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Dr. Strange Love
Low-Down County, Northern Virginia
SW/HW Engineer, Certified Blues Man Guitar Picker, Home Builder in my spare time, Trained Thinker
Interests: Low-cost efficient mobility, Home Geothermal Systems, Fixing Old Refrigerators and Old Geothermal Systems
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@Newer Post: "Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. Further, the GDI particles carry numerous carcinogenic substances. Based on this current data, they recommend that particulate filters be mandatory for GDI engines..."
Get the Camp Fire going kids.
Researchers show mechanism by which diesel exhaust particles trigger respiratory “flare-ups”
Researchers at Imperial College London, working with colleagues from King’s College London and University of British Columbia, have demonstrated a mechanism by which diesel exhaust particles directly affect the lungs to initiate symptoms such as a tightening of the airways and cough. These trigg...
Who cares about the Study. Failure increases as you reduce the cycle times. Look at HVAC Compressors. Short-cycling compressors is a No-No if you want longevity of the compressor. Its no different for these batteries.
Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries
Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performa...
@Davemart. It seems very exciting. The current densities from these earth abundant materials are 2+ orders magnitude higher at <300mV over-potentials than the Rare Earth applications. This is good news. They also mentioned 10K cycles in a 1 Molarity KOH alkaline solution and I am assuming the current densities held-up at < 300mV over-potentials, so the substrates seem stable enough under these conditions.
UH team develops new, highly efficient and durable OER catalyst for water splitting
Researchers at the University of Houston have developed a catalyst—composed of easily available, low-cost materials and operating far more efficiently than previous catalyst—that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The robust oxygen-evolving electrocatalyst consists of ferrous metaphosphat...
Ya. Does sound good. Also, CARB is in the board room right now looking at ways to serve NOVs against it too. CARB has revenue generation on their Scorecard. Diesels are easy targets. Imagine if CARB went after Gassers, they would be out of Business. The California Commoner would come after them real quick. The California Commoner which is 99% of their Tax base has NO ideas they exist.
Chevrolet 2017 Cruze Diesel EPA-rated at 52 mpg highway, 37 mpg combined; Tier 3 Bin 125
The 2017 Cruze Diesel Sedan (earlier post) fitted with the six-speed manual transmission offers an EPA-estimated highway mileage of 52 mpg (4.52 liters/100 km)—the highest highway fuel economy of any non-hybrid/non-EV in the US. The six-speed manual model returns an EPA-estimated city mileage o...
System Requirement Specifications, Version 1.0
ReqID 1: The system shall travel 500 miles on a single battery charge in 0 Degree Fahrenheit weather with the Cabin at a constant temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit,
ReqID 2: The system shall travel 500 miles on a single battery charge in 100 Degree Fahrenheit weather with the Cabin at a constant temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit,
ReqID 3: The system shall be accessible to the average Consumer with a Base starting price of $20,000
Can anyone think-up some additional requirements?
Ford pushing for common industry metrics to understand customer daily electric driving requirements
Based on the benefits of its own analysis of anonymized driving data from its plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle customers, Ford is encouraging the adoption of a standard way to analyze driving data for OEMs and regulatory agencies to understand the real world electric driving usage in ...
Yes they can.
Dearman doubling size of tech center for engine powered by liquid nitrogen
Dearman, the clean cold technology company, will double the size of its technology center ahead of further trials of its engine powered by liquid nitrogen. The Dearman Engine is zero emission, emitting no NOx or particulate matter (PM), and delivering significant carbon dioxide savings compared...
In fact, this Post has nothing to do with Green at all.
Dearman doubling size of tech center for engine powered by liquid nitrogen
Dearman, the clean cold technology company, will double the size of its technology center ahead of further trials of its engine powered by liquid nitrogen. The Dearman Engine is zero emission, emitting no NOx or particulate matter (PM), and delivering significant carbon dioxide savings compared...
SJC. The article will let you believe that this process is green, because this article does not cover the entire cycle. HCs are no more topical than Nuclear Energy or Solar or Wind.
Dearman doubling size of tech center for engine powered by liquid nitrogen
Dearman, the clean cold technology company, will double the size of its technology center ahead of further trials of its engine powered by liquid nitrogen. The Dearman Engine is zero emission, emitting no NOx or particulate matter (PM), and delivering significant carbon dioxide savings compared...
2nd law of Thermodynamics, "the entropy of a system always increases over time or remains constant in ideal cases". I guess we need to rewrite the law because liquid nitrogen must be free (...Pooooffff...). You cannot change the tendency toward chaos/disorder.
How old is this knowledge? Sure they can use waste heat from some industrial process to "be more green", but this machine is a slave to other energetic processes "Upstream".
I get it now. Use dirty energy in rural areas to help produce the cryogenic medium, then use it in the Big City so folks think they have something green.
This is the typical urban, congested, "Human Habitrail" dystopian mindset.
Dearman doubling size of tech center for engine powered by liquid nitrogen
Dearman, the clean cold technology company, will double the size of its technology center ahead of further trials of its engine powered by liquid nitrogen. The Dearman Engine is zero emission, emitting no NOx or particulate matter (PM), and delivering significant carbon dioxide savings compared...
If CARB was really concerned about the Environment, they would have a more Holistic View of Environmental Repair.
Put Children to work to design and build projects to Repair the Environment around them. Children love this kind of stuff. Use ALL of the money that CARB "Earns" issuing fines and NOVs to fund Elementary and Middle School (HS if funds remain) for Riparian and other environmental Reclamation projects.
Children will be your Conduit to a better cleaner environment. This is definitely "More Bang for the Buck" than replacing a few old broken down buses. Those buses will eventually be replaced through attrition with better technology anyway.
This is CARB with their atypical "blame everything on HC" mentality.
California is washing into the sea (mudslides) and has a water deficit problem. Johnny Appleseed can be your Savior.
California ARB to award up to $10M for zero- and near-zero emission school buses
A new program funded by proceeds from California’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. The program, known as The Rural School Bus Pilot Project, is a partnership between the North Coast Unified ...
BTW. I believe personally that Tobacco should be outlawed.
Study finds “markedly” high levels of diesel exhaust present in commuter trains powered by locomotives in pull-mode
Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the ...
Rachel Carson exposed the dangers of pesticides gone wild in the early sixties book Silent Spring. She did not condemn the use of pesticides however. One of my Aunts' had big health problems with spores and molds. Others have severe food allergies. I have s a genetic immune problem. Emissions (natural or man made) are of concern, but should not be over played. You breath more toxic smoke roasting marshmallows on a brisk cold day with your kids than you get from most things. You don't see these folks saying someone should get fined. Give me a break.
Study finds “markedly” high levels of diesel exhaust present in commuter trains powered by locomotives in pull-mode
Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the ...
A blog and class action website. Neither are truth. Here is a truthful statement:
"Green plants are green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs certain wavelengths of light within the visible light spectrum. ... Green light is not absorbed but reflected, making the plant appear green. Chlorophyll is found in the chloroplasts of plants."
I am not a politician. I am an Engineer.
Renault-Nissan Alliance delivers significant growth in 2016; cumulative EV sales hit nearly 425,000
The Renault-Nissan Alliance delivered significant sales growth in 2016, with global sales of 9.96 million vehicles—including Mitsubishi Motors sales of 934,013 vehicles globally. Mitsubishi Motors joined the Alliance last fall with Nissan’s acquisition of a 34% equity stake in the company. (Ear...
Yoatman. Is your capital being devoured by Fusion and H2 work? If it isn't, then you shouldn't have any worries other than a wasted investment opportunity.
voestalpine, Siemens & VERBUND building one of the world’s largest electrolysis plants for H2 production; EU-funded H2FUTURE
The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project consortium—comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND and Austrian Power Grid (APG) as well as the research-partners K1-MET and ECN—the contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest PEM electrolysis plants for producing green ...
I frequently use Parts cleaners and some really nasty substances when I am rebuilding an Old tractor transmission or refinishing an old piece of furniture. You don't see me in the Hospital.
Study finds “markedly” high levels of diesel exhaust present in commuter trains powered by locomotives in pull-mode
Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the ...
My wife uses sprays and lotions that bother the h@*& out of me. Why didn't I report her.
Study finds “markedly” high levels of diesel exhaust present in commuter trains powered by locomotives in pull-mode
Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the ...
Arnold. Love your Unbiased sources:
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https://www.BIGClassAction.com/..
http://BLOG.ucsusa.org/dave-cooke
Renault-Nissan Alliance delivers significant growth in 2016; cumulative EV sales hit nearly 425,000
The Renault-Nissan Alliance delivered significant sales growth in 2016, with global sales of 9.96 million vehicles—including Mitsubishi Motors sales of 934,013 vehicles globally. Mitsubishi Motors joined the Alliance last fall with Nissan’s acquisition of a 34% equity stake in the company. (Ear...
Wear a fine particle gas mask if it bothers you. Many cultures use a hearth to heat their shack/hut/tent and the hearth doubles as their kitchen oven. I don't see them constantly complaining and sniveling.
Armed forces carry masks. You never know when you might need it. Perhaps a mask should be part of our every day wardrobe as well.
Study finds “markedly” high levels of diesel exhaust present in commuter trains powered by locomotives in pull-mode
Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the ...
A Segway. On my way to work this morning I was behind a Volt, clouds of cigarette smoke billowing out. On my trip home, it was a Tesla with even more smoke coming out of the cabin. It had to be a Hookah. You talk about hypocrisy.
Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children
Latino children who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and published in the journal Diabetes. The study, the researchers said, is the fi...
E-Motors are already about as efficient as you can get. Margins are real small in this market too. You also have DC ECM 2.3 and better technology in the HVAC market.
Maybe they will corner and lock down as many Intellectual patents as possible so no one else can make money.
Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda to establish a joint venture for electric vehicle motors
Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Motor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to establish a joint venture company for the development, manufacture and sales of motors for electric vehicles. Initially, Hitachi will hold 51%, Honda 49% of the new JV, the name of which is stil...
Forget the mobility stuff, will you? Give us a 7+ Cubic ft. Ventless HeatPump cloths dryer that can compete for $750 and then you have something. No need to advertise. Folks will beat a path to your door.
Electric resistive and gas dryers must be retired. Energy and pollution hogs.
Bosch establishing new electromobility operating unit in Powertrain Solutions; start at beginning of 2018
Bosch is forming an operating unit specifically for electromobility. The unit will be part of the new Powertrain Solutions division. From the start of 2018, Powertrain Solutions will include the company’s electromobility activities as well as the existing Gasoline Systems and Diesel Systems divi...
Where is the Green Energy coming from to feed the not so green process?
voestalpine, Siemens & VERBUND building one of the world’s largest electrolysis plants for H2 production; EU-funded H2FUTURE
The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project consortium—comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND and Austrian Power Grid (APG) as well as the research-partners K1-MET and ECN—the contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest PEM electrolysis plants for producing green ...
What makes PEM electrolysis so Green?
'a recent scientific comparison showed that state-or-the-art alkaline water electrolysis shows competitive or even better efficiencies than PEM water electrolysis'
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'Schalenbach, M; Tjarks G; Carmo M; Lueke W; Mueller M; Stolten D (2016). "Acidic or Alkaline? Towards a New Perspective on the Efficiency of Water Electrolysis". Journal of The Electrochemical'
voestalpine, Siemens & VERBUND building one of the world’s largest electrolysis plants for H2 production; EU-funded H2FUTURE
The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project consortium—comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND and Austrian Power Grid (APG) as well as the research-partners K1-MET and ECN—the contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest PEM electrolysis plants for producing green ...
How many of these Latino households have smokers (cigarettes, cigars, mary-jane, crack cocaine ...)?
Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children
Latino children who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and published in the journal Diabetes. The study, the researchers said, is the fi...
Why didn't Honda choose to partner with Academia and the Chesapeake? Chesapeake has a lot more historical significance.
Oh, I forgot. CARB and Left Coast politics.
Honda establishes Marine Science Foundation
Inspired by the Japanese concept of sato-umi—the convergence of land and sea where human and marine life can harmoniously coexist—Honda has established the Honda Marine Science Foundation, a new initiative to address marine ecosystem restoration and the impact of humans and climate change on oce...
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