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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low.

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EERC Awarded Subcontract to Help Produce 100% Renewable Jet Fuel from Algae

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The Energy & Environmental Research Center ( EERC ) at the University of North Dakota has been awarded a subcontract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help produce renewable jet fuel from algae. Sample production will be performed in the EERC’s liquid fuel demonstration facilities. Earlier post.).

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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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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Region States Feedstocks Potential production capacity Land use. Central East.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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plans to develop a novel membrane system from Osmoses’ proprietary polymer composition that can produce enriched oxygen from air for integration into modular gasification systems for low-cost hydrogen production. megawatt hours to form 50 metric tons of oxygen.

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USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

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The increase in undiscovered, technically recoverable resource is due to new geologic information and engineering data, as technological developments in producing unconventional resources (e.g., INTEK developed its resource estimates from publicly available company data and commercial databases for wells and acreage currently in production.

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DOE selects 16 projects for funding to develop post-combustion carbon capture technologies

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The Obama Administration has made a goal of developing cost-effective deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies within 10 years, with an objective of bringing 5 to 10 commercial demonstration projects online by 2016. DOE share: $1,999,693; recipient share: $500,000. Carbon Capture Scientific.

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

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Charging consumers to more accurately reflect the actual cost of a product--in this case energy--will lead consumers to change their behavior, smart-grid advocates say. The cost of fuel effects every facet of consumer goods from production to shipping costs. OPEC will continue to cut production until they achieve their desired 80-100.

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