Torqeedo Travel 903
Torqeedo presents its new Travel 903 motor as a limited edition, available now
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Forsee Power LFP battery modules
Forsee Power is launching a new LFP-based battery system. Named ZEN LFP, it has the aim to provide full-day operations to electric buses, trucks, and off-highway vehicles
Yanmar Green Challenge 2050
Yanmar Compact Equipment is committed to adopting more sustainable practices – and to helping its customers and users of its products to do the same. The company, part of the Yanmar Group, is committed to creating a sustainable future and, along with its fellow Group companies, recently launched the...
Cummins, Daimler and Paccar. A magnificent trio for a ‘Western’ electrification
Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and PACCAR form a joint venture to advance battery cell production in the United States
Bipolar plates and the Schaeffler commitment for fuel cell drives
Schaeffler has developed a new generation of metallic bipolar plates. Fuel cell stacks can achieve a power density about 20% greater than that of stacks
Hive Energy to launch the first green hydrogen valley in Ferrara, Italy
Following the successful launch of its hydrogen valley project in Mantua, global renewable energy developer Hive Energy has confirmed plans for a second hydrogen valley development, located in Ferrara.
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Scania and Tuxedo Yachting House: the V8 charme
Shaping an aluminum hull is a far from trivial operation. Yet it gives uniqueness, sustainability in terms of process, cutting parasitic costs and recyclability of materials. Francesco Ceccarelli, managing director of Tuxedo explained it to us and also told us about the genesis of the choice of the ...
Did you miss the Diesel of the Year? Watch the video here
The Diesel of the year 2023 was awarded to Scania Power Solutions' Next Generation DC13. In this post you will find the video of the award ceremony
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ABB and the Ecodesign Requirements EU Regulation
ABB speeds up the timetable for the Ecodesign Requirements EU Regulation. The new European Union (EU) Regulation 2019/1781 came into force in October 2019 and sets new requirements, starting July 1, 2021, for the energy performance of a wider range of low voltage motors. For the first time, variable...
Cummins towards a fuel cell range extender
Cummins has increased their initial investment from September 2019 in Loop Energy, a Canadian manufacturer of fuel cell systems. The goal is to develop a fuel cell range extender for commercial electric vehicles. Loop is a company specializing in medium and heavy-duty fuel cell buses and trucks, a n...
Qasioon Axial Internal Combustion Engine
Despite the pressure to marginalise ICE, the innovative drive to optimise combustion and make it more efficient and less polluting has not been exhausted. We told you about Serguei Tikhonenkov’s studio, MSc. Now it0s time to approach Qasioon, the name of a mountain near Damascus and of Axial I...
An electric Deere. Part two
An electric Deere, second chapter. Philippe Contault, JDPS Marketing Communication Manager, explained to us and to all of you, what ‘alternative’ really means for John Deere Power Systems. Are the advantages of electrification of power transmission only constructive (e.g. freedom in the ...
Batteries? The John Deere’s version
Batteries and John Deere. Can you imagine an ‘electric Deere’? We do, but it’s not what you might think. John Deere Power Systems has an original strategy, also due to the Group’s synergies. We asked to Philippe Contault, JDPS Marketing Communication Manager. John Deere’...
4e-Consulting. It’s a Green Deal
4e-Consulting, It’s a Green Deal! What does it mean? 4e-consulting is an Italian-based founded in 2010 to provide support to partners worldwide in designing and developing engines from scratch to engine production line commissioning, as well as powertrain integration, calibration and testing. ...
Ecomondo #SAFEBUSINESS
What does the keyword ‘Ecomondo #safebusiness’ mean? The hashtag responds to the Covid-19 emergency applied to trade shows. European fairs are falling like skittles, cancelled or postponed until 2021, which announces itself with a saturated fair calendar. What to do to ensure the continu...
Volvo Penta and hydrogen. Looking at the near future
We told you about the agreement between the Volvo Group and Daimler Truck for the development of fuel cell systems. In Götebörg they clearly have ambitious programs, which also involve Volvo Penta and Volvo CE. Hydrogen is thus entering the industrial applications audience (Deutz also announced the ...
Cummins and SCR. In house skills
We’re going to publish on Diesel International 4/2020 (available in August) a long overview about the SCR for European truck manufacturers (that’s still available on the Italian DIESEL May issue). It’s a way to understand what will happen in the engine room of the yachts. SCR will ...
Improving the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine (Part IV)
Our long journey about fuel efficiency has finally come to an end. This is the last post taken from quite a long (although extremely interesting) article written by Serguei Tikhonenkov, MSc about a brand-new engine design aimed at boosting the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines. In this ...
