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JUNE 5, 2020

Alabama A&M University will receive funds to purchase zero-emission electric buses, which will replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. Iowa City Transit. The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses and associated charging infrastructure.

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MAY 31, 2023

Dow expects to purchase this bio-based ethylene, reducing carbon emissions from plastic production, and using it in recyclable applications across transportation, footwear, and packaging. The five projects are expected to displace more than one million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions every year.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Expected to be operation in 2024, the Summit Carbon Solutions CCS project will significantly lower the carbon footprint of biorefineries and other carbon dioxide emission sources throughout the Midwestern region of the United States. and Superior, Iowa, and have the option to expand to additional locations as the pipeline network grows.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

This announcement comes as part of Cummins overall commitment to develop innovative solutions that enable decarbonization, and proactively advance the company’s current technology to achieve industry leading emissions. It has a very low life cycle carbon emission, making it attractive as a sustainable fuel.

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Diesel Oil Fuel Iowa 284

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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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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The company’s engine technology enables low-carbon, renewable fuels such as ethanol to be integrated easily into existing diesel engine platforms, offering a lower-emission, lower-cost solution than diesel fuel. The financing was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Mercuria, John Deere and Clean Energy Ventures.

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JUNE 4, 2020

the North American operating arm of UK-based Ricardo plc and specialists in advanced propulsion, software and thermal management, signed an agreement to partner with Iowa-based Excel Engineering, which includes the sale of Ricardo’s Michigan engine testing and prototype facility. For Excel, the Diagonal, Iowa company acquires a 30,000 sq.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Researchers at Iowa State University are developing a new thermochemical system for the coproduction of ethanol and thermal energy, based on a new low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund , a state program to advance energy innovation and independence. The burner.

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MAY 4, 2021

The conversion is expected to reduce the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and help California meet its lower-carbon objectives. New initiatives this year include: An investment in Shell Rock Soy Processing, a joint venture that plans to construct a new soybean-processing facility in Iowa.

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JUNE 18, 2021

million in additional financing from several investors, including the Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois Corn Growers Associations. ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a growing startup dedicated to the development of clean engine technology ( earlier post ), secured $2.5

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Diesel Engine Fuel Iowa 321

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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. Funds awarded under this program cannot be used to fund emission reductions mandated under federal law.

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APRIL 2, 2019

The paper, published in Nature Sustainability , presents how researchers have estimated for the first time the health damages caused by corn production using detailed information on pollution emissions, pollution transport by wind, and human exposure to increased air pollution levels. precursor—That result from nitrogen fertilizer use.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

DuPont will produce the cellulosic ethanol at the company’s new biorefinery, currently under construction in Nevada, Iowa. Once completed, the plant will be the world’s largest cellulosic bioethanol refinery, producing 30 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year, with zero net carbon emissions according to DuPont.

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APRIL 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award nearly $18 million to four innovative pilot-scale biorefineries in California, Iowa and Washington that will produce and test drop-in renewable biofuels that meet military specifications for jet fuel and shipboard diesel. The projects selected for negotiation are: Frontline Bioenergy LLC (up to $4.2

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Renewable Iowa Fuel Waste 231

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MARCH 8, 2010

CO 2 emissions from transportation sector by scenario in the study. The dashed blue line is 2005 emissions; the scale on the right shows the percent of 2005 level. Economy-wide CO 2 prices of $30-60/t CO 2 are too weak on their own to motivate significant reductions in CO 2 emissions from transportation. Source: Morrow et al.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Trestle and Larksen’s integrated approach furthers ethanol producers’ ability to scale up production of low carbon biofuels and allows existing power plants to generate electricity with the cost and reliability of coal and with carbon emissions similar to wind.

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Coal Energy Power Powered 150

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MARCH 3, 2017

and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. The purpose of the regulation is to reduce evaporative emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that contribute to ground-level ozone. US Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) During these months, gasoline RVP may not exceed 9.0

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Ozone EPA Gasoline Iowa 150

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AUGUST 18, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Reducing EMbodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Manufacturing Institute announced approximately $35 million to support research and development (R&D) that will enable US manufacturers to increase the recovery, recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing of plastics, metals, electronic waste, and fibers.

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Manufacturer Iowa Waste Plugin 207

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APRIL 3, 2009

PM is a complex mixture that consists of direct emissions and reaction products formed in the atmosphere. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, $899,401. Grants were awarded to: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga, $899,956. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., University of California, Davis, Calif.,

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APRIL 30, 2013

Editor-in Chief of the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology Dr. Jerald Schnoor, also a professor in the departments of civil & environmental engineering and occupational & environmental health at the University of Iowa, has written an editorial for the journal in which he calls the Keystone XL pipeline a “ pipeline to nowhere ”.

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Oil-Sands Iowa Coal Oil 286

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

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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Universal Diesel Renewable Fuel 247

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Therefore, reducing black carbon emissions could have a positive effect on the climate quickly. Unlike greenhouse gases, which remain in the atmosphere for decades or centuries, black carbon particles only stay in the atmosphere for days or weeks.

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Universal Carbon EPA Iowa 231

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AUGUST 25, 2010

New Holland will introduce the NH 2 hydrogen fuel cell-powered tractor in North America on 31 August at the 2010 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. The NH 2 tractor is a 106 hp (79 kW) working prototype able to perform all the tasks of a tractor while operating virtually silent and emitting zero pollutants. New Holland’s NH 2 tractor.

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JULY 7, 2011

Carried long distances across the country by wind and weather, power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxide (NO x ) continually travel across state lines. The rule will improve air quality by cutting SO 2 and NO x emissions that contribute to pollution problems in other states. NO x emissions will drop by 54%.

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Pollution EPA Transportation Ozone 199

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

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AUGUST 28, 2013

In 2007 I pledged that—by 2010—Nissan would mass-market a zero-emission vehicle. The goal is availability across the model range within two vehicle generations after introduction. Today, the Nissan LEAF is the best-selling electric vehicle in history.

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Nissan 2020 Commercial Vehicles 277

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MAY 4, 2009

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. NO x emission increased with the PS concentration up to 10% and then remained nearly the same for PS15. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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Waste Energy Iowa Diesel 207

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JULY 11, 2011

The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will manage the projects, which include ultra-clean energy plants that could co-produce electric power, fuels, chemicals and other high-value products from coal with near-zero emissions and substantial increases in efficiency. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

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Coal Universal Iowa Utah 210

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Alternative fuel electrical generator systems will be built at HEC in Algona, Iowa. The Dyer facility is almost a quarter million square feet and has five test cells for EPA emission certification. Alternative fuel systems and controls will be added at HEC. This frees up needed space in Algona to expand HEC’s genset business.

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Wisconsin Engine Hydrogen Motor 186

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Hino M5 EVs are equipped with Sea Electric patented electric truck powertrains that will deliver to GATR EVs that operates in Iowa and Minnesota in the US as part of GATR Truck Centers. According to SEA’s VP of sales and marketing Nick Casas this order is the company’s first order above 1,000 units.

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Electric Electrical Iowa Minnesota 83

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Bio2Electric’s project will demonstrate a novel conversion process to produce ethylene (a widely used commodity chemical) from natural gas, with the goal of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower reactor capital and lower operating expense compared to current industry practice. Iowa State University. Colorado State University.

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JULY 29, 2015

REG, headquartered in Ames, Iowa, produces renewable hydrocarbon diesel fuel from waste vegetable oils and animal fats at its Geismar, Louisiana, bio-refinery as well as biodiesel at nine bio refining locations in the US. Accurate, verified disclosure of global greenhouse gas emissions data per recognized standards.

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Renewable Diesel Alternative Fuels Louisiana 150

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

One negative side effect of a lean burn engine, whether powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, is an increase in the amount of emissions released to the environment. The hydrogen causes the fuel to burn more completely, resulting in greater fuel efficiency, less emissions, and more power.

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Hydrogen Engine Energy Batteries 279

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Fiberight will open a small-scale plant in Lawrenceville, Virginia, this year, and a plant producing 6 million gallons per year in Blairstown, Iowa, in 2013. M&G Group is scheduled to open a facility in Crescentino, Italy, producing 13 million gallons of ethanol per year from wheat straw, energy crops, and other locally available feedstocks.

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