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SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. One of the main groups of pollutants resulting from fuel combustion is the oxides of nitrogen, or NO x.

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CRC ACES Phase 2 report finds emissions from modern heavy-duty diesels well below required levels

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For a number of the most important pollutants, levels were substantially lower than required by regulations. The Phase 2 ACES study was conducted by the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, under the oversight of the CRC. All emissions characterization for ACES is being overseen by CRC. Background.

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DOE awards $1.3M to two projects testing fuel cell technology in refrigerated trucks

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A fuel cell can potentially provide a clean, quiet and efficient alternative by powering the electric motor. and for a San Antonio, Texas, food distribution center for the H-E-B grocery store chain. —Kriston Brooks. That truck will make deliveries for a Sysco Corp. food distribution facility in Riverside, Calif.,

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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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Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.