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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). turbines, fuel cells, hybrids, novel power generation cycles); coal conversion (e.g.,

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ASTM greenlights ethanol as feedstock for alcohol-to-jet synthetic fuel; blend level up to 50%

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ASTM International recently approved ethanol as a feedstock in ASTM D7566 Annex A5, the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons for alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). ASTM International will publish the revision of ASTM D7566 on its website in the coming months.

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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Campus leaders have learned about the program through webinars and workshops. Dozens of students participated in the clean energy conversation and successfully engaged their campus leaders to secure funding. The Individual Leadership Award went to Mayor Bill Finch, City of Bridgeport, Conn., Tiffany & Co.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science.

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Let My People Convert! - The A123 Challenge

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So he proposed at the California Air Resources Board ZEV workshop on Tuesday. Tuesday's workshop was not so different. A plug-in hybrid, one could say, simply integrates electric drive into a car with internal combustion. Les Goldman wants you to convert (your hybrid.) Easy as 123. Acronymphia is not a sexual disease.

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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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Subtopics were determined using a variety of means such as gap analyses, feedback from industry, Requests for Information (RFIs), external peer reviews, workshops and an assessment of the current RD&D portfolio. Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion. Subtopic 1a: Microbial biomass conversion. Catalysts and Supports.

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

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So, it’s encouraging to see that SAE International, the most prominent standards body in the automotive field, is wading into the fray. And as we head into periods of more extreme weather, those charging stations are exposed to higher heat or more water than is typical. How long have internal combustion engine vehicles been around?

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