Joe Pratt Presented Market Transformation Work at Two Conferences

Joe Pratt presented work for DOE’s Market Transformation group at two international conferences.  At the Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Alternative Fuels and Associated Environmental Impacts Symposium in Brussels, Belgium on June 13, 2013, Joe gave a DOE-prepared talk on the work the Market Transformation group is doing in the airport and aircraft realm.  At…

Sandia Signs Letter of Understanding with H2USA

Sandia National Laboratories recently signed a Letter of Understanding with H2USA, a new public-private partnership launched by DOE to focus on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel-cell industries to…

Negative Valve Overlap: A Key to Controlling Lean, Gasoline Auto-Ignition?

By Richard Steeper The drive for cleaner, more efficient engines has pushed research toward low-temperature gasoline combustion (LTGC) strategies that offer hope of achieving mandates for ultra-low engine-out emissions. Such strategies typically exploit auto-ignition to avoid the high-temperature flames associated with spark ignition. However, this approach makes LTGC control a difficult challenge, especially during part-load…