Diesel, Iowa and Oregon

EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska will accept applications requesting up to $1,500,000 in grant funds. Background.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions

EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions

EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska): EPA is requesting proposals between $300,000 and $1,500,000.

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EPA Diesel Fleet Puerto Rico

Tesla drivers are feeling the brunt of anti-EV sentiments: report

Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In a statement to The Guardian , Paul Albertson, who lives in Beaverton, Oregon, told of some disturbing experiences on the road. Random rude drivers will swerve in my lane to yell at me or turn on a heavy diesel exhaust that blows black smoke,” he said. . Obscene Gestures and Road Rage. Not a New Trend. Anti-EV, Anti-Musk.

Tesla

Tesla Iowa Pennsylvania Oregon

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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. All of the replacements are diesel powered heavy-duty buses that are past their twelve-year life span. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life.

Purchase

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

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MAY 29, 2015

USDA has supported efforts to build six new biorefineries to produce advanced biofuels in Louisiana, Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, North Carolina, and Iowa, in addition to two existing facilities in New Mexico and Florida previously supported by the program. USDA has also worked with agencies to strengthen markets for bio-based products.

Renewable

Renewable Fuel North Carolina United States

USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Reformate enhances the energy content of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel; biofuels such as ethanol are fuel additives that are instead blended into a finished product to oxygenate fuel. USDA has awarded conditional commitments for other plants in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Oregon.

Conversion

Conversion Renewable Water Gasoline

3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The three winning companies are: Umpqua Energy , a startup company based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Energy Batteries

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

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses.

Emissions

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance

USDA and DOE select 13 biofuels projects for more than $41M in awards

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

Five projects newly selected will help to replace the need for gasoline and diesel in vehicles. The oils will be hydrotreated to produce diesel and jet fuel. Harvest and preprocessing will be optimized to be compatible with the biochemical conversion to jet fuel and diesel. Oregon State University. Iowa State University.

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Universal Hawaii Georgia Michigan

USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

The contribution of biomass-based diesel to the 21 billion gallon goal can be no less than 1 billion gallons and will be determined at a later date by rulemaking. Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Virginia.

Renewable

Renewable Standards Fuel Rhode Island

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Northeast States, Oregon, the EU, etc.). The Oregon Legislature authorized an LCFS program in 2009 as part of House Bill 2186, tasking the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to design the program. The proposal is modeled after California LCFS while being customized to meet conditions in Oregon. Washington.

Carbon

Carbon Standards Fuel Oregon

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Drive Oregon. Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through public ride and drives for a wide variety of PEVs and short term extended test drives in key markets throughout Oregon and Washington. Iowa State University. Plug In America. Federal funding. United Parcel Service, Inc. PPG Industries, Inc. 914,771.

Vehicles

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

Republican surrounding AGs, business teams problem U.S. kindness of California truck regulations

Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2023

The states led via Iowa filed a petition on Monday within the U.S. California plans to mandate via 2045 that every one operations of medium- and heavy-duty automobiles be null emission the place possible, moving clear of diesel-powered vans. Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia difficult the selections.

California

California District of Columbia Iowa EPA

EV Driven

EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

Tesla drivers are feeling the brunt of anti-EV sentiments: report

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

USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process

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

USDA and DOE select 13 biofuels projects for more than $41M in awards

USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Republican surrounding AGs, business teams problem U.S. kindness of California truck regulations

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