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JULY 19, 2011

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University (JMU) are requesting proposals from fleets in the southeastern US interested in converting eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas. The application deadline is Friday, 12 August 2011, at 5pm EDT.

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APRIL 2, 2015

Siluria’s OCM technology is the first commercially viable process to directly convert natural gas to ethylene, a key building block for the global petrochemicals industry and a new basis from which to produce transportation fuels. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons).

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JANUARY 20, 2013

announced a partnership for the design, construction, and operation of a Biofuels ISOCONVERSION Process (BIC) demonstration system using the ARA and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) process for the production of certification quantities of 100% drop-in renewable jet, diesel, and gasoline. (ARA) and Blue Sun Energy, Inc. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 7, 2013

Researchers from the US and China have determined that a duckweed biorefinery producing a range of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products can be economically competitive with petroleum-based processes, even in some cases without environmental legislation that penalizes greenhouse gas emissions. C22 hydrocarbons are sent for further upgrading.

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JULY 30, 2014

Optical micrographs of severe corrosion on steel alloy samples exposed to ethanol and acetic acid vapors—conditions typical of underground gasoline storage tanks—after 355 hours, 643 hours, and 932 hours. A NIST study found that corrosion may pose a hazard at underground gasoline storage tanks at filling stations.

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MARCH 22, 2013

In addition to being used in gasoline blends, methanol can be used in fuel cells, combined with long-chain fatty acids and lipids to form biodiesel, or chemically dimerized to dimethyl ether (DME, also a fuel). Edris Taher and Kartik Chandran (2013) High-Rate, High-Yield Production of Methanol by Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) technology that directly converts ethanol under moderate conditions at one atmosphere without the use of hydrogen into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. the limitation on ethanol content in gasoline].

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil expected to be produced during the year is approximately 35% gasoline, 40% diesel, and 25% fuel oil. With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 3, 2013

The Polk County, Oregon, Sheriff’s Office is running 10 patrol cars converted to propane autogas, including seven Ford Crown Vics, two Chevy Tahoes and one Ford F-350 pickup truck; the office expects to save more than $20,000 every year by using the alternative fuel. —Sergeant Mark Garton, Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Houston first began using electric vehicles for the environmental benefits they offer, but now we are planning to add even more EVs to our fleet because of the cost savings they bring. A similar study examining Loveland, Colo.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. KiOR estimates that the Columbus II project will cost approximately $225 million; will break ground within 90 days of it raising sufficient equity and debt capital to commence the project; and will take approximately 18 months to construct and start up. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha.

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. The horizontal red lines show the comparable price of gasoline (before tax, refining margin 0.3 $/gal, exchange rate: 1 € = 1.326 $) with crude oil prices 100 $/bbl and 150 $/bbl. Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter (app. 0.7 €/liter (app. 0.7 €/liter.

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MARCH 19, 2014

KiOR developed a proprietary catalytic process to produce cellulosic gasoline and diesel from lignocellulosic biomass. The biomass-to-cellulosic fuel technology platform combines KiOR’s proprietary catalyst systems with FCC processes that have been used in crude oil refineries to produce gasoline for more than 60 years.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The ADEPT project was launched in 2013 to demonstrate the potential for 48V-based intelligent electrification to deliver full hybrid-scale fuel efficiency from a highly cost-effective package. The supporting systems for electrical and vehicle integration include a 12V-48V DC-DC converter and a Ricardo hybrid supervisory controller.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

The company said that the results confirm the effectiveness of its BlueHDi after-treatment system, in which selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology is positioned upstream of the particulate filter to eliminate up to 90% of the nitrogen NO x released by diesel engines, bringing NO x emissions down to levels near those of gasoline engines.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It converts manure to R-CNG using a large anaerobic digester, and uses the fuel to power its milk tanker trucks. The Sacramento BioDigester was built by a public-private partnership in 2013. Atlas is committed to converting its entire refuse fleet to natural gas as older diesel vehicles retire.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Corn is still the key raw material in biofuel production in the US, and by far the biggest cost component for an ethanol plant. Enzymes convert the starch in the mash to sugar, which can then be fermented to ethanol. After the corn is harvested, the kernels are ground into corn meal, and water added to make a mash.

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MAY 13, 2013

VEA consists of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. The new engines will be introduced between 2013 and 2015. Almost 20,000 engines will be produced in 2013, and by the end of the year the production pace will be 2000 units a week. The development and production take place in-house at Volvo Car Group. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

As a result, emissions are around 16% lower than those of the B 200 BlueEFFICIENCY with gasoline engine, which offers equal performance. The new model belongs to efficiency class A and meets the Euro 6 emissions standard, which is not due to come into effect for all gasoline-engined vehicles until 1 September 2014.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

However, while Mazda plans to offer hybrid vehicles in the medium-term, its engineers are pushing hard to increase the efficiencies of both the gasoline and diesel platforms, moving toward what they call “the ideal Internal Combustion Engine.” liter MZR gasoline engine. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine.

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MAY 7, 2013

In a paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , they describe the strategy, and then apply it to identify potential renewable oxygenates and hydrocarbons obtained from heterogeneous catalysis of biomass that can be blended with gasoline to satisfy ASTM specifications.

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MAY 23, 2014

LCSWMA’s CNG project includes 14 new Peterbilt transfer trucks with Cummins-Westport ISX 12L CNG engines, costing around $2.2 LCSWMA purchased the fleet in 2013 and transitioned them into operation last month. Converting its fleet also required LCSMWA to install CNG fueling infrastructure at its Transfer Station Complex.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Corn is the key raw material in biofuel production in the US and by far the biggest cost component for an ethanol plant. Enzymes convert the starch in the mash to sugar, which can then be fermented to ethanol. After the corn is harvested, the kernels are ground into corn meal and water added to make a mash.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

After completing a re-assessment of energy use for a broad range of countries for the period 2013-14, EIA updated its historical data, with the largest changes occurring in China and other non-OECD countries. Methanol or its derivative products can be added to fuels such as gasoline and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG).

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APRIL 23, 2014

ATJ, like the Fischer-Tropsch pathway, has the potential to use lignocellulosic waste as feedstock, but promises to do so at less cost than Fischer-Tropsch. Renewable jet embodies the potential of cleaner, greener, and as we scale up, cost competitive drop-in fuels. —Wilson et al. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. Pressure on the RFS2 has increased as statutory mandated volumes of biofuel exceed the “blendwall” of 10% ethanol in gasoline. car warranties, cost, food-vs-fuels arguments).

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MARCH 3, 2013

The first model with a CNG engine to wear a SEAT badge, and making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2013 this coming week, the Mii Ecofuel offers average consumption of 2.9 Given the fuel price in many countries, the running costs are approximately half those of a Mii with a gasoline engine.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. Both plants will convert municipal solid waste into biofuel. Earlier post.).

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JULY 12, 2011

billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels. per gallon cheaper than gasoline and diesel; and.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Surplus electricity generated from renewables could be stored in batteries or could be converted via power-to-gas technology into synthetic methane (SNG), liquid fuels or hydrogen. Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems - The Centre for Low Carbon Futures May 2013. For gasoline use, blend rates of alcohols will increase.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

This year’s HOFS will focus on two key aspects of high-octane fuels that were identified during the 2013 symposium. Light olefins are key chemical building blocks that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals. psi make it also attractive for bending into reformulated gasoline.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Inverters allow a machine’s power train to run power between the electrical machines, acting like a generator or motor, and they convert electricity from AC to DC and back again. For the owner, the vehicles reduce costs because they have greater fuel efficiency and less tire wear, and they require fewer repairs. cubic meters.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

As highlighted at the 2013 SAE International High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOF) last week, high octane fuels—combined with optimized engines—are viable enablers to higher efficiency operation. Gasoline or E10 BOB would be premium-grade fuel for total coverage of legacy fleet. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Ensyn is the first company to generate cellulosic RINs under the US Environmental Protection Agency’s expanded definition of Heating Oil under RFS2, which became effective in December 2013. In one, the biomass is converted into a biocrude which is further refined into lighter products—i.e., Earlier post.) the Ensyn approach.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

HTL uses subcritical water as the chemical driving force to convert biomass to a carbon-rich biocrude. 30% greater than the initial algae lipid content because other cellular components (beyond only lipids) are converted to biocrude. Using microalgal feedstocks, biocrude yields from HTL processing are 5?30% —Roberts et al.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The performance of the ReFactory will also relate to the ability to generate closed-loop supply flows with controlled costs (reuse, recycling for repair), and to develop new value-added skills (retrofitting, dismantling, fleet maintenance, preparation of batteries for the second life, etc.)

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