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California settles with cargo terminals over diesel engine exhaust

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Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. The first call for large-scale projects awarded grants of €1.1

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Puerto Rico.

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SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

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Funding through the organizations’ Connecting through Research Partnerships (“Connect”) program has been granted for $125,000 for this project. Future fuel economy standards will result in lower exhaust gas temperatures and limit the use of high-temperature SCR. Tonzetich in the UTSA Department of Chemistry.

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Transient Plasma Systems says advances are bringing plasma ignition technology closer to commercialization

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In particular, TPS technology offers a groundbreaking approach to reducing emissions from combustion engines and improving the environment. Results obtained from work performed under a recent DOE grant showed nearly 80% reduction in particulates from a 1.8 hp diesel engine.

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Big Blue Bus receives nearly $900K to purchase 58 new Cummins-Westport Near-Zero NOx engines

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Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L The ISL G NZ features the same Stoichiometric cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (SEGR) combustion technology, spark ignition, and simple TWC aftertreatment as the ISL G natural gas engine. ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02

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Proterra beats out BYD for Mineta San José International Airport electric bus contract; 10 Proterra electric buses to be in service by late 2018

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million zero-emissions vehicle grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the new Proterra battery-electric buses will replace these older CNG buses, resulting in the elimination 3.1 Since the Proterra electric buses have no combustion engine, riders will enjoy a quieter, smoother, exhaust-free ride. Funded in part by a $3.8-million

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