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California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel

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Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5

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Bestmile fleet orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers

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Autonomous and electrified mobility will make our cities safer and cleaner but will require shared services and intelligent orchestration, and this will make mobility more efficient and comfortable than driving your own car. For vehicles with and without drivers. —Anne Mellano.

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PNNL’s hydrothermal liquefaction shows promise for turning toxic algal blooms into biocrude

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2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. HTL uses heat and pressure—250–380 °C and 5–28 MPa—to convert a variety of feedstocks to biocrude. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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Even when running the system is quiet—comparable to a household vacuum cleaner, Wrightseed says. The company has a $40-million order backlog, running through the end of next year, Dummer said in an interview with Green Car Congress. The Fulcrum only runs when needed, eliminating idle consumption.

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Belfer Center Brief Urges Higher, Stable Energy Prices to Achieve Long-Term Energy Policy Objectives

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The brief is based on the book, Acting in Time on Energy Policy (Brookings 2009), edited by Kelly Sims Gallagher, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

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California ARB amends diesel rules to reduce cost of compliance

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Expand credits for fleet downsizing, adding cleaner vehicles ahead of any regulatory requirements, and for installation of early retrofits. Board book for 16-17 December meeting. In addition, the Board voted to require all school buses greater than 14,000 lbs GVWR to be retrofit with diesel filters by 2014.

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California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

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LEV III Board Book. ZEV Board Book. CFO Board Book. This package of regulations is both visionary and absolutely feasible ,” said Mary Nichols, ARB Chairman, at the opening of the hearing on the rules on Thursday. “ The goal is to accelerate a transition already in process and to make sure it succeeds. Staff presentation.

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