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Diesel Brewing to Manufacture Cellulosic Biobutanol from Biomass and Manure With Thermochemical Process

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Results showed that butanol mixed with diesel can reduce emissions of criteria pollutants. Based on the findings of the two preliminary test plants, Diesel Brewing plans to build a commercial-scale plant of at least 100 dry tons-a-day, again in Boardman, with a projected start-up of October 2012. million tons of dairy manure each year.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence.

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