Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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APRIL 30, 2010

United Airlines has conducted a successful engineering validation flight using Rentech’s certified synthetic jet fuel (RenJet). The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech’s synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Virgin Islands) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Lightning Hybrids , a maker of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), released initial results from emissions testing conducted by an independent testing facility in Colorado of two medium-duty trucks upfitted with the Lighting Hybrids system.

Hybrid

Teslarati

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Colorado has voted to approve a new standard on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with an additional goal set for 2032 and new guidance for increasing EV sales beginning in 2027. Notably, the release says that the standard does not prohibit the sale or use of non-electric vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs).

Colorado

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JUNE 5, 2020

These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. Colorado Department of Transportation. Forty-one projects in 40 states and the District of Columbia will receive funding through the program. Fiscal Year 2020 Low-No bus program projects are: State.

Emissions

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000). DOE grant: $1,999,447). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) A second set of ARPA-E funding opportunities will be announced in the late Fall.

Energy

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. California Air Resources Board (CARB)-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

EPA

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

The US Department of Energy has awarded up to $39 million in research grants aimed at developing advanced nuclear energy technologies and training under the Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) initiative. The grants will support up to 51 projects at colleges and universities around the country. Transformative Research – $9.8

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals.

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JULY 20, 2010

Newell recently received a $750,000 grant to expand research into developing plant-based fuels. For 17 years, he worked as a project manager and analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, where he led research on the production and conversion of algae to biofuels.

San Marino

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MARCH 24, 2010

Two Colorado State University (CSU) researchers have received a $325,000 National Science Foundation grant to determine the pollutant formation chemistry of algae-derived biofuels, which have potential to be high-yield, efficiently produced, renewable fuels. In diesel engines, NO x and soot are still a major concern. Azer Yalin.

Pollution

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 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. sinensis x M.

South Carolina

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

million grant by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER), BER Genomic Science Program to optimize metabolic networks in model photosynthetic microalgae, called diatoms. Genome-scale engineering provides a method for substantially raising this already promising production ceiling.

San Diego

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AUGUST 18, 2015

As reported in a paper in Plant Biotechnology Journal , this successful metabolic engineering and subsequent field production of the modified camelina crop marked the highest accumulation of the unusual oil achieved so far in transgenic plants. One of the team’s goals is to make commercial products using oils from the engineered plants.

Oil

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JANUARY 19, 2010

ClearFuels recently was selected to receive up to $23 million as a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in Colorado and integrate it with Rentech’s existing Product Demonstration Unit. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

The developer of the process, Bin Yang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering at WSU and his team are working with Boeing Co. In addition to hydrocarbons suitable for jet turbine engines, Yang is using lignin to produce a variety of other chemicals and materials. The work is featured on.

Convert

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MARCH 9, 2022

Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project.

Utah

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But my favorite Junkyard Finds are obscure examples of what-could-they-have-been-thinking badge engineering , and today's truck has lived atop my wish list for nearly 15 years. It had dwindled to just the Axiom and Rodeo by 2004, then staggered on for a few more years selling hastily rebadged Chevy Trailblazers and Colorados.

Suzuki

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JUNE 13, 2015

The Natural Gas Initiative has begun funding early stage, exploratory research, following a “seed grant” model used by Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, one of NGI’s hosting organizations. Brandt, in Energy Resources Engineering, led a national study last year on methane leaks in the US natural gas system. —Mark Zoback.

Gas

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions. Components of Lightning Hybrids system. Click to enlarge. a leading North American uniform and linen supply company.

Hybrid

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 17, 2024

He’s an engineer who specializes in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and holds several patents on technologies he developed while working for Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. “I How to Become a Patent Engineer Knee initially didn’t know what she wanted to study in college. Your application is eligible to become a patent.

Colorado

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

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 The DOT is making $48.1

Emissions

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The two facets of the initiative are the Student Chapter Support Grant program and the supplemental Chapter Success Program. Grants help UC-Berkeley, the University of Texas, and others The grant program funds activities designed to support and strengthen chapters. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Grant

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JULY 17, 2014

million in research grants are awarded under a joint DOE-USDA program that began in 2006 focused on fundamental investigations of biomass genomics, with the aim of harnessing nonfood plant biomass for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. John McKay, Colorado State University.

Universal

EV Match

APRIL 10, 2023

Charge Ahead Colorado provides funding in the form of a rebate for EV charging installations throughout the State of Colorado. For those in the State of Colorado, the Charge Ahead Colorado EV charging rebate program by the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) provides generous funding opportunities.

Colorado

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MARCH 5, 2015

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder and New Mexico State University have developed a simpler process that can simultaneously remove both salts and organic contaminants from the wastewater, all while producing additional energy.

Oil

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APRIL 30, 2010

The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Engineering E. This project seeks to develop an “electrofuels chassis” by using engineered E. This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50

Carbon

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Ruan is deploying trucks with new ultralow-NO x Cummins Westport engines with funding from California’s HVIP program, which provides incentives for cleaner and more efficient near-zero vehicles. million in grant funding to expand and upgrade the station. The City has also received $1.1-million

Renewable

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By controlling the compressor motor’s speed, and improving the timing of when vapor is injected into the compressor, engineers have made heat pumps efficient in colder temperatures. Many European countries are subsidizing residential heat pump installation by offering grants to homeowners.

Climate

Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

BMW has been working with Colorado-based Solid Power since mid-2021 when it led a Series B fundraising round alongside Ford. Prior to the launch of the prototype manufacturing line, BMW Group personnel will collaborate with the startup’s engineers to fine-tune cell manufacturing methods.

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EV Life

JANUARY 11, 2024

Many prospective EV buyers shy away when they compare the initial purchase price of many electric vehicles against traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. Understanding Colorado’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credit In May 2023, Colorado demonstrated its commitment to sustainable transportation by passing House Bill 23-1272.

Tax Credit

EV Life

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Pair that with high-performance Brembo brakes and a specially tuned sport chassis, and the Blazer SS is engineered for powerful performance. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit. . Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit. Taking Advantage of Your EV Incentives The only problem with all these incentives, rebates, and grants?

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EV Life

JANUARY 4, 2024

The journey from concept to reality was a rocky one, fraught with production delays, price changes, and brake issues outlined in leaked engineering reports. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit. At first glance, the highly anticipated Tesla truck lives up to its hype. Clean Cars 4 All.

Financing

EV Life

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program (CVAP), another California-based incentive, offers grants and loan assistance to lower-income drivers to help purchase or lease low-emission or zero-emission vehicles, including EVs and plug-in hybrids. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit.

Financing

Blink Charging

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Between the United States federal government, state, and local governments; power companies and utilities; and air pollution control districts, there are hundreds of incentives for fleet owners to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).

Fleet

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Once Tesla is granted a Certificate of Conformity for Model Ys that are set to be produced at Gigafactory Texas, the automaker will be able to deliver the vehicles to customers. The structural battery pack uses engineering similar to an aircraft wing to use negative mass to increase structural integrity and density.

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