muigg, Head of product management, and Martin Kirchmair, Head of research and development. It happened roughly one year ago. We focused on ICE, diesel, LPG, CNG and GNL engines. We also broached the cool topic of electrification. Prinoth goes to Hydro...
Smart electrification, ABB and Talga made a step towards major European battery anode project
ABB and Talga, the latter a battery anode and graphene additives company headquartered in Perth Western Australia, signed a memorandum of understanding with plans underway for production facility and integrated graphite mine in Sweden. The target is to jointly develop Talga’s Vittangi Anode Project ...
Ricardo and the modular approach to powertrain innovation in off-highway
During a very interesting webinar held in Autumn, Ricardo shared the company’s point of view on powertrain innovation within the off-highway sector, talking a lot about electrification, hybridization or rather next-generation internal combustion engines, perhaps based on alternative fuels. According...
Smart energy according to ABB and to Shanghai Electric
What does ‘smart energy’ mean? We could give you several examples, among the many meanings of the (overused) adjective ‘smart’. Here we will consider a couple of significant examples. Let’s start with ABB. Smart energy. Looking at ABB “ABB has been granted membership in...
MTU Power to X for commercial boating
MTU Power to X. Just to clarify, what does ‘Power to X’ mean? Basically ,we can say that’s the way to convert renewable energy. There are many options, you need just to replace the final ‘X’! For example, into methane gas (Power-to-Gas) or liquid methanol (Power-to-Liqu...
FPT IVECO and Snam
FPT IVECO and Snam. Guess what links these three industrial entities? Exactly, natural gas, one of CNH Industrial’s flagships in the energy transition. Clarification of the agreement comes from Turin, Italy. FPT IVECO and Snam “FPT Industrial and IVECO, together with Snam, one of the wo...
