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Four new corporate partners join DOE National Clean Fleets Partnership

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Four new corporate partners—Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia—are joining the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide.

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6 new corporate partners join the National Clean Fleets Partnership

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Six new corporate partners have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. Ryder recently celebrated the opening of its first natural gas vehicle maintenance facility, which will deploy hundreds of heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks, include two LNG fueling stations and two additional maintenance facilities. Earlier post.)

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AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles in Fleet Over Next 10 Years

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AT&T plans to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. AT&’s investment represents the largest US corporate commitment to CNG vehicles to date. AT&T expects to replace 7,100 passenger cars over the next 10 years.

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3M completes certification process for its first CNG Tank

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3M recently completed the NGV2-2007 certification process for its first compressed natural gas (CNG) tank. x 60 inch tank is designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles. Alternative Fuel Solutions of Mahaffey, Penn.; Earlier post.) These companies include OEM Systems of Okarche, Okla.;

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Albemarle expands its biofuels catalyst portfolio with Catilin acquisition

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Albemarle Corporation has expanded its presence in the biofuels market with the acquisition of Catilin Inc. Albemarle launched its Alternative Fuel Technology (AFT) division in 2007. Earlier post.). Based in Ames, Iowa, Catilin is a developer of heterogeneous biodiesel catalysis. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Mazda Motorsports announces Skyactiv-D diesel racing engine program for new GRAND-AM GX series

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liter diesel four-cylinder, dual-stage turbocharged powerplants—are being developed jointly by Mazda Motor Corporation, Mazda North American Operations and SpeedSource Engineering. Rules are being developed to allow for the exploration of a wide variety of alternative technologies and alternative fuels.

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KLM launching regular commercial flights Amsterdam – Paris on biofuel blend in September; Dynamic Fuels producing the bio-kerosene (HRJ) from used cooking oil

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The biofuel will be produced from used cooking oil by Dynamic Fuels at its Geismar plant and supplied by SkyNRG, the consortium launched by KLM and North Sea Group and Spring Associates in 2009. The plant uses Syntroleum’s Bio-Synfining Technology to produce the renewable fuels from feedstocks produced or procured by Tyson Foods.

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