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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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Turbo, air-hybrid Scuderi split cycle engine achieves 64 mpg US in simulations; CO2 emissions of 85 g/km

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The Scuderi Group commissioned Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, to generate a representative average vehicle in this class with technical data from these models and use this as the basis for a comparison simulation according to the new European driving cycle (NEDC).

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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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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Demonstrations are taking place this week at the 2012 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio. Non-hydro renewable sources will than double between 2010. and 2035, according to the EIA forecast. OnStar will also be demonstrating the company’s Demand Response and Time-of-Use Rate solutions. and 6 a.m.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni says he and members of his research and marketing teams went to every sensors conference they could find, talking to anyone who used inertial sensors, regardless of whether the applications were industrial, commercial, or space. “If I couldn’t affect humanity, I felt that I would have an unfulfilling career.”. The hunt was on.