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EIA: natural gas-fired reciprocating engines are being deployed more to balance renewables

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The recent increase in natural gas or dual-fuel capable reciprocating internal combustion engine units has been driven in part by advancements in engine technology that increase operational flexibility and by changes in natural gas markets that have generally provided ample supply and relatively stable fuel prices, EIA said. MW of capacity.

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ExxonMobil to expand ultra-low sulfur gasoline fuels production at Beaumont Refinery; SCANfining

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ExxonMobil will increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont, Texas refinery by approximately 40,000 barrels per day, further strengthening its integrated downstream portfolio while meeting environmental standards. Startup of the flexible technology is expected in 2018. million barrels per day of capacity.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

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Since 2016, Agility Fuel Solutions has provided natural gas fuel storage and delivery systems to more than 1,700 UPS trucks. As part of the new agreement, Agility will provide complete end-to-end natural gas systems for heavy-duty gas trucks, terminal tractors and medium-duty walk-in vans, which are UPS’s familiar brown delivery trucks.

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Pinto Energy to build 2,800 bpd small-scale GTL plant in Ashtabula; Velocys microchannel technology

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Velocys is part of the Oxford Catalysts Group plc; Oxford Catalysts is changing its name to Velocys plc on 25 September 2013.) Ventech is a global leader in the design and construction of new modular refineries, and will build these GTL plants at their Pasadena, Texas fabrication complex. Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)'

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. solar installers. For 10 days apparently. There is also.

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DOE to invest $16M in computational design of new materials for alt and renewable energy, electronics and other fields

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The new grants—part of DOE’s Computational Materials Sciences (CMS) program launched in 2015 as part of the US Materials Genome Initiative—reflect the enormous recent growth in computing power and the increasing capability of high-performance computers to model and simulate the behavior of matter at the atomic and molecular scales.

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Steradian’s 4D Imaging Radar Aims to Make Self-Driving Cars Smarter

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Before launching the fabless semiconductor startup in 2016, the founders were working at well-known technology companies designing chipsets for mass-market radio technologies including Bluetooth, GPS, LTE cellular, and wireless LAN. We take care of the entire product architecture.”

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