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JULY 9, 2012

Appalachian area natural gas producer EQT Corporation launched a pilot program to begin converting drilling rigs to liquefied natural gas (LNG), displacing the diesel used to power equipment at the well site. The LNG being used for EQT’s pilot program is produced locally from Marcellus natural gas reserves.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has converted options to order six more forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer. The additional six will bring PAAC’s zero-emission fleet to eight Xcelsior CHARGE buses.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

A team at the University of Pennsylvania is proposing the use of a liquid-organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC)—specifically, 1,2,3,4 -tetrahydroquinoline (THQ)—for use as an endothermic fuel for thermal protection of hypersonic aircraft engines. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel. earlier this year.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will award more than $4.4 The grants, funded by a portion of the state’s annual utilities gross receipts tax, are intended to encourage new markets for alternative fuels, fleets and technologies across Pennsylvania. The projects are: Natural Gas. Talon Logistics Inc.

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Alternative Fuels Pennsylvania Gas Grant 199

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2018

With only the possible exception of the electric starter, nothing has done more to expand the adoption of personal cars than the automatic transmission, as reflected by one of the first cars so-equipped, being sold this week in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 convertible coupe used the first transmission to select gears.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Metal-Air Batteries (MABs), which use oxygen from ambient air as recourses to store and convert energy, have received considerable attention for their potential use in electric vehicles (EVs) owing to their large storage capacity, lightweight, and affordability. Gorte (University of Pennsylvania), Professor John M.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania. US Airways Inc. Advance Materials Corp.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

BARTA is the first major transportation authority in Pennsylvania to deploy fully electric vehicles, and the first in the US to deploy electric paratransit vehicles. The Board of Directors for BARTA voted on and approved the purchasing agreement of two vehicles from AMP Electric Vehicles at a board meeting.

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MAY 4, 2010

A team at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a one-step process for converting hexose from a wide range of biomass-derived carbohydrates, cellulose and even raw lignocellulose (e.g., corn stover) into 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (DMTHF) in good yields and under mild conditions in water.

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MAY 23, 2014

The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) held a dedication and grand opening of its $4.8-million Converting its fleet also required LCSMWA to install CNG fueling infrastructure at its Transfer Station Complex. million compressed natural gas (CNG) project. million total.

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MAY 24, 2013

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. The converted 2013 Chevrolet Malibu uses a front-wheel-drive system powered by a Magna E-Drive motor with a 90 kW electric drive unit to supply the propulsion for the converted Malibu.

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OCTOBER 16, 2011

a developer of technology for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals from biomass and waste materials, achieved two years of successful operations at their cellulosic ethanol semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pennsylvania this month. Coskata, Inc.,

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Commercial Pennsylvania Alabama Waste 218

Teslarati

MARCH 14, 2023

Opening it, Tesla shows each location where EV owners can charge their non-Tesla vehicles , thanks to the introduction of the Magic Dock, which converts the Supercharger to the CCS charging standard. Upon opening the Tesla app, the newest section, “Charge your Non-Tesla,” is listed prominently at the top of the screen.

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New York Tesla New York City Pennsylvania 98

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MAY 4, 2019

We are combining our integrated steelmaking process with industry-leading endless casting and rolling to reinvest in steelmaking and secure the future for a new generation of steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania and the Mon Valley.

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Pollution United States Pennsylvania Emissions 207

Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

Amazon will develop an up to 960-megawatt (MW) data center at the Salem Township site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Read more: Should the US convert coal plant sites to nuclear? Power provider Talen Energy sold its data center campus, Cumulus Data Assets, to Amazon Web Services for $650 million. Looks like that idea really paid off.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Wegmans hopes to convert its entire lift truck fleet at the Pottsville facility to hydrogen fuel cells over the next few years. The warehouse installation is the first commercial site in Pennsylvania to move consumer goods using hydrogen-powered material handling equipment.

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Power Powered Pennsylvania Fuel 199

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MAY 21, 2013

This marks the first time “field” gas has been used in northeastern Pennsylvania for this purpose. We are already converting our vehicle fleet and currently have a drilling rig using natural gas as well, so the next step is to utilize the technology on a hydraulic fracturing site. —Dan O.

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MAY 1, 2012

After receipt of $30 million in state government assistance for job creation and infrastructure improvement from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Monroe’s investment to acquire the refinery will be $150 million, and Monroe will spend $100 million to convert the existing infrastructure to maximize jet fuel production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

The FTA-funded stress testing in its Altoona, Pennsylvania, facility, of the BYD electric bus—the same model to be delivered to Long Beach Transit—has resumed and should finish soon. We are confident that we will prevail in any competitive re-bid in the future for the same reason we prevailed last year: Our superior technology.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 16, 2023

Stellantis started converting allocations for the 2 teams of states about two months in the past. The automaker instructed sellers in April that the CARB states are imposing more difficult greenhouse fuel requirements retroactively to the 2021 type time.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Nearly 20 states—including Oklahoma, Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida—offer or soon will provide tax incentives or rebates for CNG-converted vehicles. Customers also can accelerate the payback period by taking advantage of a growing number of state incentives.

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Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2023

In the early 1980s, Goetzberger conducted pioneering research into fluorescent planar collector-concentrators, utilizing photovoltaic (PV) material mixed with fluorescent dyes to separate the various wavelengths of light and convert them using solar cells with different band gaps. in 1974 and 1977, respectively.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

at Harsco’s world headquarters in Pennsylvania, taps into Harsco’s leadership serving the worldwide steel industry, in combination with LanzaTech’s proprietary bioenergy technologies for reducing the carbon footprint of integrated steelmaking operations by converting waste gas to ethanol and high value chemicals.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Acreage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be designated to grow giant miscanthus, a sterile hybrid warm-season grass that can be converted into energy to be used for heat, power, liquid biofuels, and bio-based products.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Algae inside the PBR absorb the CO 2 and convert it into biomass during photosynthesis. At the core of the technology is A2BE Carbon Capture’s photo-bioreactor (PBR) system for the production of algal biomass. The PBR is designed to capture and recycle CO 2 emissions without releasing the gas into the atmosphere.

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Industrial Industry Pennsylvania Carbon 225

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.

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Molten Salt Solar United Arab Emirates Albuquerque 93

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

American Refining Group converts hydrocarbon feedstocks into high-quality waxes, lubricant base oils, gasoline and fuels, as well as a wide variety of specialty products. ARG’s Bradford, Pennsylvania refinery, founded in 1881, is the oldest continuously operating refinery in North America. —Jeff Brown, Novvi CEO.

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Oil Renewable Commercial Pennsylvania 150

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JUNE 10, 2019

materials that get converted into entirely new products when they react with lithium), can store more energy than today’s electrode materials because they can accommodate more lithium ions. Magnetite, among other conversion-type electrode materials (i.e.,

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Batteries Battery 236

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

Uber is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. These cars were initially tested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Volvo Cars and Uber are contributing a combined US$300 million to the project.

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JULY 2, 2012

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, with economic support from The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will invest in several capital intensive projects, including: Upgrade the Catalytic Cracker: The joint venture will upgrade and refurbish the cracker, improving reliability and operating performance. —Carlyle Managing Director Rodney Cohen.

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MAY 1, 2012

In 2010, a CCEI research team led by Mark Davis of Caltech discovered a new catalyst, called Tin-Beta, which can convert glucose into fructose. Resources. Luke Williams, Chun-Chih Chang, Phuong Do, Nima Nikbin, Stavros Caratzoulas, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Raul F. Lobo, Wei Fan, and Paul J.

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JULY 5, 2017

The complaint cites the experiences of named plaintiffs from Michigan, Alabama, Florida and Pennsylvania who had their vehicles flashed by dealership mechanics. The defect leads to lower fuel economy, non EPA-compliant emissions levels, and costly and frequent vehicle repairs, the complaint charges.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 15, 2021

The Three Rivers Electric Vehicle Association (Three Rivers EVA) in Western Pennsylvania is inviting all EAA members to its tenth annual East Coast Electric Vehicle Round Up and Alternative Energy Car Show, part of the Mother Earth News Fair. You’re invited to the East Coast Electric Vehicle Round Up.

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Highlander Pennsylvania Plug-in Electric Vehicles 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2011

Murray and a team at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a simple synthetic technique to produce ceria in the form of 2D nanoplates. In automotive catalytic converters, ceria helps to level out hydrocarbon spikes. Now, Christopher B. TEM images of a) square ceria nanoplates, c) stacking square ceria nanoplates.

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MAY 13, 2012

The increased thermal transfer allows a larger amount of the input energy to be efficiently converted. The Stripper Well Consortium is managed and administered by The Pennsylvania State University. Isothermal operation equates to efficiency in compressors/expanders.

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Design Hybrid Transportation Production 231

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The company also successfully converted the cellulosic isobutanol into isobutylene and paraffinic kerosene (jet fuel).( Other NARA members include Weyerhaeuser, Catchlight Energy, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Minnesota. Earlier post.). without the typical expression of co-products.

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