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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. the Environment.

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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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million announced by the FAA to help advance alternative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable sources for commercial jet fuel. LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation technology enables low cost production of sustainable alcohols and chemicals from waste gas resources that are completely outside the food value chain.

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California Energy Commission to award up to $3M to support development of bio-oil as intermediate for renewable jet fuel

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In California, petroleum-based fuels contribute to the largest source of carbon emissions; state policy is driving R&D to reduce petroleum use by seeking economic and technically viable low-carbon fuel alternatives derived from locally sourced California feedstocks from various waste streams.

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California Energy Commission publishes investment plan for alt and renewable fuel and vehicle technology, 2014-2015

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The Energy Commission held public Advisory Committee workshops to collect feedback on the initial and then revised staff drafts; a lead commissioner report version was released on 8 April 2014, and the Energy Commission adopted this commission report at its Business Meeting on 22 April 2014. Furthermore, biofuels derived from waste?based

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DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

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Alternative Fuel Vehicle Workplace Safety Programs. The objective of this effort is to provide safety training and guidance related to maintenance and garage facility upgrades and building modifications that are required in order to use alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs).

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