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Clean Energy unveils LNG backbone network for America’s Natural Gas Highway; 150 LNG stations by end of 2013

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Worth); Los Angeles-Dallas; Houston-Chicago; Chicago-Atlanta; and a network of stations along major highways in the mid-west region (IL, IN, OH, MO, KY, TN, KS, OK, AL) to serve the heavy trucking traffic in the area. Littlefair, Clean Energy’s President and CEO. Click to enlarge. —Andrew J.

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MECA emissions inventory & air quality modeling shows potential benefits of national cleaner trucks initiative at CARB limits

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ppb in the east (Atlanta, GA). Without a stringent CTI strategy, in 2035 more than 90 million Americans are projected to breathe ozone concentrations greater than 60 ppb, which in 2015, the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) supported as an 8-hour primary ozone standard that would be protective of human health.

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Shell begins market test of Nitrogen Enriched Diesel; lowered fuel consumption

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Shell Oil Products US has begun a market test of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel, extending the company’s exclusive “Nitrogen Enriched” advanced cleaning system to diesel. Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel will only be available to commercial customers in the Atlanta, GA area. Earlier post.)

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ALTe Powertrain Technologies to form $200M JV in China; 4 factories plus $70M services contract for range-extended plug-in light commercial powertrain

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Using $130 million, the company will open four factories in China while receiving a US$70-million engineering services contract to design a system specifically for the China fleet market. Designed to replace a base V-8 internal combustion engine powertrain, the current system’s technology improves fuel economy from 80–200%.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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That was the case for Melba Crawford , who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career. Crawford is a professor of civil engineering, agronomy, and electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind. She then pursued a Ph.D.

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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to Make North American Race Debut at Petit Le Mans

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Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón’s signature event—the Petit Le Mans on 2 October at Road Atlanta. It led many hours of the race until the closing two hours when a combustion engine issue forced the car to retire. Earlier post.).

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Dyson Racing Running on Butanol Blend in ALMS

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The #16 BP car of Chris Dyson and Guy Smith from Dyson Racing will be running an advanced biofuel developed by BP combining gasoline, ethanol and biobutanol during the in the 12 th annual Petit Le Mans ten-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta, today. The Mazda AER (Advanced Engine Research) MZR-R is a 2.0 Click to enlarge.

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