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It will serve as a bridge between traditional fossil fuels and emerging renewable fuels and technologies. million in the project and has received a $490,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration via ODOT for the LNG infrastructure. Kroger measures transportation efficiency improvements by cases shipped per gallon used.

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JULY 15, 2011

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has unveiled “ Drive ”, a new website providing industry professionals, fleet managers and consumers with information about greener transportation choices for the 21 st century.

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MAY 28, 2009

year commercialization grant to apply Velocys’ microchannel reactor technology to hydroprocessing for transportation fuels. Additional hydroprocessing application opportunities include the processing of edible oils, specialty and fine chemicals, and conversion of natural oils and fats to transportation fuels. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

There are many benefits to using beetle-killed wood for renewable fuel production. The wood is typically located far from urban industrial centers, often in relatively inaccessible areas with challenging topography, which increases harvest and transportation costs. Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Fuels'

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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JANUARY 11, 2011

The agency granted the funding in September 2010. The GoBiGas-project is a project for the large-scale production of renewable methane by gasification of biomass and low-quality forestry material. We have to be able to handle the climate threat as well as continue to use different means of transportation.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company, announced the successful start-up at its flagship bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Myriant commercialized D(-) lactic acid in 2008 for the production of polylactic acid (PLA), which is used to make biodegradable plastic.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award some $25 million to four projects to research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products—such as biofuels—from a variety of biomass sources. The Department of Energy will make additional awards through this program. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) via the US Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center to develop and demonstrate technology that will produce renewable jet fuel from isobutanol supplied by Gevo, Inc. UOP will deliver 100 gallons of renewable jet fuel derived from isobutanol to the government in 2012.

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SB 1383 reduces the emission of super pollutants (also known as short-lived climate pollutants) and promotes renewable gas by requiring a 50% reduction in black carbon and 40% reduction in methane and hydrofluorocarbon from 2013 levels by 2030. and other pollutants.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Support was provided by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office. and funded through Argonne National Laboratory by the US Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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At the moment, the most viable mode of sustainable transportation is an electric vehicle (EV). The idea of using wind for transportation is thousands of years old, with some experts citing dates as far back as 5000 B.C. One example is the Ventmobile , built by University of Stuttgart students in 2008.

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365,133 (US$475,000) of the grant will be used to fund project activities at Ilika. Since 2008, Ilika has been working with Toyota on the development of novel battery chemistries. The Ilika Stereax roadmap focuses on three main battery requirements: miniaturization; capacity in a small footprint; and increased performance.

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JUNE 21, 2010

The JU publishes annual calls for proposals (from 2008-2013), on the basis of which funding is granted for research, technological development and demonstration projects. Specific topics for the different areas in the 2010 Call include: Transportation and Refuelling Infrastructure (€31.6M). million (US$110 million).

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The announcement came in conjunction with the EPA’s release of its notice of proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard ( earlier post ), and the Department of Energy’s announcement of $787.5 million in funding to be awarded to advanced biofuels research and commercialization projects ( earlier post ).

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The renewable energy captured by the project’s primary solar energy system will help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars, including Ford’s all-new Focus and Focus Electric going into production in 2011, and a next-generation hybrid vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming in 2012.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Currently, almost half of China’s oil consumption is imported, and with the projection that demand for fossil fuel oil will reach 250 million tons by 2030, it is crucial for the country to consider biomass alternatives as part of their renewable energy plan. million tons in 2008. million tons in 2008.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

These include both hydrogenated renewable diesels and fuels produced via the Fischer–Tropsch process. Wright says that in contrast to the transport of freight and the land cultivation, there is much more flexibility in the demand for gasoline. The NZ Biodiesel Grants Scheme applies only to FME biodiesel. Commissioner Wright.

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W e've had the people in our shop go over the new energy bill with an eye for Plug Ins and electric transportation in general. 90 million per year authorized (2008-2012). $90 million per year authorized (2008-2012). One third of funds reserved for local governments.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. In early August, the Renewable Fuels Association launched a “They Said What?” Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Energy efficiency improvements and the increased use of renewables are other key factors that moderate the projected growth in energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation updates. Transportation projections. Delivered energy consumption in the transportation sector grows from 27.2 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 3.1

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MARCH 6, 2010

There are four general categories of offsets: (1) biological sequestration projects; (2) renewable energy projects; (3) energy efficiency projects; and (4) non-CO 2 emissions reduction projects. (1) 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects. The cap would make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy sources more attractive.

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As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans for a $10 million request for proposals (RFP) to fund development, adoption and commercialization of plug-ins , fully electric cars and related vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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The program also included support to the industry in the form of promotion of 1G and 2G ethanol production, reduction of GST from 18% to 5% and providing subsidies, grants and other support for setting up ethanol production facilities. In addition, developing a buffer will ensure the 2G plant utilization can be maintained.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Initial target markets are mass transit systems (both for recycling the kinetic energy of trains and trams and to allow discontinuous electrification to reduce infrastructure costs) and electric power stabilization for renewable energy applications. MLC Flywheel Evaluation for Transportation by University of Texas.

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MAY 13, 2010

According to the recently finalized Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 , net US GHG emissions in 2008 were down 2.7% The bill provides more than $7 billion annually to improve transportation infrastructure and efficiency, including highways and mass transit systems. Reducing Transportation Emissions.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Other major players include the accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the transportation-safety firm Lloyd’s Register, and TUV SUD, a German industrial-testing company. Additionality is proof that the renewable-energy project would not happen without the capital generated by selling carbon credits. what would have happened anyway).

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More than 35,000 fuel cell systems were shipped in 2013, an increase of more than 26% over 2012 and 400% more than 2008. Although early markets such as stationary power and material handling account for the bulk of sales, DOE noted that the fuel cell industry made “tremendous progress” in the light-duty transportation sector in 2013.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently granted a biofuels startup company, Anellotech , exclusive global rights to the university’s catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) technology developed by chemical engineer and UMass Amherst faculty member George Huber for producing renewable biogasoline and other biohydrocarbon fuels.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? nk City Electric car www.thinkelectric.org Documentary about electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and the future of transportation. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The California Energy Commission has approved eight grants that leverage more than $9.6 The $9,612,515 is funded from the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Transportation program. Project partners will provide $1,000,000 to match the state grant. Natural gas-powered vehicle fueling.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo also revealed ongoing customer field testing of DME trucks in the US (with Safeway and Martin Transportation), as well as its partnership in the customer trials with startup DME producer Oberon Fuels. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

The UK’s Committee on Climate Change commissioned research from a number of consultants to inform its advice on meeting carbon budgets across multiple sectors, including transportation. The 2008 MAC curve provided high-level estimates of the anticipated levels of uptake for EVs and PHEVs. CCC has published the reports on its website.

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APRIL 16, 2009

As if that were not enough, I’m hearing now that BYD is on the verge of a breakthrough in the solar power business and that the company has big plans to make rechargeable batteries at a utility scale to store energy from intermittent, renewable sources like wind and solar. He, too, was very impressed with Mr. Wang.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. What cannot be argued is the fact that fossil fuels are non-renewable.

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APRIL 10, 2010

They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. transportation sector; and industrial facilities would be exempted from a cap on emissions for several years before they are phased in. Another six U.S.

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