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US Foodservice acquires WVO company to reduce environmental impact of its fleet

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US Foodservice-Columbia will relocate the WVO assets to a new “tipping station” at the Lexington distribution center to store waste oil for processing and blending into biofuel. The tipping station will be operational by late 2011, and be able to convert 5 million pounds of waste oil into 400,000 gallons of bio feedstock each year.

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Renault Sport F1 introduces revamped 2015 hybrid power unit

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The V6 engine and its electrical motors are capable of producing 850 horsepower (634 kW) using just 100 kg of fuel per race, with fuel flow rate limited to 100 kg/hr max. It converts this into electricity that can be deployed throughout the lap (limited to 120 kW or 160bhp by the rules). Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles

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Sugar Fuel Cell Vehicles and BEVs charged with electricity from a fuel cell (green bars) were the most efficient. only 7% of the chemical energy in corn kernels is converted to the kinetic energy on wheels, implying a great potential in increasing biomass utilization efficiency. Huang and Zhang. Click to enlarge.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Earlier in 2012, the microgrid included: 30 MW natural gas cogen plant. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

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Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car. A great deal of thermal energy is generated while driving and is available after coming to a stop—energy stored in components such as the engine and transmission.

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Audi Adds Start-Stop System, On-Board Computer with Efficiency Program; Targeting 20% Drop in Fuel Consumption by 2012

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These new technologies complement the energy recovery system, already standard on many Audi models, which feeds energy back into the vehicle’s electrical system during deceleration phases. By 2012 Audi plans to lower the fuel consumption of its model range by 20% compared with the 2007 level. Start-stop. Energy recovery system.

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