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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. This Tradesman got a mild camper conversion at some point. The build tag says it was built at St. Louis Assembly , and that its first engine was a 318-cubic-inch V8 with one-barrel carburetor. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts. National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) ($44 million).

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Jan Leach, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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Success at this service center will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of FedEx’s other 470 service centers. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). Success in this project will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of Anheuser-Busch’s other 11 US facilities. Jadoo Power (Folsom, CA).

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado School of Mines. University of Colorado Boulder. Washington University in St. Lead organization.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Develop and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, such as “Ampere” (Ford Transit Connect EV), “Faraday” (Ford F150 EV conversions), Step Vans, and “Newton” medium-duty trucks. Colorado State University. $5. Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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While chemically converting natural gas to liquid fuels (GTL) is a proven technology that increases volumetric energy density, the current conversion approach through Fischer-Tropsch (FT-GTL) is challenged by both high capital costs and low conversion efficiencies. process intensification approaches for biological methane conversion.

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