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Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

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Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

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Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline; seaplanes to ePlanes

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Operating 12 routes between hubs such as Seattle and Vancouver and across the Pacific Northwest, Harbour Air welcomes more than 500,000 passengers on 30,000 commercial flights each year. The aviation industry currently contributes 12% of all US carbon emissions and 4.9% —Greg McDougall, founder and CEO of Harbour Air Seaplanes.

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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Schematic overview of the primary black-carbon emission sources and the processes that control. the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Accounting for all of the ways black carbon can affect climate, it is believed to have a warming effect of about 1.1 Source: Bond et al.

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Renewable Energy Group to acquire Imperium Renewables

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We already sell into these markets as they have responded to the call for more clean, advanced biofuels through low carbon fuel standards. Seattle-based Imperium Renewables began developing proprietary technology and processes in the production of biodiesel in 2004. —REG President and CEO Daniel J.

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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This study builds on the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by EPRI and NRDC ( earlier post ), which showed that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could contribute to reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions, while also leading to improved air quality.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

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The Ford SYNC communications and infotainment system, built on the Windows Embedded Automotive platform, has been installed on more than 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles since its launch in 2007. Microsoft Hohm is available today for free to all US residential energy consumers.

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Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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Following along the Airbus Alternative Fuels Roadmap, by launching this new initiative with Qatar Airways, we have taken yet another important step to reach carbon neutral growth in the aviation sector by 2020. This industry-wide cooperation will achieve real progress in finding sustainable fuel alternatives.

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