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Arizona now permits sale of isobutanol-blended gasoline for on-road vehicles

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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently signed bill HB2368 , enabling the retail sale of isobutanol-blended gasoline for on-road vehicles. The bill permits isobutanol to be used as an oxygenate in gasoline for on-road vehicles in Arizona. The new law takes effect in August 2017. The new law takes effect in August 2017.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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It reveals a greater range of natural hydroclimatic variability in the Colorado River than previously recognized, highlighting a need for water managers to adjust expectations and prepare for even more intense drought. —Connie Woodhouse, a professor at the University of Arizona and a study co-author. It’s quite remarkable.

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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Selections were made under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) annual funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in 2017. Advanced Water Splitting Materials. Advanced Water Splitting Materials. Scalable Elastomeric Membranes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis. 250,000.

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DISCOVR project seeking high productivity algae to reduce cost of biofuels

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Culture Tier II strains are being validated om PNNL’s LEAPS photobioreactors using light and temperature scripts generated by PNNL’s Biomass Assessment Tool (BAT) for Arizona testbeds. DISCOVR Project BETO peer review (March 2017). The DISCOVR project workflow. Numbers in red designate the number of strains tested at each TIER.

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Freudenberg-NOK wins first regular-production order for dry gas-lubricated frictionless engine seals

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The frictionless Levitex seals, a subject of the company’s research for years, will go into an engine for a global platform in 2017. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK) has won its first major order for its new generation of dry gas-lubricated automotive seals—a first in the automotive market.

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California Headed Toward “Worst Drought Ever Recorded”; Governor Declares State Of Emergency

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Mountain snowpack in the Great basin and major water supply basins for California. Despite the recent rain and snow ,” the governor’s office warned, “ cumulative water deficit is so large that there is only a 15% chance that California will replenish its water supply this year. ”. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge.