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ARB researchers evaluate in-use heavy-duty NOx aftertreatment systems, find elevated levels during certain lower-temperature operations

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EGRs were primarily introduced for on-road heavy-duty diesel engines over a decade ago to meet the tighter MY 2004 NO x standard (2 g/bhp-hr). A certain minimum exhaust temperature is required in SCR to promote hydrolysis of urea into ammonia (NH 3 ) which then reduces NO x into nitrogen (N 2 ) and water (H 2 O). SCR system tampering.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $23M to encourage use of alternative transportation fuels

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The award recipients are: Clean World Partners, LLC , will receive $6 million to increase the Sacramento BioRefinery’s capacity from 25 tons to 100 tons a day. The biorefinery is located at the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station on Fruitridge Road in Sacramento. World Partners is based in Sacramento County.

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USGS study concludes plausible California megastorm could result in 3x more damage than severe SoCal earthquake

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The same is true of Sacramento: traffic to the north, south, and west is largely cut off for 1 week or so, with gradual recovery thereafter. An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. Even so, the authors noted, their assessment likely underestimated the impact on highways due to a number of factors.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, April 2006 EnergyCS Sacramento County, CA dmaccur@smud.org 10. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact mike@.

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