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Chile, US navies to carry on working on drop-in alternative fuels

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Chilean Undersecretary of Defense Marcos Robledo and United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus last week agreed to continue, through their respective navies, discussions on research, development and use of advanced drop-in alternative fuels to power surface ships and aircraft.

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EIA: US consumption of alt fuels up 13% in 2011; E85 second behind natural gas; medium-duty vans had greater impact than LDVs

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Consumption of alternative fuels by vehicle type, 2011. Replacement fuels—i.e., In alternative-fueled vehicles, consumption of ethanol (E85) increased 52% from the prior year’s consumption, an increase from 90,323 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2010 to 137,165 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2011.

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RAND study concludes use of alternative fuels by US military would convey no direct military benefit; recommends energy efficiency instead

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Any benefits from investment in alternative fuels by the US Department of Defense will accrue to the nation as a whole rather than to mission-specific needs of the military, the researchers concluded. From the perspective of technical viability, a number of alternative fuels can meet this requirement.

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EIA: E85 fueling station availability is increasing, but slowly; in 2% of all retail stations

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Currently, 2% of all retail stations (approximately 156,000 outlets) in the United States offer E85, serving the approximately 5% of the US light-duty vehicle fleet capable of running on E85. According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), Minnesota continues to lead the nation, with 336 E85 retail locations.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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While it’s great news that electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in the United States, it does pose a unique issue: EV sales are now outpacing EV charging infrastructure. How many EV chargers are currently installed in the United States? In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2%

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Opinion: Stop Subsidizing Electric Vehicle Programs

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Hoping to increase the United States’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the White House has announced $623 million in grants to build more charging stations. billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. and see 50 percent of all new vehicle sales become electric, by 2030.

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LanzaTech receives $3M contract from FAA for alcohol-to-jet project; one of 8 awards worth total of $7.7M

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Different pathways to jet fuel. LanzaTech has received a US$3-million contract from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through the Department of Transportation’s John A. Volpe Center, to accelerate commercial availability of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable drop-in aviation fuel. Source: Byogy.