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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make it easier for manufacturers to gain approval to sell fuel conversion systems. The proposed rule would cover conversions of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, and would apply to all clean alternative fuels. Vehicle/Engine Age.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. FedEx Corp.

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Energtek Begins Converting Tricycles in Manila With CNG Lite Adsorbed Natural Gas System

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a developer of adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage technology, has begun converting tricycles to operate on natural gas in Metro Manila, as requested by the Government of the Philippines. Production of the Malampaya gas field began in 2001. Energtek Inc., Earlier post.) It holds an estimated 2.3

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Novozymes receives $2.5M award from DOE to improve advanced biofuels production

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Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. million (2001-2005). The product enables cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 million (2008-2012). Earlier post.).

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LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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Accordingly, LanzaTech has begun look at the industrial conversion of acetic acid/acetate to lipids, and has demonstrated this. LanzaTech envisions using partner technology to convert the acetic acid to lipids—i.e., that conversion wouldn’t actually happen in a LanzaTech bioreactor. Carbon Dioxide as a Feedstock.

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New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

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WGS is an endothermic process typically carried out in industry at high temperatures (about 350 °C) with either an iron oxide- or copper-based catalyst to achieve almost complete CO conversion. The most active photocatalyst tested was Au/TiO 2 which achieves CO conversion of about 40% in 4 hours under the tested reaction conditions.

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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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Enerkem’s technology converts residual materials, such as non-recyclable municipal solid waste, into transportation fuels and advanced chemicals. is a privately owned Alberta corporation formed in 2001 to design, build and operate biogas cogeneration facilities. The initial organizations receiving CCEMC funding are: Enerkem Inc. ,