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DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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Nationwide, for every electric commercial truck in operation, there are 995 trucks powered by diesel. of diesels on the road are 2007—meaning they are equipped with at least a diesel particulate filter. School Buses: 91% of the approximately 500,000 school buses run on diesel power. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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are powered by diesel, gasoline (22.9%), compressed natural gas (0.46%), other (ethanol, fuel cell, LNG, propane, 0.85%) and electric (0.09%). of all commercial diesel trucks (Class 3-8) on the road are 2007 and newer and are equipped with particulate filters so they achieve near-zero emissions for particulates. are CNG, 0.3%

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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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Assembly Bill (AB) 118 (Nùñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), created the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The Intermountain Power Project Agency in western Utah operates the project. s second-busiest container port. The station will source hydrogen from 100% renewable biogas.

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USBR cuts 613,000 acre-feet of water from Colorado River users; Lake Mead to operate in Shortage Condition 1 for 1st time

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feet—about 165 feet below full and about 45 feet above minimum power pool. Lake Powell Mid-Elevation Release Tier: The study projects Lake Powell’s 1 January 2022 elevation to be 3,535.40 Based on this projection, Lake Powell will operate in the Mid-Elevation Release Tier in water year 2022. Under this tier, Lake Powell will release 7.48

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Researcher Describes Conceptual Cold Fusion Battery, or Small Power Unit

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Professor George Miley of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and director of its Fusion Studies Lab, reported on progress toward a “cold fusion battery”—a small power unit that uses a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) (i.e., We are aimed at a power-producing unit. George, Utah.

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Researchers develop JP-8 enzymatic biofuel cell; electricity from alkanes under mild conditions

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A team from the University of Utah and CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) reports the first bioelectrocatalysis of alkanes to produce electricity. This output is comparable to high power density sugar and alcohol biofuel cells, the researchers said. Minteer (2007) “ Enzymatic Biofuel Cells ” The Electrochemical Society Interface.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The extracted rock can be used directly as a power plant resource or it can be processed to produce shale oil, which in turn can be refined into gasoline, diesel or jet fuels. million tonnes emitted in 2007. In the US state of Utah, Eesti Energia purchased Oil Shale Exploration Company in 2011.

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