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Nova Bus receives order for 425 CNG buses

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Nova Bus has received an order for 425 40-foot CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) buses from VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas. Delivery will support VIA’s ongoing all-CNG fleet conversion. The buses will be manufactured in Plattsburgh, New York.

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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Triadelphia, WV) This project will pilot-test an open-pond algae production technology that can capture at least 60% of flue gas CO 2 from an industrial coal-fired source to produce biofuel and other high value co-products. The project team plans to process CO 2 -laden flue gas from a Capital Aggregates, Ltd. (DOE Share: $24,243,509).

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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The pilot plant has been designed, building construction has been completed, and equipment installation is underway on the SwRI campus in San Antonio, TX. Operational start-up is anticipated next year. Using sCO 2 as a power cycle working fluid instead of steam/water will lower capital expenditures and reduce plant size and footprint.

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DOE awarding up to $80M for supercritical CO2 pilot plant

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $80 million for a six-year project to design, build, and operate a 10-MWe (megawatts electrical) supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) pilot plant test facility in San Antonio, TX. Smaller size and increased efficiency can lead to lower costs and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

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Ensyn granted EPA Part 79 approval for renewable gasoline

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An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. The final RFGasoline product was then shipped to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, where independent Part 79 testing was conducted.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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Ensyn receives EPA regulatory approval for its cellulosic renewable diesel RFDiesel

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FCC units are found in most refineries worldwide and are used to produce gasoline and diesel from vacuum gas oil (VGO). An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. There, Ensyn’s RFO is used as a feedstock in Fluid Catalytic Crackers (FCCs).

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