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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. Four hundred semi-tractors will be supplied by Freightliner and Kenworth and 330 terminal trucks by TICO.

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UK Grounds Maintenance Company Contracts for Four Ford-Smith Electric Vehicles Light Commercial EVs

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Carillion Fleet Management is one of only a few companies willing to underwrite electric vehicles on behalf of its customers, and has supplied the four vans on a seven-year contract hire with maintenance agreement. Ford and Smith announced a collaboration on all-electric light commercial vehicles in 2008. tonne tippers.

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UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

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In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs. —Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of automotive maintenance and engineering.

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Celeroton launches its first turbo compressors with gas bearings; applied in fuel cell range extender for Fiat 500

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Thereby Celeroton offers a one-stop air supply. GB with converter CC-120-1000 for the air supply of a 10kW range extender in an electric Fiat 500. While in 2013 the first prototypes were ready, the question regarding air supply hadn’t been solved. This requires that the blower for the air supply be very compact.

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Siemens Energy to Supply Advanced Coal Gasification Technology to Taylorville Energy Center; 50% CO2 Capture

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In 2008, Tenaska was listed in benchmarking studies by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having the best fleet-wide record in the United States for controlling emissions of CO 2 and as one of the top performing companies for controlling emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.

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EIA: US refineries running at record levels; gasoline demand; exports up

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Refinery margins are currently supported by high gasoline crack spreads (the difference between the price of crude oil and the price of specific petroleum products extracted from it) that reached a peak of 66 cents per gallon (gal) on 8 July, a level not reached since September 2008. Total US motor gasoline product supplied is up 2.9%

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Erosion-resistant nanocoating for turbine blades saves fuel, lowers costs

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The NETL project was one of 20 selected for funding in late 2008. during typical engine tours, before induction for scheduled maintenance. In the energy sector, MCT has supplied Calpine Corporation with coated rotor blades for a field trial for one of Calpine’s industrial gas turbines at a power plant in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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