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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Transportation and. state transportation plans; recommend changes to codes, regulations, and. into local Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs); create a. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. USDA Regional Roadmap. Central East.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Hydrogen-Dependent Conversion of Carbon Dioxide To Liquid Electrofuels By Extremely Thermophilic Archaea. NC State University.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. Missouri University of Science and Technology. The waste heat from the device can be harvested for residential heating.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). Advanced Cooling Technologies. Colorado State University.

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