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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

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Ballard Power Systems received an order for additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Over the past two years, Ballard has supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types of locomotives, with combined fuel cell power of 4MW. These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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will construct new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for Arlington Transit (ART) in Arlington County, Virginia; Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Long Island, NY; and North Kansas City (MO) School District, which is set to become the largest school district in the US to transition its school bus fleet to CNG. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. 0.3% (this is only for dedicated energy crops and woody biomass from logging waste).

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DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

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Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. Investigators will demonstrate advanced amines and additives supplied by Hitachi and Dow to capture 300,000 tons of CO 2 per year. DOE Share: $3,000,000). DOE Share: $2,696,556).

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DOE Selects High-Tonnage Biomass Feedstock Projects for up to $21M in Funding

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The US Department of Energy will award up to $21 million to five projects that will develop supply systems to handle and deliver high-tonnage biomass feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production. forest thinnings, wood chips, wood wastes, small diameter trees), and urban wood wastes. Earlier post.). FDC Enterprises Inc.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Getting a handle on power supply and demand in real time helps address the variable nature of wind and solar power, he said. Better balancing electricity supply from wind or solar energy with demand means that utilities do not need to build "stand-by" power plants that can delivery electricity reliably, Schurr said. "If

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

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states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Over the long term, capital adjustments can occur in the electricity supply technology and other production activities. These attributes can be expected to help build public trust in the allowance market. Another three U.S.

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