R744.Com, which bills itself, “your marketplace for CO2 technology news and policy,” reports that a European Parliament report calls for emissions tests to more accurately reflect real-life driving situations. The article notes:
The European Commission should start to revise emissions testing procedures to better reflect real-life driving conditions, according to Members of the European Parliament […]

This item is derived from a press release that is a puff piece for Viaspace, but the information about the company’s humidity sensor might be interesting to some readers……..Dan
Viaspace is a company commercializing technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense. Their product line includes battery and fuel cell test equipment.
One of these products […]

from Southwest Research Institute
Catalytic converters became a part of the vehicle exhaust system in the mid-1970s to meet emission regulations mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the introduction of the three-way catalyst, engineers and scientists have worked to optimize the performance and durability of these devices to meet increasingly stringent emissions and […]

To kickoff the “Emission Solutions in Transportation” Conference in Ann Arbor, MI this October, the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding seven short courses on October 15, 2007, including “Filter Testing - Engine Emissions and Particle Counting.”
The “Filter Testing - Engine Emissions and Particle Counting” course will provide practical information on testing associated […]

The Model 357B65 high-temperature, piezoelectric charge output accelerometer operates in temperatures ranges of -65 to +900º F (-54 to +482º C), and is designed for vibration studies in the high-temperature, ambient environments found in power generation turbines and equipment, aircraft engines, and automotive vehicle engine test and exhaust systems.
The accelerometer connects to laboratory-style charge […]

Green Plus Ltd, sister company of Biofriendly Corporation in the U.S., announced today that it has taken over the former Ford Motor Company Emissions Laboratory in Aveley, near London. The laboratory will be used to perform independent emissions and device testing for vehicle and engine makers as well as serve as a research and development […]

Vehicle Research and Development (VRD), a provider of automotive powertrain and physical test equipment and services, announced a business development alliance with Lapeer, Mich.-based Testing Services Group (TSG).
TSG will provide VRD with exclusive sales representation for the automotive, off-highway and aerospace industries for all testing services. TSG and VRD will work together to develop […]

Automotive News Europte has published an interesting article on the new Tenneco test lab in Shanghai. It’s part of one of three worldwide development centers for Tenneco. Read the entire story.

Edward Nam of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bas been selected to receive the SAE International Russell S. Springer Award at the upcoming SAE Congress. This award recognizes an outstanding technical paper written by a young SAE member. The paper is titled, “An Experimental Procedure for Simulating an SC03 Emissions Test With Air Conditioner […]