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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). These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6 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.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

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The event is being hosted by the Metropolitan Energy Center/Kansas City Regional Clean Cities in conjunction with Veolia/Kansas City Transportation Group and Alliance AutoGas. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter The propane mower is a 2013 Exmark Lazer Z Ultra Cut 60.

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USDA and DOE award $47M in RD grants for biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product projects

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The advanced biofuels produced through these projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared to fossil fuels. Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels development analysis.

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Rice study shows algae monocultures for biofuel stably grown in open reactors fed by municipal wastewater

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It was found that algal biodiesel could actually generate greenhouse gas emissions and require significantly more energy inputs compared to conventional crops. More than 80% of lipids were converted to FAME indicating potentially high production for conversion to biodiesel (up to 0.9 T ha -1 y -1 ). 67-79 doi: 10.4490/algae.2015.30.1.067.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

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liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri.

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems. University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill. DOE award: $298,191).

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

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liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. The gas version wins on payload, too, holding 700 to 1,500 pounds more cargo than the EV’s maximum of up to 3,020 pounds. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri.