DOE, Volvo partners build trucks that are more efficient

DOE stressed on 27 January its partnership with the Volvo Group to market and deploy innovative technologies that help, the competitiveness of U.S. car truck and the processing industry. Through DOE's Super Truck program, the Volvo Group received $ 19 million to improve the efficiency of commercial vehicles such as the Mack and Volvo trucks. The company is the Super Truck Program Award dollar for dollar match. The Volvo Group, participate in one of the four Super truck development projects, which are on increasing the fuel efficiency of trucks of class 8, known as 18-wheelers, by 50%. To achieve this goal, companies develop and vehicle technologies in motor efficiency, aerodynamics, waste heat recovery, and hybridization, such as to improve. DOE expects that 9.75 increased mpg fuel economy of 6.5 miles per gallon (mpg).

Also production efficiency has the Volvo Group as part of the DOE plants better program that embraces better building, pledge reduce the energy intensity of their production facilities with support and guidance from DOE. River Valley at the plant of the company in Dublin, Virginia has implemented a number of measures it, which in turn reduces energy intensity in one year by almost 30%. See the DOE press release and a DOE brochure on the Volvo Group success.

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Ashgabat sees Europe as gas partners

Published: May 27, 2011 at 7: 07

ASGABAT, Turkmenistan, may 27 (UPI)--Natural gas from Turkmenistan is part of the commitment of the Government, their partnership with Europe, the President said during a gas Conference in Ashgabat.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that his country was steps this necessary diversification of its pipeline infrastructure to help secure natural gas markets, Platts news service reported.

"Future supplies of Turkmen gas to Europe and the promotion of close cooperation with the countries of the region in the energy sector in this context are set," he was quoted words.

"The fertile Turkmenistan European Union talks about the Turkmen gas exports are a strong incentive to implement this project."

His comments follow a survey by British oil field monitoring company Gaffney Cline, which is the latest Turkmen gas find in the field of South Yolotan of the largest in the world.

Gaffney Cline audit provides the estimated reserves of the field to more than 700 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to satisfy enough for more than 50 years European demand.

Turkmenistan is already exporting natural gas to China, Iran and Russia. Natural gas from the field of Dauletabad gas is expected to be East are moved by the planned Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan India gas pipeline project.

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