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California Energy Commission to award up to $3M to support development of bio-oil as intermediate for renewable jet fuel

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The California Energy Commission is issuing a solicitation ( GFO-17-901 ) to provide up to $3 million in funding for innovative, pre-commercial low-carbon fuel production processes that result in the development of bio-oil as an intermediate fuel with wide-scale adoption potential used for renewable jet fuel production.

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Gulf Oil adds LNG-powered trucks to its transportation fleet

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Gulf Oil LP, a national branded supplier of motor fuels throughout the United States and its territories, has deployed 34 transport trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). For our own fleet, we locked in a five year discount against diesel costs to guarantee a significant return on investment.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Here is a list of top 9 alternative energy sources for a vehicle. #1 1 Biodiesel Biodiesel is an alternative fuel commonly used in automobiles. Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy produced from veritable oil, animal fat, etc. Many counties use methanol as a fuel alternative in race cars. #3

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IEA roadmap concludes biofuels can provide up to 27% of world transportation fuel by 2050

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By 2050, biofuels could provide 27% of total transport fuel and contribute in particular to the replacement of diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). gigatonnes of CO2) of emission reductions in the transport sector.

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Study finds US refining sector could produce higher octane E20 and E30 at modest additional cost; enabling more efficient engines

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A new study concludes that using ethanol can be a cost-effective approach to increasing the octane rating of the US gasoline pool. The price of ethanol relative to gasoline and crude oil were key determinants of the relative costs of the various finished fuels. 10% for 100-RON E30) and (ii) reduce crude oil use (e.g., ?

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CAAFI R&D team releases critical challenges position paper and white papers for alternative jet fuel industry

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Current economic and engineering models were developed with assumptions that do not match those for alternative fuels. Alternative fuel feedstocks vary widely in composition, may only be regionally and seasonally available, require evaluation of life-cycle costs and impacts, and so on.