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Anheuser-Busch transitioning 30% of dedicated fleet to renewable natural gas

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In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. Louis to fleets powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines. Anheuser-Busch is transitioning more than 180 trucks—representing approximately 30% of its dedicated fleet—to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The twenty-one projects will receive funding through the EPA’s DERA Fiscal Year 2014 allocation. The full list of projects selected for 2014 DERA funds: California. Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District is replacing three school buses and four agriculture engines and converting three irrigation pumps to clean burning electric.

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Joule says it has improved the photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%

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At the 2014 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Joule reported that its has improved the overall photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%, and estimates a maximum 14% energy conversion efficiency in its biomass-to-fuels process.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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FY 2014 EFRC Awards. Understand catalytic processes that will enable the viable, economic operation of biorefineries with lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks converted to a range of fuels and chemicals. Develop artificial materials, inspired by biological systems, that can change the way we convert and use energy. EFRC Objective.

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