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Skygo receives EPA approval for dual fuel conversions of Cummins ISX engines

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The dual fuel system is available as an aftermarket upgrade for 2007 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. AMBAC International, one of the oldest and most experienced heavy-duty engine equipment manufacturers (it has been producing engine systems since 1908), is manufacturing the system in their ISO9001 certified Columbia South Carolina facility.

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EPA and partners launch SmartWay Drayage program for ports

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA, joined by the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), launched the SmartWay Drayage Program at the Port of Charlston, South Carolina with the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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Similarly, the study’s three traffic fatality categories—overall, urban and rural—all show more fatalities in 2016 than in any year since 2007. Unfortunately, 18% or more of bridges remain structurally deficient in five states: Iowa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

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Study finds Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate

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In 2007, the same team published findings in the journal Science that icebergs serve as hotspots for ocean life with thriving communities of seabirds above and a web of phytoplankton, krill and fish below.

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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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The final phase, the development phase (2007–2018), will conduct large-volume carbon storage tests. The validation phase (2005–2010) generally involves small-scale field tests and includes the Black Warrior Basin CO2 Storage Project. The National Energy Technology Laboratory manages the partnership program for DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report recognizes California, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and South Carolina for leading the country with continued and expanded support for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. For 2007 through 2012, an average of five technologies per year entered into the market. States of the States, Fuel Cells in America 2013.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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Although the starch-to-ethanol pathway is similar to that used for corn ethanol, based upon initial calculations from Drexel University, OBE’s winter barley ethanol has the potential to meet the criteria of an Advanced Biofuel as defined by the Renewable Fuel Standard-2 (RFS-2) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

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