EASAC’s view on energy and electrification
- “There is no security without energy security.” This is how Dr William Gillett, Director of the EASAC Energy Programme, summarises the report ‘Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies’
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Bonfiglioli chooses Turntide as partner for high-voltage systems
As was seen at bauma, Turntide has entered into a partnership with Bonfiglioli, on the road to electrification
Caterpillar happy 100 th birthday
Celebrating Caterpillar's Centennial and ‘The Next 100 Years’ at bauma, where ICE, BESS, electrified machines and a hydrogen engine were also on display
Parker at bauma filled up on hydrogen
At bauma Munich we had Parker tell us about their commitment to hydrogen fuel cells
bauma 25 in a nutshell
The bauma 25 did not suffer from the uncertainty caused by Trump's duty policy. Alternatives to the Diesel include Perkins' electric demo and Yanmar's multifuel, including hydrogen
Simplifhy lands hydrogen storage in Thailand
Simplifhy realised a containerised system for storing green hydrogen at 30 bar, installed in Thailand
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Moteurs Baudouin to showcase world’s most powerful 6+ MVA genset at Middle East Energy 2025
In a world premiere at Middle East Energy 2025, Moteurs Baudouin will introduce the highest-rated genset available for critical backup power, unprecedented power rating exceeding 6 MVA.
Dellorto two-track strategy
The two-track strategy allows the Dellorto group to extend and customise its expertise in EGR, throttle bodies, power units, BMS and batteries from motorbikes to off-highway applications with long-life requirements
HD Hyundai Infracore from G2 compact engines to DOTY 2025 DX Series
Hyundai G2 and DX. Doosan Infracore’s G2 series made its first DIESEL International cover at bauma 2013. Twelve years after, at bauma 2025, DIESEL has since become POWERTRAIN and Doosan has become HD Hyundai Infracore.
The DX series, crowned DotY 2025, marks a new milestone. But what does it have
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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...
Geotab for electric vehicles: the battery degradation tool
Geotab has developed a solution aimed at evaluating battery degradation on electric vehicles. It all start from the analysis of aggregated data from 6,300 vehicles reveals that electric vehicles batteries may outlast usable life of vehicle. Announced at Geotab Connect 2020, the easy-to-use to...
Biogas in Italy. What is it about to happen?
The sixth edition of Biogas Italy 2020, scheduled in Milan on March 5 and 6, will provide an overview about the prospects of biogas in Italy. To date, in fact, 86 percent of goods travel by road and transport accounts for about 24 percent of total emissions. In Italy, the fleet is among the oldest [...
Deutz and electrification. Ideas for the future at the 49th VDBUM Seminar
The connection between Deutz and electrification is quite strong. We talked about this more than once and the latest acquisitions (just to mention Torqeedo and Futavis) and a further proof of a trend. From February 11 to 14, Deutz took part in an important event held in Willingen and organized by th...
FPT F28 awarded Diesel of the year 2020
FPT Industrial 2.8 liters engine won the Diesel of the year 2020. The Diesel of the year 2020 and FPT Industrial will ‘meet’ for the first time at ConExpo, Las Vegas, during a ceremony addressed to the North American market. The second ceremony, for the benefit of the European market, is scheduled t...
The Nikola TRE e-truck will be produced in Ulm
The news was spread by CNH Industrial. The Nikola TRE e-truck will be produced at the Iveco plant in Ulm, Germany. There, the first trucks produced will be the BEV (Battery electric vehicle) heavy commercial vehicles, the first step towards the FCEV (Fuel-cell electric vehicles) hydrogen-powered mod...
Kohler dual-fuel and propane engines launched at World of Concrete
New additions in the range of industrial engines. Kohler dual-fuel and propane engines were launched at World of Concrete 2020, the exhibition held in Las Vegas from 4 to 7 February. The primary engine manufacturer introduced first of all an addition to the popular Command PRO lineup. The Command PR...
Rolls-Royce acquires Qinous to develop microgrid solutions
Rolls-Royce to take majority holding in power storage specialist Qinous. Back in October 2018, Rolls-Royce had acquired a 19.9 percent stake in Qinous, a Berlin-based electricity storage specialist. Now, the process went on with a further relevant step and, since 15 January 2020, the share increased...
How much do the new diesel engines pollute?
Two different studies on the pollution levels of new diesel engines reveal quite disputable results. The issue is quite a hot one in the news currently, given the traffic restrisctions imposed in some large cities. Let’s start with the news that dampens the enthusiasm of the defenders of diese...
Synthetic natural gas as shipping fuel? MAN Energy Solutions says yes!
The first dual-fuel retrofit project now set to be first vessel globally to use synthetic natural gas (SNG) derived from renewable energy. MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine are cooperating on the Wes Amelie project to demonstrate that SNG can successfully be used as shipping fuel. More into de...
