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Proterra introduces 2nd generation electric bus

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launched its second-generation all-electric bus, The Proterra Solution, at the American Public Transportation Association Bus and Paratransit Conference. San Antonio, Texas; Tallahassee, Fla.; Proterra Inc. Cities currently operating Proterra all-electric buses include Stockton, Calif.; Worcester, Mass.; and Pomona, Calif.

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Biofuels Industries Form Global Renewable Fuels Alliance

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Announcing the GRFA at the National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, Spokesperson Bliss Baker said that the Alliance was calling on the World Bank to make investments in developing countries’ biofuels infrastructure a top priority.

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EdeniQ Corn3 Yield Enhancement Program Boosts Ethanol Yield 10%

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EdeniQ , a biotechnology company serving the biofuels industry, unveiled its new Corn 3 Yield Enhancement Program at the 14 th annual National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, Texas. EdeniQ’s Corn 3 Yield Enhancement Program increases the yield of ethanol from an industry average of 2.69

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Novozymes On Track With New Enzymes For Cellulosic Ethanol

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At the National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, Texas Executive Vice President Peder Holk Nielsen presented the progress achieved by Novozymes’ latest second-generation enzyme products. Novozymes says it has cut cellulosic ethanol enzyme costs by more than half and is on track to deliver commercially viable enzymes by 2010.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni sat at the helm of BEI Sensors and Controls, overseeing a product line that included a variety of sensor and inertial-navigation devices, but its customers were less varied—mainly, the aerospace and defense electronics industries. defense industry. But the automotive industry clearly represented the biggest potential market.