Cummins and the mining hybrid solution
Cummins Inc. has commissioned its diesel hybrid solution in partnership with one Chinese NHL mining truck manufacturer
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Kubota at Agritechnica: the hybrid family is growing
The enhancement of Kubota’s micro-hybrid offering is ongoing. At Agritechnica from Osaka they will bring the V3307-CR-T P0 Micro Hybrid and the D1803-CR-T P1 Hybrid. On display also the Kubota 3.8L Hydrogen Engine
MAN Engines: plans for sustainable product offerings
MAN Engines is presenting possible ways for sustainable propulsion systems as well as solutions for stationary energy storage: battery storage and integrated e-drive systems, hydrogen ICE, hybrid systems, hydrogen dual-fuel engines, hydrogen admixture in the fuel of gas engines, and HVO.
Ecomotive Solutions: new challenges on the hybrid for heavy vehicles
Ecomotive Solutions is studying new solutions for the application of hybrid technology to the heavy transport sector, with the contribution of the new-entry Mariano Negri
Siemens to provide software for EGAT world’s largest hydro-floating solar hybrid project
Siemens is responsible for installing, testing, and commissioning the microgrid control that works together with photovoltaic plant control systems for the hydro-floating solar hybrid project by EGAT at Sirindhorn Dam
Volvo Hybrid vessel to avoid interfering with the wilderness
Volvo Penta to power Hurtigruten Svalbard’s new hybrid vessel
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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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Brand-new Wärtsilä projects all over the world
As a truly global company, Wärtsilä projects are spread all over the world. Here we report some of the latest and most interesting ones in terms of technological impact. In Saudi Arabia, Wärtsilä engine technology will enable a mining site power plant to efficiently utilise solar energy. In fact, Wä...
Steyr Konzept: hybrid for working ‘hard and green’
Steyr Konzept. The CNH Industrial Group proposal delegated to Steyr (tractors) and FPT Industrial (powertrain and driveline) opens up new horizons in the world of hybrid engines. Surprisingly, the traditional transmission (often a structural and certainly characteristic element in the world of agric...
Mercedes plug-in hybrid system: the diesel-electric star
The crown jewels of Mercedes plug-in hybrid system are still the 9G-Tronic transmission and the four-cylinder diesel engine OM654 in a 194 hp and 400 Nm version with Euro 6d TEMP emissions. We might then say that the marriage between hybrid technology and diesel is quite a perfect one. However, Dies...
Cummins at Agritechnica, the second part of our interview
The interview with Steven Nendick, Cummins, at Agritechnica 2019. Last week we published the first part of the interview we recorded with Cummins’ Marketing and Communications Director in Hannover at the end of last year. The second part starts talking about markets. Then, there will be also room fo...
FPT at CES 2020: concept and music
Quite a remarkable participation of FPT at CES 2020, the Consumer Electronic Show held in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 January. In fact, the company’s stand, which resembled a state-of-the art recording studio, featuring this symbol of innovation and highlighting the brand’s commitment to alternative fuel...
Interview with Ajay Prasher (Perkins), part 3
Here’s the third and last part of our long and articulated interview with Ajay Prasher, Perkins Product Marketing Manager. Here’s the first part of the article and here’s the second part. Mr Ajay Prasher, what are the benefits of the kinetic storage system? The kinetic hybrid system stores the recov...
Perkins hybrid engines. Our interview to Ajay Prasher, Part 2
Perkins hybrid engines Here we continue the journey started in the latest weeks with the first part of the interview with Ajay Prasher, Perkins Product Marketing Manager about Perkins hybrid engines idea. Let’s start with the advantages of the solutions developed and proposed by the Peterborou...
Perkins hybrid engines, all good things come in threes
Perkins is going to offer hybrid and electric technologies across its power range from 6 to 597 kW. The first technology solutions to be released are hybrid-electric, hybrid-mechanical and hybrid-hydraulic, all of which complement the existing range of 0.5-18 litre diesel engines. We have interviewe...
Piller and the kinetic energy storage: a century of continuity
The years are 110, to be precise. It was 1909 when engineer Anton Piller founded the company named Piller. Today, the German company is quite a benchmark in the field of rotary UPS, employs currently about 1,000 people worldwide and has its headquarters in the city of Osterode, near Hanover, as well...
Siemens diesel-electric propulsion on board the MY Vanadis superyacht
Siemens diesel-electric propulsion, namely the Siship EcoProp, is on board the MY Vanadis superyacht, a 31-metre vessel built by CCN (Cerri Cantieri Navali). The system provides that the propulsion may rely on traditional diesel engines to navigate at cruising speed or rather on electric motors for ...
