Yanmar fuel cells for power generation
During 2024 Yanmar defined fuel cell projects in power generation and maritime. We are convinced that this is not the end of the story
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Voltfang ISO 9001 Certification
The storage systems company Voltfang earned ISO 9001 Certification granted by TÜV SÜD Management Service
Bergen Engines enables Forestal del Atlántico’s project
Since 1977, Forestal del Atlántico has been manufacturing glues and resins in the Ferrol estuary along Spain’s Atlantic coast, supplying essential products to the wood industry. Today, the company is transforming its operations, working with Bergen Engines to achieve a near-negative carbon footprint...
MAN ES and Vicinity Energy together to decarbonize Boston with heat pump project
MAN Energy Solutions and Vicinity Energy have officially partnered to advance urban decarbonization with a pioneering heat pump project in Boston.
Vireo Ventures achieves Article 9 fund status to accelerate decarbonization
Vireo Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on electrification and digitalization, announces its official classification as an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
District heating: the key to decarbonised energy, according to Wärtsilä
District heating is a multi-technology solution which is currently underutilised for Europe to meet near-term decarbonisation goals affordably, highlights a new study released by technology group Wärtsilä and conducted by economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon.
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LF started with sprinkler engines business
After establishing service and customer networks, LF is diving into the North African and Mediterranean sprinklers market
AS Labruna launches the HEVOlution range of hybrid generators
The first model in the range, HEVOlution 80-37, made its world debut at the Metstrade in Amsterdam, the most prestigious international trade fair for nautical components, representing a decisive step towards innovative and environmentally friendly energy solutions.
Diesel of the Year 2025: dawn of the Hyundai DX05 & DX08
The Korean star is also reflected in the Diesel of the Year. South Korea is in the empire of industrial powers, cinema in the author anthology, K-pop in the playlist of teenagers. The 2025 edition is about Hyundai Infracore DX, 4- and 6-cylinder modular (BxS 110x132 mm), which have what it takes to ...
Alternative Engine Award: FPT under the sign of multi-fuel
An award that seems tailor-made for the XC13 by FPT Industrial. It is the Alternative Engine Award. The 13-litre has always been the star of the Cursor family and in the new X version it has been applied since its birth to IVECO trucks and, in the hydrogen version, has been on the ski slopes for thr...
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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...
LNG for ship vessels. The beginning of a new era
LNG for ship vessels, a reality that now knows no borders or territorial limits. According to Riviera Maritime Media, “by 2023, the global LNG bunkering fleet will be five times as large as it was in 2018, reaching 50 vessels, underpinning the uptake of LNG as a fuel by international shipping.” LNG ...
Game-changing ceramic power units. Carnot Engines towards net zero CO2 combustion engines
Founded in 2019 in the UK, Carnot Engines promises to be disruptive in the internal combustion engine field. How? By the continuous reseach on game-changing ceramic power units capable to halve fuel consumption and reduce CO2 output down to zero. The start-up has started a crowdfunding campaign via ...
Toyota and hydrogen across the sea
Toyota and hydrogen across the sea. Listen these words, from a Toyota press release, posted on February 3rd (Toyota and Hydrogen. In Italy too, together with ENI). Toyota and hydrogen across the sea. Power to Energy Observer “Toyota has been involved in the Energy Observer project from the start, be...
Advanced renewable biofuels and hybridization: Cummins, Deere, Neste
“Advanced renewable biofuels and hybridization”, in one word, sustainability. It sounds like a mantra and it corresponds to the imperative necessity of the internal combustione engine to renew itself. Those of Diesel Technology Forum are perfectly aware of this and have consulted Cummins, John Deere...
A new CEO for CNH Industrial. And Iveco wins the Sustainable Truck of the Year 2021
These days are quite hot for CNH Industrial and the related automotive brand Iveco. Following the resignation of former CEO, Hubertus Mühlhäuser, and the appointment of Suzanne Heywood as acting CEO, the new CNH Industrial CEO has been eventually appointed and, starting from January 4th, 2021, Scott...
Rolls-Royce and SAF. To get a cleaner Earth you need to start from the ‘top’
Rolls-Royce and SAF, as if to say that the fight against polluting emissions is not only fought on land and in water, even in the air. Rolls-Royce Power Systems has a ‘sentiment’ common to the parent company. Friedrichshafen also invested and continues to invest in CNG on ferries and LNG...
Innovative materials for transport: an interesting project from Northern Italy
A very interesting study in the field of innovative materials for transport comes from Northern Italy, more precisely from the Veneto region, and concerns the results of the so-called GAP project. The partners of Sinfonet – Innovative Regional Network of Veneto, which is part of the Smart Manufactur...
DAM and the path to hydrogen
If you say ‘DAM’, we reply ‘hydrogen’ (Do you remember the agreement between Volvo and Daimler?). Why? You must know that DAM Group is specialized in instrumentation and software, electronics, automation and mechanical engineering. Basically, test benches are the core busines...
Briggs & Stratton InStart technology. Go forward!
Briggs & Stratton InStart technology, now also for all new 575iSi and 675iSi Series single cylinder, 4-stroke, air–cooled petrol engines. Associating Briggs&Stratton’s name with lithium-ion technology doesn’t impress anyone, especially after the Vanguard Engines & Battery Pow...
