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DOE closes on $504M loan guarantee for world’s largest clean hydrogen and energy storage project

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million loan guarantee to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Delta, Utah (ACES Delta)—marking the first loan guarantee for a new clean energy technology project from DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) since 2014. The US Department of Energy (DOE) closed on a $504.4-million With the closing of this loan guarantee, LPO now has $2.5

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Ryder’s natural gas truck fleet surpasses 30 million miles

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The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada. maintenance facility. Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. service locations.

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Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining plan to optimize MTU engines for autonomous operations

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One potential benefit to customers of Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining may be the ability to retrofit the power system on existing haul trucks and convert them to autonomous operation. For these applications, MTU engines provide high performance, reliability and availability as well as a maintenance-friendly construction. Occlusion mapping.

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Ryder’s natural gas fleet surpasses 20 million miles

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The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving more than 40 customer operations in California, New York, Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, Georgia, and Louisiana. Ryder System, Inc., Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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Will electric buses replace propane ones in national parks (which replaced diesels)?

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is evaluating the possibility of converting a fleet of 14 propane-powered buses at Utah's Zion National Park to electric power. High maintenance costs for the aging bus fleet have led the National Park Service to. national park.

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Quantum awarded contract for high-capacity NGV storage systems; 500-mile range for heavy-duty trucks

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has secured a new purchase contract from a leading Utah-based natural gas vehicle integrator to supply a series of large capacity natural gas vehicle tanks for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that operate long distances. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Utah State University. VoICE-MR: Vocation Integrated Cost Estimation for Maintenance and Repair of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV). General Motors LLC. Washington State University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 350,000.