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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. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects that use: EPA-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Compared to most vegetable oils, acetyl-TAGs have reduced viscosity and improved cold temperature properties that confer advantages in applications as biodegradable lubricants, food emulsifiers, plasticizers, and ‘drop-in’ fuels for some diesel engines. million joint US Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy grant.

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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. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As both EV adoption increases and internal combustion engine vehicles have become more fuel efficient, states are seeking to offset lost revenue from the gas tax. Here’s what you need to know about kWh energy rates and EV charging taxes. 6, supplemental or substitute forms of gas sources as defined in § 56-248.1,

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The first round of projects funded under the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has been announced with 37 energy research projects to benefit from a total of $151million in funding. They have received a grant of $4,462,162.

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JULY 23, 2009

The US Departments of Energy and Agriculture jointly selected seven projects for awards of up to $6.3 Expansion of agriculture to provide plant biomass for production of fuels and/or feedstocks will require additions to the present repertoire of crops. Earlier post.) University of Georgia, Athens, $1,200,000.

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EV Connect

JUNE 14, 2021

Phasing out all gas-fueled vehicles, transitioning to fully electric vehicles and making EV ownership the norm can only be achieved when charging infrastructure is available throughout the country — strategically placed to make EV transportation to and from any point within the continental US a reality.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will lead a $13.5-million, Funded by the US Department of Energy, this five-year grant takes a comprehensive approach to better understand how plants and microbes interact, and to learn which sorghum germplasm grows better with less water and nitrogen.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 37 energy research projects for $151 million in funding through the recently formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects).

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

The grants come from the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture under a joint DOE-USDA program that began in 2006. Finally, the University of Nebraska, in Lincoln, has been awarded $390,000 to enhance the ability of sweet sorghum to utilise nitrogen and increase its potential as a cost-effective bioenergy crop.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The study led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor Adam Liska, funded through a three-year, $500,000-grant from the US Department of Energy, used carbon dioxide measurements taken from 2001 to 2010 to validate a soil carbon model that was built using data from 36 field studies across North America. Liska et al.

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APRIL 21, 2014

Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a major, multi-year study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The uncompressed input data totalled ?3

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