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From 2008 to 2009, total US crude distillation capacity increased from roughly 17.6 As of January 1, 2009, there were 150 operable refineries in the United States, not including facilities in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. million barrels per calendar day (BPCD) to 17.7 Locations of US refineries. Click to enlarge.

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The City of Hillsboro, Oregon plans to deploy 16 Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for plug-in and electric vehicles. The charging stations will be installed in downtown Hillsboro, including at a new intermodal transit facility to be built in 2009.

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Oregon's House has passed a bill to end the $1500 tax credit for conventional hybrid vehicles on the last day of 2009. Tags: kulongoski plug-in hybrid oregon battery electric car. After that point only plug-in vehicles qualify. Source: StatesmanJournal.com.

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To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. SuperTruck is supported by the US DOE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

ReVolt, based in Stäfa, Switzerland, has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center. By locating in Oregon, the company will be eligible, and intends to apply for, Business Energy Tax Credits from the Oregon Department of Energy for battery research and production.

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A second PB150 is already under construction in the US for a proposed utility-scale project in Oregon, and the Company is involved in other planned projects in Australia, Japan and Europe that may utilize the PB150. megawatt wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon.

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The LCFS adopted in 2009 by the California Air Resources Board requires petroleum refineries and fuel importers to reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels they sell in California by 10% by 2020 relative to 2010.

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The first hybrid, the Carolyn Dorothy , was is a new-build project, a continuation of the Dolphin-class tug boat series built at Foss’ Rainier, Oregon shipyard. The boat will be retrofitted with motor generators, batteries, and control systems at Foss’ shipyard in Rainier, Oregon. tons of diesel particulate matter.

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Led by the State of New York, the coalition also includes California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The EPA had failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the existing standards.

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million in the second quarter of 2009. million in the 2009 second quarter. million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. in the second quarter of 2009. million in the second quarter of 2009. Ener1’s net sales in the second quarter were $16.1

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The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009. In the United States, Mitsubishi will begin to roll out a larger variant of the MiEV, carrying a MiEV-i moniker, as a 2012 model in California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawai’i this November.

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MARCH 21, 2009

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Oregon have shown photobiological hydrogen production from one type of cyanobacteria ( Synechocystis sp. Ely (2009) Photobiological hydrogen production from Synechocystis sp. They also produce some hydrogen, though. Dickson, Catherine J. Page and Roger L.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. California. Mississippi. New Mexico. Washington. unspecified. The report found a total of 144 projects under development that could add between 4,699.9 and 7,109.9

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

The September 2009 average temperature for the contiguous United States was above the long-term average, according to NOAA’s monthly State of the Climate report. During September, 5,535 fires burned approximately 378,523 acres—both were below the 2000-2009 average for the month. September temperature rankings. Source: NOAA.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

The final scope of work for The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project will include the deployment of 10,950 Level 2 (220V) chargers, 260 Level 3 fast-chargers and 4,700 Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric vehicles in five states: Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

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USDA awarded the first loan guarantee in 2009 to Sapphire Energy in New Mexico. USDA is negotiating three additional loans for biorefineries in Iowa, North Carolina and Oregon. Last month, Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it is investing in Fulcrum Bioenergy Inc., Earlier post.). USDA Biorefinery Assistance Program.

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JULY 11, 2009

The states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho cut back their per-capita gasoline consumption by 5% in 2008, according to a new analysis by the Sightline Institute. in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008 and 3.3% 2009’s first quarter VMT was at the same level as 2004’s first quarter VMT. gallons in 2007.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Oregon-based Diesel Brewing has launched an initiative to manufacture cellulosic biobutanol from biomass and dairy farm manure. Diesel Brewing is beginning with a demonstration facility to be built in Salem, Oregon by the end of 2009, which will process one ton per day of biomass. —Jeff Raines, CEO of Diesel Brewing.

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2009) Click to enlarge. The new study, by Jerry Mitrovica and Natalya Gomez at the University of Toronto and Peter Clark at Oregon State University, shows that the sea-level rise in excess of the eustatic value will be ~30% higher than previously predicted for US coastal sites. “We Source: Mitrovica et al. Mitrovica et al. Peter CLark.

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of renewable energy generation in the United States, with geothermal plants and small power units online in nine states including California, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. million into EGS projects in California since the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

In October 2009, ECOtality was awarded nearly $100 million from the United States Department of Energy to pilot The EV Project, the largest deployment of EVs and charge infrastructure ever undertaken. Earlier post.) Charge station installation will accompany the deployment of 4,700 Nissan LEAFs.

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Northeast States, Oregon, the EU, etc.). A 2009 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Governors of the eleven states committed the states to developing a program framework and conducting an economic analysis of the potential impacts of the program. The proposal mandates a 10% GHG reduction that is to be achieved by 2022.

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Nissan has formed more than a dozen partnerships in the United States, in markets including State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., In September 2009, DOE signed its first loan agreement for $5.9 Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C.,

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In a recent talk on AVTA for Oregon EV planners, Jim Francfort from INL made the following macro observations from the testing results so far: Driver behavior, charging frequency, and environmental conditions have significant impacts on electric drive vehicles’ 80-85% energy efficiencies and mpg results. Oregon E.V. AVTA PHEV testing.

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The EV Project began in October 2009 when ECOtality’s eTec was awarded a federal stimulus grant of nearly $100 million from the DOE, and will deploy 4,700 Nissan LEAF EVs for the three-year study. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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JULY 27, 2009

New blog post: Oregon climate change laws signed [link] #. New blog post: Athens orders natural gas refuse trucks [link] #. New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Ford Australia aims to boost efficiency [link] #. New blog post: Hyundai plans green growth investment [link] #.

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JULY 5, 2009

To study recent changes in freshwater content of the Arctic, a team from McPhee Research; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; the Polar Science Center at the University of Washington, Seattle; and Oregon State University analyzed data from an extensive aerial hydrographic survey carried out in March and April 2008. McPhee et al. McPhee, M.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Start of construction at Hazen was announced on November 18, 2009 and the first fermentation runs exceeded commercially acceptable acetic acid concentration levels. ZeaChem intends to scale to a commercial biorefinery upon successful operations at the 250,000 gallon-per-year facility, which is proposed to be built in Boardman, Oregon.

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JUNE 20, 2009

Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Goodwin and Rorrer (2009). Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 4, 2010

L&I most recently inspected Tesoro in 2009, citing the company for 17 “serious” process safety management violations, with fines totaling $85,700. A “serious” violation is cited when there is the potential for death or serious physical injury from the violation.

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Widely-sought efforts to reduce forest biomass that increases catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to sequestering carbon to help offset global warming, according to a study by forestry researchers at Oregon State University. Mitchell et al. Mitchell et al. Mark Harmon. Mark Harmon. Mitchell, Mark E.

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23, 2009, Arcimoto, of Eugene, Oregon, debuted a 3 wheel electric vehicle called Pulse. The Pulse seats two, has a range of 50 - 100 miles and a top speed of 55 mph and an estimated price below $20,000. For $500, you can reserve your place to order one of three hundred vehicles to be built in the first year's production, with.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

The company made the announcement at the Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, CA. GridPoint, Inc., a provider of smart grid software, will provide its latest generation of electric vehicle management software ( earlier post ), Smart Charging 3.0, Earlier post.)

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JULY 23, 2009

Wen Bai and Kaichang Li (2009) Partial Replacement of Silica with Microcrystalline Cellulose in Rubber Composites. In 2007, Li received a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award at the National Academy of Sciences for his work on new, sustainable and environmentally friendly wood products. 2009.07.006.

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APRIL 19, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile. rivals in the dust.

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The state of Oregon conducted a similar study completed in November 2007 and Iowa, Nevada and Texas are among several states currently researching mileage-based user fees. Based on its last state transportation plan, Mn/DOT anticipates as much as a $50-billion transportation funding shortfall during the next 20 years.

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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