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UC Riverside engineers to “referee” CARB heavy-duty truck emissions program

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University of California, Riverside (UCR) environmental engineers will soon serve as referees in California’s drive for heavy-duty trucks to meet the state’s tailpipe emission standards. The referee program will provide testing services for vehicles potentially operating with tampered emissions control systems and/or testability issues.

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Ames Lab creates multifunctional nanoparticles for cheaper, cleaner renewable diesel

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have developed bi-functional nanoparticles that perform two processing functions at once for the production of renewable diesel via the hydrogenation of oils from renewable feedstocks such as algae. Creating a bi-functional nanoparticle also improved the resulting green diesel.

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ExxonMobil, UW-Madison partner on biomass-to-transportation fuel research

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. In this project we are doing the long-term fundamental research to understand the chemistry involved in the catalytic process of converting biomass into diesel and jet fuel.

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USDA awarding $136M to five major research projects focused in part on developing cellulosic drop-in aviation fuels

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University partners from the states of Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Iowa will lead the projects, which focus in part on developing aviation biofuels from tall grasses, crop residues and forest resources. A team of researchers led by Louisiana State University received $17.2

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts.

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

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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. University of Wisconsin ($7 million). University of Hawaii ($6 million). Michigan Technological University. Michigan State University. Description.

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Polystyrene-Biodiesel Blends for Energy Recovery from Waste Plastics

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Researchers at Iowa State University are proposing dissolving waste polystyrene (PS) in biodiesel for use as a diesel engine fuel as a mechanism for energy recovery from the waste plastic. Using polystyrene as a fuel in diesel engines is one possible option for energy recovery from these waste plastics. Credit: ACS.

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