micro-turbine engines

“These units will eliminate the need for unreliable and environmentally unfriendly diesel engine generator sets to power the sites. Microturbines running on essentially free associated gas makes both environmental and economic sense, or said another way, provides customers with two shades of green.

At this year's Geneva motor show, though, there's a fascinating mix of old and new on the stand of Pininfarina. There ... It has an all-aluminium chassis and a cutting-edge powertrain with a 38kWh battery and a microturbine generator that can run on a variety of fuels to keep the electricity levels topped up.

Techrules, a China-based automotive R&D company (earlier post) is unveiling the final production design of its Ren RS series-hybrid supercar at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The single-seat race car—equipped with Techrules' Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) system—is a lightweight, ...

The Miami-based company said the engine has applications in both the commercial and military markets. The project is part of the Army's Reliable Advanced Small Power Systems (RASPS) technology demonstration program. UAVT specializes in the development of advanced, heavy-fuel microturbine ...

Techrules, a China-based automotive R&D company which unveiled the final production design of its Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) Ren RS series-hybrid supercar at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show (earlier post), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CRRC Times Electric ...

Indeed, the elegant near-five-metre 2+2 GT is the fourth concept Pininfarina has conceived for the Hong Kong-based emerging tech brand and features an electric powertrain with range-extender capability via an aero industry-inspired micro-turbine, fuel cell or conventional combustion engine to give 620 ...

Chinese electric car startup Techrules used last week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to present the Ren RS, a track-focused electric supercar with a micro-turbine range extender. The company also used the show to announce it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CRRC Times Electric, ...

However, Capstone's microturbines are able to run on a wide range of fuels with various BTU content, requiring minimal treatment when compared to reciprocating engines, helping reduce the overall cost of the project while improving reliability. Additionally, the microturbines have some of the lowest ...