Sustainability

Electric buses are not enough to make a green fleet. Issues such as energy production and life cycle emissions are quite known and debated. But what is happening in UK is a real extreme case: a fleet of electric buses powered by a diesel generator. Indeed, Harrogate Bus Company claims it’s having re...

Low fee for gas vehicles in Germany, Iveco welcomes Natural gas vehicles will receive a toll exemptions for highways from January 1st 2019 to Decembre 31st 2020 thanks to the decision taken by the German parliament, concerning both CNG and LNG vehicles over 7.5 tons. This decision will pull natural ...

Amer and Volvo Penta 100-mile experiment demonstrates fuel saving potential The Shipyard Amer Yachts Permare, in collaboration with Volvo Penta, has “dared” to install a revolutionary layout engine system with 2 IPS 1350 for the first time on a pleasure superyacht which permits a decrease of consump...

New EGR Technology by MAN EGR strikes back. In accordance with the principles of the German school (thermal balance and TCO reduction, by the restraint of consumption of AdBlue), MAN takes a step forward in terms of ERG in the OEM context. MAN Energy Solutions has launched its new EGR (Exhaust Gas R...

BorgWarner’s Organic Rankine Cycle BorgWarner’s Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) waste heat recovery system is the new technology for the commercial vehicle sector. In conventional applications, almost 50 percent of the engine’s fuel energy is rejected to the environment as heat. ORC waste he...

Hybrid Rail projects by Rolls-Royce, Porterbrook and Irish Rail Hybrid PowerPacks, delivered by Rolls-Royce, are going to improve the rail industry both in the United Kingdom and in Ireland thanks to the cooperation with Porterbrook and Irish Rail. WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MTU AND IRISH RA...

Rolls-Royce invests in start-up Qinous Qinous, MTU and microgrid, a technological connection encouraged by the Friedrichshafen company expertise. Qinous is a Berlin-based start-up company global provider of innovative energy storage and control systems. «As a strategic investor, the aim is to set up...

Wärtsilä in search of start-ups with Power-to-X technology Wärtsilä Group continues its active start-up collaboration by launching the next SparkUp Challenge for start-ups. The focus is now on the energy field with Power-to-X technologies. The Smart Energy Challenge is based on Wärtsilä Energy Solut...

MEE Saudi. The first edition of Middle East Energy Saudi took place for 15 to 17 October. The location is always that of the Arabian Peninsula, the organization in the hands of the agency Informa Exhibitions, the scenario is that of the Opec’s backbone. Dubai is really close and the format is ...

Danfoss and AXCO Motors, a new alliance in mobile electrification Danfoss and AXCO Motors. The Danish company announced the acquisition of the Finnish technology leader in large electric solutions for applications like maritime vessels and off-highway vehicles. This deal has strengthened the Danfoss...