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Navy to Test 50:50 Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel Blend in F/A-18 Super Hornet; 590,000-Gallon HRJ Solicitation for Navy and Air Force

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The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota also has been awarded a subcontract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help produce 100% renewable jet fuel from algae. Actual usage in the fleet will depend on industry production capability. Earlier post.)

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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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Proposed Federal CEDA Designed to Help Risky Breakthrough Technologies Cross the Valley of Death; Working with $10+ Billion Fund

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Green Car Congress recently attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street ( REFF- Wall Street ) conference sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). 949 was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 30 April 2009. The Valley of Death.

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