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New barge technology applied to reduce inland navigation emissions

Let me tell you the story of the Victoria, a barge that produces 80 percent less NOx, 99 percent less SOx and 98 percent less particulates than standard barges on its travels. Oh, and the CO2 production levels are also about 5 to 15 percent less. How did the Victoria manage to accomplish this? First of all because she's using regular diesel instead of ship fuel. Regular diesel in Europe is low in sulfur as well as less polluting and more efficient. The Victoria also got a set of filters and a catalytic converter which had a relatively modest ... Read more →

Ford joins the University of Melbourne to study H2 engine development Sam Abuelsamid

Ford's Australian division is partnering with the University of Melbourne on a study to begin in July of this year to evaluate a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine. The Victoria State ...

Clean diesel buses may herald a move towards hybrids Down Under Dane Muldoon

The Australian state of Victoria may be planning to trial a fleet of hybrid diesel-electric buses after recently upgrading 24 of its existing public transport buses with clean diesel models. The ...

New barge technology applied to reduce inland navigation emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Let me tell you the story of the Victoria, a barge that produces 80 percent less NOx, 99 percent less SOx and 98 percent less particulates than standard barges on its travels. Oh, and the CO2 production levels are also about 5 to 15 percent less. How did the Victoria manage to accomplish this? ...

Ford joins the University of Melbourne to study H2 engine development 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's Australian division is partnering with the University of Melbourne on a study to begin in July of this year to evaluate a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine. The Victoria State Government has chipped in a $1.2 million grant to help finance the project. The University team will take ...

Clean diesel buses may herald a move towards hybrids Down Under 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Australian state of Victoria may be planning to trial a fleet of hybrid diesel-electric buses after recently upgrading 24 of its existing public transport buses with clean diesel models. The Australian-first Euro 4 Clean Diesel buses, which are able to reduce carbon emissions by a third, are ...


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