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California Energy Commission awards $5M grant to AltAir Fuels to expand renewable diesel production; $3M to GFP Ethanol for sorghum feedstock

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The California Energy Commission approved $8 million in grants to two biofuel companies stemming from a solicitation issued earlier this year (PON-13-609: Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities). Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Biorefinery Cellulosic ethanol Diesel Fuels'

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CDTA rolling out four NFI electric transit buses in upstate New York

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In addition to delivering four 40-foot battery-electric buses, New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions was also selected to provide and commission four Siemens direct current depot chargers that conform to Society of Automotive Engineer (SAE) J1772 Combined Charging System Type 1 standards. Each bus costs $900,000, each charger costs $121,000.

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New SoCalGas truck loan program for fleets interested in switching from diesel to near-zero natural gas trucks

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g/bhp-hr, and the engines also meet or exceed the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. CWI natural gas engines have met the 2010 EPA standard for particulate matter (0.01 g/bhp-hr optional standard. NO x exhaust emissions are 90% lower than the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Cummins Westport begins production of ISL G Near Zero NOx natural gas engine; first commercially available near zero NOx MidRange engine

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Near Zero NO x Emissions standards eight years in advance of the 2023 California Near Zero NO x schedule and contributing to California Clean Air initiatives. g/bhp-hr and also meet the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. g/bhp-hr and also meet the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements.

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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In addition to its $300 million loan, ADB is also administering another $105 million loan and grant from the Clean Technology Fund for other Philippine environmental-focused projects. The project will run for five years, with an estimated completion date of December 2017. 300M to India’s Chhattisgarh State for major road upgrades.

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Codeveloper of NASA’s Newest Lunar Retroreflector Dies at 78

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Davis was an active member of an IEEE coordinating subcommittee that developed standards for testing wireless phones to ensure they comply with international standards designed to protect the public from harmful RF exposure. There he developed an apparatus for transferring liquid samples—for which he was granted a Canadian patent.

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NAS: concerns remain about rail transport for energy liquids, gases; pipeline, maritime have more comprehensive safety system in place

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Questions remain about the technical basis for track inspection standards, which set an allowable failure rate, and whether these allowable rates and repair priorities should be adjusted for routes that continue to be used by tank-car unit trains. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Energy Landscape.