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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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TRUs control the environment for temperature-sensitive products transported in refrigerated trucks, trailers, shipping containers and railcars. ARB adopted the TRU Airborne Toxic Control Measure in 2004, with amendments in 2010 and 2011, to reduce PM emissions from TRU units. Background. NO x : 6,100 tons per year.

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Panasonic develops 12V NiMH energy recovery system for start-stop vehicles; aims to double fuel economy improvement rate of start-stop systems

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This system allows the energy generated during braking to be stored in the batteries and use the stored energy to power the vehicle’s electrical components, thus ensuring power availability even when the engine is not being used. Panasonic started developing Ni-MH batteries for HEVs in 1997, and has been mass producing them since 2004.

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Big Blue Bus investing $18.2M to upgrade bus fleet; Cummins-Westport Near-Zero NOx engines

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million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006. Big Blue Bus (BBB), a bus operator serving Santa Monica and the Los Angeles area, will invest $18.3

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Sandia study finds more California gas stations could provide H2 than previously thought; NFPA 2 code

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A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories concludes that a number of existing gas stations in California can safely store and dispense hydrogen, suggesting a broader network of hydrogen fueling stations may be within reach. Under the previous code, virtually no hydrogen fuel cell stations could be sited at existing stations.

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American Airlines to be launch customer for Boeing ecoDemonstrator program; flight testing a range of new technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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American Airlines recognizes our responsibility to minimize our impact on the environment as much as possible, and we look for every opportunity to do so. The extent to which new engine and aircraft technologies may be used to retrofit or re-engine aircraft to decrease aviation’s environmental impact.

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12 Days of Giveaways

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An independent family-run business with seven standalone stores in the UK, including Cleethorpes, Lincoln, Beverley, Knutsford, Grimsby, Windermere and London. The luxury jewellery brand has been certified by Positive Luxury as a brand to trust “meeting the highest standards of verified innovation and environment performance.”.

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My Energi

An independent family-run business with seven standalone stores in the UK, including Cleethorpes, Lincoln, Beverley, Knutsford, Grimsby, Windermere and London. The luxury jewellery brand has been certified by Positive Luxury as a brand to trust “meeting the highest standards of verified innovation and environment performance.”.

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