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NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks

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The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will, for the first time, use renewable diesel, a low-emissions, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 City government vehicles, including in large vehicles such as sanitation trucks. from the intermediate renewable hydrocarbons.

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DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

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Hydrocarbon-based biofuels made from non-food feedstocks, waste materials, and algae can directly replace gasoline and other fuels. DOE is continuing to pursue the development of these renewable biofuels, with the goal of producing cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017. University of Oklahoma (up to $4 million).

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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Selected projects are aimed at increasing the availability of alternative fuels and biobased products that are produced from a diverse group of renewable sources of biomass. The self-contained process uses minimal water and no acids or chemical additives. Projects selected for award include: BIOFUELS AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS. USDA Awards.

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Coskata Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility; Springboard for Full-Scale Commercial Rollout

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The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said. gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of corn ethanol.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Julia Computing, Inc.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Renewable Power (4 projects). Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Water (1 project). Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Towards Scale Solar Conversion of CO 2 and Water Vapor to Hydrocarbon Fuels. RENEWABLE POWER.

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