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New Flyer introduces first 60-foot hydrogen fuel cell bus in North America

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Representatives from two major transit Authorities—Alameda County Transit (AC Transit) of California, and Metro Transit of Minneapolis, Minnesota—participated in the vehicle’s debut and demonstration. New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., and Siemens to develop the propulsion system.

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Omnitek receives EPA approval for 12L diesel-to-natural gas converted Mack E7 engine

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An assembly line engine remanufacturing/conversion process performed by the company’s strategic partner Reviva, based in Minneapolis, will assure that engines are in as-new condition. Omnitek will offer 100% dyno-tested “drop-in” ready converted engines, configured for quick installation.

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New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

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The work is supported by grants from ARPA-E and the US Department of Energy-funded Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies, an Energy Frontier Research Center operated jointly by UC Berkeley and LBNL. McDonald, Jarad A. Mason, Xueqian Kong, Eric D. Odoh, Walter S. Drisdell, Bess Vlaisavljevich, Allison L.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Minneapolis-St.

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Xcel Energy and Customer Coalition To Be Among First Users of Electric Transit Connect

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The company will also provide $20,000 grants from its Chairman’s Fund to support the purchase of 11 additional Ford Transit Connect Electric vans for its project partners. The Chairman’s Fund is provided through Xcel Energy shareholders, and supports innovative community projects that advance, demonstrate or promote clean energy technologies.