VOITH LAUNCHES TWO HYBRID SYSTEMS
Voith has developed the DIWAhybrid based upon the proven DIWA technology and supplemented it by an asynchronous motor. The strength of this parallel hybrid lies in its universal suitability, especially for applications in buses with higher average speeds. In heavy city traffic, Voith relies on the serial hybrid solution ElvoDrive. The core component for both solutions is an inverter especially developed by Voith for hybrid applications in buses.
INTRODUCTION OF MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY RETARDED IN CHINA
Published at 12.08.2008 in Technology, Environment
The spread of modern diesel engines using common-rail technology faces barriers in China, due to several problems. Main issue is that China's impure diesel fuel can damage parts of modern common rail engines, which are more or less mandatory for Euro 3 diesel and better. As in Europe and the USA, the sulphur content of this fuel should be lowered substantially. Besides, the government's schedule for tightening emissions rules is unclear.
NEW CATALYST MARKS MAJOR STEP IN THE MARCH TOWARD HYDROGEN FUEL
In the issue August 1, 2008 of Science, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge led by chemist Daniel Nocera reported on a new water-splitting catalyst that works under environmentally friendly conditions, not made from costly materials like platinum but from cobalt and phosphorus - fairly cheap and abundant elements. The new catalyst needs improvements before it can solve the world's energy problems, but several outside researchers say it's a crucial development.
CHANGE TO CLEAN TRANSPORT AS RESULT OF THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES
The municipality of Beijing took more than 200 measures to improve air quality in the past ten years. UN Environment Program (UNEP) has been working with the Beijing Olympic Committee for the last three years in order to help make the Summer Games environmentally-friendly.
FREE HYBRID SHUTTLE AT TOKYO HANEDA AIRPORT
Two Japanese bus manufacturers have supplied four hybrid buses fitted with a diesel-electric driveline for free shuttle bus services at the Tokyo Haneda airport. Hino has supplied one while Mitsubishi Fuso supplied three: these vehicles now link Haneda's first, second and international terminals, covering a distance of about 4.2 kilometers, and in one day, they may each travel up to 300 km.
