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Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle. Chang Dou/University of Washington. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2021
Because of these advantages over biodiesel, as well as increasing renewable fuel standards at both state and federal levels, both new renewable diesel production facilities and existing petroleum refinery capacity converted into renewable diesel production have experienced significant investment in the United States recently.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Acetogens have several advantages to yeast: they convert all xylose (C 5 ) and glucose (C 6 ) sugars and tolerate all breakdown products of biomass; they operate in harsh environments; and they produce no CO 2 as a by-product. For the ethanol process, the acetic acid is then converted to an ester which is then hydrogenated to make ethanol.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
The project will develop a new device called the Galloping Hydrokinetic Energy Extraction Device that will convert fast-moving river currents into an oscillating motion that will drive a dielectric elastomer generator (DEG). The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. DOE Funding: $160,000.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2021
A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. Image: Oregon State University).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area – Community Transit, Washington: $3,000,000. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000. Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area, Washington: $1,500,000. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.
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