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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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Mn/DOT will start recruiting volunteers for the Minnesota Road Fee Test in May and research will begin in July 2011. Other state DOTs also are researching alternative financing methods to supplement or replace a gas tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.

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Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

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Honeywell UOP hydroprocessing technology has provided fuel for successful test flights by Air New Zealand, Continental, Japan Airlines, KLM, TAM Interjet, the US Navy, and the US Air Force (USAF A-10C, US Navy Green Hornet, USAF C17, USAF F15 III Strike Eagle and US Navy RCB-X). Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest 2011 Report.

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