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Delek sells AltAir renewable diesel/jet business to World Energy for $72M

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Delek US Holdings has sold AltAir Paramount, LLC and Delek’s Paramount, California refining and pipeline assets to an affiliate of Boston-based World Energy, LLC, a major biodiesel producer. We have been focused on deriving value from our non-core assets in California as they are outside of our geographic footprint. million.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. converted into a type of diesel fuel. will conduct a one-year “proof-of-concept seedling” program. to demonstrate proof of concept for hydride-based thermal. Boston College). energy storage MIT and Boston College will develop phase change materials.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012.

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