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  • Liquid hydrogen as a transportation fuel

    With ever-rising petrol prices and global warming issues, alternative fuels for transportation are high up on the priority list. Hydrogen is already used for this purpose in fuel cell vehicles, but liquid-hydrogen-automobile technology is...

    • Date de publication : 15/11/2006
  • Fluorocarbon producers join the Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership

    On June 29, 2004, the fluorocarbon producers Atofina, DuPont, INEOS Fluor, Honeywell, Solvay and the JFMA, announced that they will provide 300 000 US dollars to help fund the Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership, which includes...

    • Date de publication : 14/09/2004
  • Hydrogen update

    Torild Skogsholm, Norway's Minister of Transport and Communication, has announced that Norway intends to create a hydrogen highway. The NOK 30 million (roughly 3.8 million €) Hydro-led HyNor project will make it possible to drive from Oslo to...

    • Date de publication : 19/07/2005
  • Hydrogen highways

    Stuart Energy Systems Corporation, a Canadian company, has exported over 1100 hydrogen systems to over 100 countries. Stuart recently won a major contract with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in the US. Stuart will supply...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2005
  • Hydrogen technology: Global Observer

    Demand for unmanned aerial vehicles is soaring and companies are racing to produce systems that fly higher for longer periods and can carry heavier payloads. AeroVironment Inc.'s Global Observer can fly at around 20 000 m for as long as a week and...

    • Date de publication : 20/11/2007
  • Mac news: the first service vehicle with a CO2 air-conditioning system

    During the IAA Exhibition for commercial vehicles in Hanover on September 24, 2008, the German Environment Agency (UBA) presented the first service vehicle - a standard Volkswagen Touran -equipped with a CO2 air-conditioning system. According to...

    • Date de publication : 25/10/2008
  • Pioneering CO2 road vehicles

    Aldi Süd, Germany's biggest supermarket chain, is investing in new road transportation for frozen food and beverages with a view to promoting CO2. The next-generation vehicles will go into serial production after being exhibited at the Frankfurt...

    • Date de publication : 13/08/2009
  • 2004 Climate Protection Award

    Since 1998, the Climate Protection Award is awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of achievements in protecting the Earth's climate. On April 13, 2004, this award was presented to 12 international individuals and...

    • Date de publication : 25/05/2004
  • Autonomous systems for refrigerated transport

    The refrigerated transport sector is looking for solutions to reduce fuel consumption, refrigerant emissions and noise emissions. - Autonomous systems cooled by cryogenic secondary coolants offer alternatives. A system developed in Germany uses...

    • Date de publication : 25/02/2009
  • Refrigerant news: General Motors

    General Motors has announced that it will convert by 2013 the air-conditioning systems in its entire fleet of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GM models from HFC-134a (GWP of 1300) to HFC-1234yf developed by Honeywell and DuPont (GWP of 4). GM said...

    • Date de publication : 07/02/2011
  • Automobile air conditioning

    Toyota has developed a super lightweight external variable displacement compressor for automobile air conditioning, which helps conserve energy and resources and reduces CO 2 emissions. Conventionally, fixed displacement compressors were installed...

    • Date de publication : 11/02/2005
  • Recent developments in automobile air conditioning

    Valeo has developed an environmentally-friendly air-conditioning system which meets future EU regulations. The Valeo R-744 system, based on CO2, represents a significant technological breakthrough due to the significantly higher pressure...

    • Date de publication : 19/11/2004
  • Dernières avancées dans la liquéfaction et le stockage de l'hydrogène

    Plusieurs articles de synthèse présentent une vue d'ensemble de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en hydrogène liquide. Linde et Air Liquide, membres collectifs de l'IIF, contribuent à répondre à la demande mondiale...

    • Date de publication : 28/06/2023
    • Sujets : Technologie
  • Popularité croissante du GNL en tant que carburant dans le transport maritime et terrestre

    Moins de 1 % de la flotte mondiale est alimentée au GNL, mais ce chiffre devrait être multiplié par au moins cinq au cours des prochaines années. De récentes données chiffrées suggèrent que l’utilisation du gaz...

    • Date de publication : 26/01/2021
  • Conférence IIF 2023 d’Ohrid : gros plan sur les pompes à chaleur au CO2

    Comme l’a montré la dernière conférence IIF d’Ohrid, les pompes à chaleur constituent un axe de développement potentiel de l’usage du CO2, en particulier pour la gestion thermique des véhicules...

    • Date de publication : 26/05/2023
    • Sujets : Technologie