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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6 Louisville, Ky.; In 2016, UPS invested $100 million in CNG fueling stations and vehicles. million gallons of renewable natural gas. The six new CNG stations will be built in Ontario, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Salina, Kan.;

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Ford hits 5-million mark with EcoBoost engines

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The 2-millionth EcoBoost engine rolled off the line at Louisville in October 2013. Earlier this month, Ford debuted the 2016 Ford Focus RS, a global all-wheel-drive performance car equipped with 2.3-liter That year, 14,439 EcoBoost engines were manufactured. Focus ST, with its 252-horsepower 2.0-liter l/100 km) highway.

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UPS to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents a year of renewable natural gas from Big Ox Energy; largest RNG commitment to date

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Louisville, Ky.; UPS used 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet in 2016, which included 4.6 They are also a direct reflection of our ongoing commitment to help shape the renewable natural gas industry. —Mike Casteel, UPS director of fleet procurement. UPS fueling stations in Lexington, Ky.; New Stanton, Pa.;

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Ford to import next-gen Ford Focus for N. America from China; production starting 2H 2019

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The $900-million investment secures 1,000 jobs for hourly workers at the Louisville plant. compared to the same period in 2016, from 83,653 units to 67,146 units. Both full-size SUVs will be exported to more than 55 markets globally—including Navigator to China. Ford is a top auto exporter in the US.

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PM2.5 pollution linked to blood vessel damage in healthy young non-smoking adults

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co-author, University of Louisville. C A Pope, Aruni Bhatnagar, James McCracken, Wesley T Abplanalp, Daniel J Conklin and Timothy E O’Toole (2016) “Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated with Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation” Circulation Research doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309279. Resources.

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ORNL, Solid Power sign exclusive license for lithium-sulfur battery technology

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of Louisville, Colo., This capacity will allow the first large-scale prototypes to begin production before year’s end and to continue in 2016. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Solid Power Inc. have signed an exclusive agreement licensing lithium-sulfur materials for next-generation batteries.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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Through a fiscal year 2016 competition, one of the newly awarded sites will be chosen to coordinate the facilities. The Kentucky Multi-scale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node, University of Louisville with partner University of Kentucky, PI: Kevin Walsh. Nine of the sites have at least one regional partner institution.