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Zero-emissions airliners are still a long way off, but Lufthansa and BASF have developed a way to improve things right now. AeroShark is an adhesive riblet film that immediately reduces fuel consumption, and therefore emissions, from any aircraft.Conti… Continue reading Shark-skin-inspired film immediately drops airliner fuel consumption
Zero-emissions airliners are still a long way off, but Lufthansa and BASF have developed a way to improve things right now. AeroShark is an adhesive riblet film that immediately reduces fuel consumption, and therefore emissions, from any aircraft.Conti… Continue reading Shark-skin-inspired film immediately drops airliner fuel consumption
French company Airseas has installed its first half-size automated Seawing kite to a cargo ship chartered by Airbus, and will commence six months of trials in January. The full-size kite is estimated to save up to 20 percent of fuel burn and emissions…. Continue reading Airseas installs its first fuel-saving auto-kite on a cargo ship
Ordinarily, airliners have to run their jet engines in order to taxi along the runway – this uses a lot of fuel, plus it generates a lot of carbon emissions. A new in-ground electrical towing system, however, offers what could be a much more efficient … Continue reading In-ground aircraft towing tech promises fuel savings and less CO2
Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last decade or so, moving people from A to B with ever-improving efficiency, but none quite match the levels of a student-built railroad car called Eximus IV. The vehicle has taken to the tracks at the annu… Continue reading World’s most energy efficient vehicle rolls on to new heights
Otto Aviation claims its odd-looking Celera 500L “bullet plane” is “the biggest thing to happen to the aviation and travel industries in 50 years,” and that its extreme fuel economy could make private flights as affordable as regular commercial air tra… Continue reading Remarkable low-drag “bullet plane” aims to democratize private flight
Airliners can make a lot of noise and use a lot of fuel when they’re coming in for a landing. A new onboard computer system, however, was recently shown to be effective at addressing both problems.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Empa… Continue reading Airplane computer system could save fuel and reduce noise on landings
Everyone knows that walking on soft sand is more difficult than walking on a hard sidewalk. By that same token, MIT scientists are now suggesting that if road surfaces were to be made stiffer, large trucks would use less fuel.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Study suggests that stiffer roads would improve trucks’ mileage
In this transitional period between the gasoline and electric ages, there’s still plenty of room, and plenty of motivation, for last-gasp improvements to the combustion engine – and a Swiss R&D facility says its electro-hydraulic, fully variable valve system is already delivering up to 20-percent fuel consumption reductions in testing.
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Continue Reading Empa’s low-cost FlexWork digital valve train uses up to 20% less fuel in testing
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Continue reading Empa's low-cost FlexWork digital valve train uses up to 20% less fuel in testing
Once a year, the Delsbo Electric contest in Sweden challenges students to create and improve on the world’s most energy-efficient vehicles. This year’s champ, the Eximus IV, smashed the competition and all previous records with an electric equivalent of 687 MPGe (0.34 l/100km).
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Continue Reading Eximus IV claims world’s most energy efficient vehicle title
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