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The new generators are part of a battle plan providing backup power to guard against blackouts in heatwaves. They will provide up to 100 megawatts of electricity if requi red, enough to power an estimated 40,000 households during peak periods. The Australian Energy Mar ket Operator has secured the extra diesel generation as part of a widescale effort to shore up Victoria and South Australia ’ s energy supply, amid warnings of potential shortfalls after the closure of the Hazelwood coal-fired power station. Worst-case scenario forecasts show homes could face having their power cut in ext reme weather during summer. It is understood AEMO will announce the full scale of its electricity insurance program later this month, which is designed to provide enough cover to during extended periods of hot weather. The “ reliability and emergency reserve trader ” is expec ted to tie in deals with energy-intensive businesses to power down at times of peak demand. The agree...

What is a diesel engine fuel injector? What are the benefits of a diesel engine fuel injector? How does a diesel engine fuel injector work, what makes it fail, and how difficult is it to maintain? These are important questions to every owner of a diesel engine . The diesel engine fuel injector is actually what separates it from average gas engines and is the most complex aspect of the diesel engine. So, let ’ s start off with the basics. Gas engines use port injection or a carburetor to inject fuel before the intake stroke. This occurs outside the cylinder. What this means is gas engines load fuel into the cylinder during the compression and intake stroke phase all at once. It the compression of the fuel and air mixture is compressed too much, it ignites and causes a sort of knocking to the engine, creating excessive heat and damaging the system. This is where diesel engines differ significantly. A diesel engine uses a fuel injector to directly inject the fuel into the cy...

The most important requirement of a lubricant is to form a film between the moving parts to keep the surfaces separate under all loads and temperatures. The viscosity of the oil can be influenced with additives to have a viscosity that is high enough to form the protective film but low enough not to cause excessive energy losses within the film. Nowadays, fuel economy is becoming more and more important and the viscosity of the oils is getting lower and lower. It is of great importance that the viscosity remains stable during the whole oil drain interval. Innovation in Viscosity Determination: SVM ™ Stabinger Viscometer ™ Series The highly precise viscometers of the SVM ™ series are based on a rotational measuring principle and have an integrated density measuring cell. The small viscosity measuring cell contains a tube which rotates at a constant speed and is filled with sample fluid. A measuring rotor with a built-in magnet floats freely in the sample. The sample ’ s s...

If you're into doing your own automotive maintenance, or you like to do the odd repair now and then, or even if you watch TV in the winter, you've probably heard of a thing called antifreeze. Then, if you're talking to somebody else, or checking out an article about keeping your car running well in all types of weather, you've heard of something called coolant. The weird thing is, when you read about antifreeze and coolant, it sounds like they serve very similar purposes in the engine of your car or truck. So you ask yourself, what's the difference between coolant and antifreeze anyway? Antifreeze , also called coolant, is the colored fluid (usually green or red) found in your radiator. Antifreeze serves a few purposes. The most important is keeping the water in your radiator and engine from freezing in cold temps. It also keeps that same water from boiling over in the summer. Radiators are normally filled with a 50/50 mixture of antifreeze and water. Th...

There is only one approved use of anti-freeze coolant, and that ’ s in your car ’ s cooling system if you drive in climates where the temperatures can dip below freezing. (It does make a very effective poison, as an “ off -label ” use!) If you live in an area where the ambient air temperature never drops below 0 degrees Celsius, then you can safely use plain water, which is substantially more effective at transferring heat than glycol-based anti-freeze coolant. You would also want to add a small amount of water pump lubricant to plain water, or a reputable additive such as Red Line ’ s “ Water Wetter ” . Alternatively, a coolant that has many advantages and very satisfied users, is Evans Waterless coolant, which is NOT mixed with water (in fact, you need to blow your coolant passages 100% dry before use, to remove all moisture). Glycol based, it has a higher boiling point than pure water, and will not permit corrosion. 1 – What is anti-freeze? Anti-freeze is a gly...

On August 22, 2012, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ( “ SEC ” ) adopted a new rule under section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandating that all SEC registrants (including foreign issuers) are to report and disclose on their use of specified conflict minerals, namely tin, tungsten, gold and tantalum in the products which they manufacture or contract to manufacture emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo and/or nine adjoining countries ( “ collectively the DRC Region ” ). The purpose of this rule known as the “ Conflict Minerals Rule ” is to reduce the funding of armed groups that are committing human rights abuses in the mining and extraction of such conflict minerals in the DRC Region. China Yuchai International Limited ( “ CYI ” ) is committed to ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Conflict Minerals Rule. Suppliers using Conflict Minerals are encouraged to move to certified conflict free smelter...