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DOE Awards $22.6M Grant to Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project

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project to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in Denver has been awarded a conditional $22.6-million million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The Rentech, Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc. Earlier post.)

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Clean Energy signs deals for more than 20M gallons of renewable natural gas in past 45 days

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The County of Denver has signed a three-year service agreement for its CNG station, which provides fuel to over 30 CNG refuse trucks for an expected 750,00 gallons. The City of Gardena, California has inked a network fueling contract for 18 CNG transit buses at the Clean Energy station at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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AFOSR and NASA Launch First Test Rocket Fueled by Aluminum-Ice Propellant

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Penn State and Purdue University researchers presented a paper on an investigation of ALICE propellants at the 45 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit earlier this month in Denver, Colorado. Three sizes rocket motors ranging from internal diameters of 0.75 Rishal, Grant A.

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Successful Engineering Validation Flight of US Commercial Jet Using 40:60 Synthetic Jet Fuel Blend

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The aircraft departed Denver International Airport and climbed to an altitude of 39,000 feet where the onboard team collected data on the performance of the fuel during several maneuvers, including taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, auxiliary power unit start, descent and approach. Earlier post.). Rentech and ClearFuels Technology Inc.