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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

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times as energy intensive as conventional diesel (bottom). times as energy intensive to produce as conventional diesel, which restricts the current financial and environmental feasibility of algae production, according to a new life cycle analysis by a team from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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The service will run on new 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses manufactured by New Flyer. Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. By contrast, the BRT’s average construction cost is $25 million per mile which includes new pavement.

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