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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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EPA announced the awardees at the 2016 American Trucking Association’s Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. SmartWay also contributes to cleaner air and healthier citizens by cutting emissions that help produce smog, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. Arlo G Lott Trucking Inc.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to significantly increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. In addition, New York will replace or re-power older, high-polluting diesel-powered trucks, school buses, and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. New York Governor Andrew M.

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen partner on renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications

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chainsaws and lawn mowers—where the operator, machine and environment benefit from a cleaner fuel quality regarding harmful substances compared to regular gasoline. In particular, Lantmännen Aspen’s commercial activities include specialty fuels for usage in two- and four-stroke small engines—e.g. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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His contributions enabled the company to release its first Google Home product, a smart speaker, in 2016. It is now used in a variety of Samsung products including air conditioners, cellphones, and robotic vacuum cleaners. He is a regular attendee at the annual IEEE Conference for Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.

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Lightning Hybrids secures order for 35 hydraulic hybrid systems from Kiessling Transit

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Kiessling Transit’s vehicles, featuring new 2015 and 2016 model year Ford E450 chassis and Elkhart Coach bodies, will have the Lightning Hybrids patented parallel hybrid system installed prior to delivery this summer. Their positive experience and attractive results during the pilot program lead to this substantial follow-on order.

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DSME and GL offer solution to LNG-fueled large container vessels

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At a press conference held during the Kormarine Trade Fair in Busan, both parties announced the progress they have made towards developing LNG-fueled large container vessels. New technology is needed as cleaner transport is increasingly demanded and maritime environmental regulations are becoming ever stricter.

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LanzaTech collaborating with Swayana to convert waste gases from ferroalloy production to ethanol

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In a 2007 paper presented at the XI International Conference on Innovations in the Ferro Alloy Industry (Infacon XI), a team from the US EPA, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT), and SINTEF Materials and Chemistry (Lindstad et al. In all cases, however, the production of ferroalloys is energy-intensive. Resources. Lindstad, S.E.