Prospects of engine building transformation to the hydrogen-containing fuel

Promising developments in the field of engine building, associated with increasing of natural gas usage as a motor fuel for internal combustion engines (ICE), are presented. Technology of hydrogen-containing fuel composition forming created. Advantages of motor transport based on ICE with GHA: lower amount of toxic (reduction of CO release) of about 7 times; retention of existing infrastructure of fuel supply with decrease of fuel consumption of 12-17%; safety; reasonable combination of advantages of hydrocarbon and hydrogen power engineer. The perspectives of modified engines for the various interested organizations and ministries operating gasoline and diesel vehicles are discussed.

From the GOELRO Plan to Our Days

December 22, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the GOELRO plan, the development of which was initiated by V.I. Lenin was launched in February 1920, and in December of the same year at the VIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets of the RSFSR it was adopted. In this article, a direct participant in this process, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honored Power Engineer of the Russian Federation V.M. Lebedev is a veteran of the power industry of the USSR and the Russian Federation. Shown are the separate stages of energy development in our country at different times in connection with this historical date – 100 years since the adoption of GOELRO. Personal observations were used during the period of his work in the USSR Ministry of Energy (38 years old) and in higher school (from 1995 to the present) in the training of future heat and power engineers. In addition, primary sources were used: the development of the GOELRO plan, articles by prominent energy scientists (participants in the development of the GOELRO plan), official statistics, public statements by state and public figures

Protecting Intellectual Property in Power

Power Engineers sometimes lack an important area of the engineering profession: Intellectual Property Education. Intellectual Property (IP) encompasses the intangible “stuff” which is what power engineering is all about — original thought, invention, and progress. The three traditional areas of IP are copyrights, trademarks, and patents. A power engineer cannot protect his or her interest and truly benefit society, whether it be an invention, expression of idea, or some other non-tangible property, without understanding these three IP areas. Power engineers are not to be blamed; IP has not been incorporated into the engineering discipline. Unfortunately, with the lack of IP instruction, power engineers may be ignorant as to the protection of their creations. This impacts their futures as they will be entering the creative field of power engineering without IP knowledge and may miss precious opportunities to benefit from their creations. Of course, this lack of IP knowledge does not help the power engineer or the progression of power engineering. This paper, written by a patent agent and patent attorney, both holding doctorate degrees in computer science and electrical engineering, respectively, will introduce the concepts of intellectual property in an easy-to-understand format. The authors will cover all three traditional areas of IP: copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Within each, specific examples will be given with respect to power engineering. With the knowledge presented, the power engineer should be able to identify the type of intellectual property needed to protect his or her works.