When one thinks of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the first thing that comes to mind is a helicopter-like contraption that can lift off from pretty much everywhere. But the various ...

Fuel cells enter the big leagues as Intelligent Energy unveils its 200-kW IE-DRIVE HD system for heavy vehicles. Billed as the "first-of-its-kind" multi-input, multi-output DC-DC converter, the new ...

Cargo ships, oil tankers and container vessels travel thousands of kilometres across oceans, often carrying huge loads. To power these massive journeys, the shipping industry depends on specialised ...

The majority of the Arctic's black carbon, a short-lived climate pollutant, comes from heavy fuel oil used in ships. Credit: Kirill Kudyavtsev/AFP/Getty Images Heavy fuel oil—the molasses-like sludge ...

Purdue University professor Monika Ivantysynova and doctoral student Naseem Daher discuss research related to a new hydraulic-steering technology, while graduate student Michael Sprengel looks over ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (AV) successfully demonstrated its JUMP ® 20 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) with a heavy fuel engine. The higher horsepower and lower fuel burn rate ...

Most of the clothing and gadgets you buy in stores today were once in shipping containers, sailing across the ocean. Ships carry over 80% of the world’s traded goods. But they have a problem – the ...

Unmanned air vehicles can now be made to equip everyone from division headquarters to squad leaders, and as they have diffused through the ranks, ease of operation has become a priority. That means ...

Ireland is no longer burning coal to produce electricity after the country’s last coal-fired unit was converted to use heavy fuel oil. ESB, the plant’s operator, on June 20 issued a notice that the ...

Engine companies Ricardo, NW UAV and XRDi have announced the formation of an partnership to design and build heavy-fuel engines for unmanned air vehicles… Engine companies Ricardo, NW UAV and XRDi ...