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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Earlier post.).

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Port of Honolulu testing hydrogen fuel cell generator; Sandia-led Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell project

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Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Young Brothers President Glenn Hong and Sandia California Vice President Marianne Walck. In June, Hawaii Gov. As the most oil-dependent state in the nation and one that could be most affected by rising sea levels, Hawaii has become an early adopter of emerging technologies and innovative energy solutions.

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Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

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The unit will fit inside a 20-foot shipping container and will consist of four 30-kilowatt fuel cells, a hydrogen storage system and power conversion equipment. Like many operators, the company uses diesel engine generators to provide power to refrigerated containers. The system will be delivered to and deployed by Young Brothers, Ltd.,

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REV Building Four Converted Battery-Electric Vehicles for US Military TARDEC Program; Electric Ford Escape and F-150 Vehicles as Part of Micro-Grid Project

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Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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ClearFuels Adds BNP Paribas to Commercial Development Team for BTL Diesel and Jet Fuel Biorefineries

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The project team for the demonstration includes ClearFuels; Rentech, which has a 25% strategic ownership investment in ClearFuels ( earlier post ); URS; Linde/Hydro-Chem; Hawaiian Electric Company; National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL); and Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI).

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USDA and DOE award $47M in RD grants for biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product projects

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Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels development analysis. The following projects have been selected for awards: Cellana LLC , Kailua Kona, Hawaii, $5,521,173. Metabolix, Inc. Cambridge, Mass.,

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DOE to Award Honeywells UOP $25M for Pyrolysis Oil to Renewable Fuels Demo Unit

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The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, is expected to start up in 2014. Imperium Renewables, and Mesa Engineering.

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