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Veolia Transportation converting 300 of its US taxis to propane autogas; launching Baltimore’s first propane autogas taxi fleet

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The company—the largest private provider of multiple modes of transportation in North America—is converting 300 of its taxis nationwide from gasoline to propane autogas. The company has also installed an autogas fueling station in Baltimore to serve 50 Checker and Yellow taxis. billion passenger trips per year.

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DOE awards LanzaTech $4M for low-carbon jet & diesel demo plant; 3M gpy; Audi evaluating fuel properties

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Both Lanzanol and cellulosic ethanol will then be converted to jet fuel via the Alcohol-to-Jet" (ATJ) process developed by LanzaTech and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Each gallon of ethanol is converted to produce ½ gallon of aviation fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

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The company will immediately convert buses in nine markets to 20% biodiesel (B20) as a first step toward the company's goal of converting its entire bus fleet to B20 over the next five years.

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GreenMan Subsidiary to test CNG/Diesel dual fuel upgrade on refuse transfer truck

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to convert one of its refuse transfer trucks to APG’s dual fuel system and begin on-the-road test trials and emission compliance approval. The dual fuel conversion and emissions reduction systems lower carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions. American Power Group Inc., Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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EIA: planned capacity additions to US crude oil pipeline infrastructure should relieve Cushing bottleneck

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Companies have been looking to relieve the resulting bottlenecks at Cushing by reconfiguring and expanding pipeline infrastructure to move crude oil south to the Gulf Coast refineries. Another prominent project is Tallgrass’ planned Pony Express conversion. Flanagan South is currently scheduled to be online in mid-2014. Pony Express.

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Proud of its roots

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The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. Most of us just did our own conversions. David O’Neill on his ‘Silent Knight Electric Motrocycle,’ a converted Yamaha Big Bear.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities.