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Double trouble

Electric Auto Association

Nebraska EVA chapter works in tandem with the Sierra Club. Outreach event sponsored by Eastern NE EVA and the Nebraska Sierra Club. NE Nebraska EVA event. NE Nebraska EVA participation in parade. They’re grateful for a presentation on EVs, and they give a decent amount of time to have a conversation with 30 or 40 people.

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Study Finds That Higher Ethanol Blends Result in Improved Energy Efficiency in Flex-Fuel Engines, Partially Offsetting Reduced Energy Density of Fuel

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A study of flex-fuel vehicles operating on different ethanol blends (E10, E20, E30, and E85) found that higher ethanol blend ratios provide better energy conversion within the engine. The research was funded in part by the Nebraska Corn Board and through the Hatch Act (University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division).

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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. other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. planning for alternative fuel vehicles into the Transportation Improvement.

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EIA: planned capacity additions to US crude oil pipeline infrastructure should relieve Cushing bottleneck

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Phase 1 of the Keystone pipeline from Hardisty to Steele City, Nebraska, and on to Patoka, Illinois, was completed in June 2010. Another prominent project is Tallgrass’ planned Pony Express conversion. Phase 2 of the Keystone pipeline, which extended the pipeline from Steele City to Cushing, was completed in February 2011.

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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. USDA Regional Roadmap. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. Central East.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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ICF International, an independent third-party contractor, coordinated the peer reviews which were conducted on four areas of the lifecycle assessment that in particular charted new ground, according to EPA: Land use modeling (use of satellite data/land conversion GHG emission factors). Cassman, University of Nebraska; Dr. John R.

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BNL team devises new method to boost oil accumulation in plant leaves; implications for biofuel production

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The key to increasing oil accumulation in these studies was to unravel the details of the biochemical pathways involved in the conversion of carbon into fatty acids, the storage of fatty acids as oil, and the breakdown of oil in leaves. —Changcheng Xu, research team leader.

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