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Consortium Seeks Stimulus Funding for DME-Electric Hybrid Buses

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A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion. a developer of fuel injection equipment for DME-fueled vehicles.

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Japan ends subsidy program for green car purchases

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The government revived the stimulus in a fourth supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 as many carmakers suffered disruptions to production and exports following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and flooding in Thailand. 20, 2011 and Jan. billion (US$32 million) left of the ¥274.7 billion (US$3.5

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Oil sands growth to push Canadian crude production to about 4.7M bpd in 2025, up 67% from 2010; in situ production takes lead in 2016

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Canadian oil sands & conventional production. Oil sands growth will drive Canadian crude oil production to about 4.7 This is about 401,000 b/d higher than previously forecast, due primarily to the higher conventional production and. The forecast sees oil sands production rising from 1.5 This trend continues in 2011.

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Li-ion maker Boston-Power adds $30M in funding; China expansion

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Long-standing Boston-Power investors Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) also participated. '. Boston-Power recently broke ground on its new manufacturing site in Liyang.

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Canada Awards C$72.8M Subsidy to Husky Energy for Ethanol Plant

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million) to Husky Energy to support the production of ethanol at its Minnedosa plant. Proposed regulations will require 5% renewable fuel content based on the national gasoline pool by 2010 and 2% renewable content in diesel and heating oil by 2011 or earlier, subject to technical feasibility. million (US$67.8

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KBR Awarded Contract by Chemetall Foote Corp. for Lithium Hydroxide Operation Expansion

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for the addition of lithium hydroxide production at its current operation in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. million grant from the US Department of Energy to expand and upgrade the production of lithium materials for advanced transportation batteries. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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billion in 2011 to $185.3 At least 38 national governments have enacted blending mandates or targets to accelerate the expansion of biofuels production and consumption in the transportation sector. growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 billion by 2021.

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