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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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Departments of Energy and Interior award nearly $17M for advanced hydropower technologies

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Sixteen projects in 11 states were selected through a competitive grant process for their ability to contribute to the development of innovative technologies that produce hydropower more efficiently, reduce costs and increase sustainable hydropower generation. million and one project jointly funded by DOE and DOI will receive $1.5

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Fortunately, abundant renewable power is getting cheaper, while gasoline from finite fossil fuels may get more expensive. Even after the fall in US crude, gasoline in California costs $4 on average. If you drive an SUV in Southern California those miles cost over 30 cents each.). New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.) Click to enlarge.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. Utah Department of Transportation.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. Iowa State University. If successful, such a battery would enable the widespread deployment of intermittent renewable resources on the U.S.

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WTW analysis with four economies of sustainable automotive transportation finds CNG vehicles scoring highest

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Brown at Iowa State University propose the evaluation of four economies in well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis of automotive transportation—primary energy consumption, GHG emissions, water usage, and cost of vehicle operation—in a paper published in the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. Joshua Gifford and Robert C.

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