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USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) nearly to double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American motorists. USDA received applications requesting more than $130 million, outpacing the $100 million that is available.

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Virginia Tech team engineers optimized synthetic enzymatic pathway for high-yield production of H2 directly from biomass

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In an open access paper describing the technology published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team suggests that distributed hydrogen production based on evenly distributed less-costly biomass could accelerate the implementation of a hydrogen economy. source: Rollins et al. Chandrayan, Chang-Hao Wu, Michael W.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. CUMTD will produce hydrogen on-site partially from renewable sources. City of Tallahassee. 797,550.

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CMU team finds regional temperature differences have significant impact on EV efficiency, range and emissions

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Air conditioning (A/C) use during hot days is an important factor affecting the fuel economy in all types of vehicles, since A/C is the largest auxiliary load in many vehicles. Thus, the CMU results are based on results experienced by real drivers in actual driving conditions instead of simulation models. —Yuksel and Michalek.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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There are four general categories of offsets: (1) biological sequestration projects; (2) renewable energy projects; (3) energy efficiency projects; and (4) non-CO 2 emissions reduction projects. (1) 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects. The cap would make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy sources more attractive.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Overview of RGGI.

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