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UPS enters into RNG supply agreements with Kinetrex and TruStar; up to 80M gallon equivalents

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UPS has entered into multi-year renewable natural gas (RNG) agreements with Kinetrex Energy and TruStar Energy. We are using both liquid natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as bridging fuels to increase our use of RNG. The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St.

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USDA announces availability of $181M to support development of advanced biofuels projects

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Sapphire Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., million loan guarantee to build a refined alga oil commercial facility. Other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass. Basic parameters of the loan guarantees from the Biorefinery Assistance Program are: The proposed operation must have realistic repayment ability.

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Rentech Planning to Build Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Electric Power Plant in California

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a Fischer-Tropsch process company, plans to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks. Biomass is mixed with hot sand (1,800 ºF), turning it into product gas and residual char. Product gas is cleaned in a scrubber. Click to enlarge.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Their Project DIANA uses a drone to detect gas concentrations in the air. A solar electricity system for a community garden At the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus Ohio, Damon Nabrit [right] shows a participant how a FarmBot works. The team plans to present a final report on its findings to the World Wildlife Fund.

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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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Research energy storage and greenhouse gas capture solutions Identifying technologies to address the climate crisis was ERVA’s first theme. She is a vice president for knowledge enterprise at Ohio State University , in Columbus. Greenhouse gas capture and elimination. The climate change task force released its report last month.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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builds upon a 23-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC). Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio).

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Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 parter on co-processing of algae crude oil with conventional crude

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We’re looking forward to building a strong relationship with Phillips 66, an established leader in research and development for next generation fuels, who understands the opportunity our Green Crude oil holds as a feasible and sustainable crude oil choice for refiners.

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