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

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Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Leonardo Academy is retrofitting school buses with exhaust controls and are retiring eight delivery vehicles early. Puerto Rico. Port of Houston is replacing 14 drayage trucks.

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Researchers identify new nitrated PAH compounds from combustion that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than parent PAHs

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A team led by researchers at Oregon State University has discovered novel nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (NPAH) compounds produced by combustion sources or formed in the atmosphere that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their parent PAHs, which are known carcinogens.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; The Freightliner SuperTruck features a low-back-pressure, next-generation aftertreatment system that efficiently removes NO x from the exhaust stream. engine brake thermal efficiency. mpg (19.26

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

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Drive Oregon. Demonstrate plugā€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. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Description.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At the recent International Biomass Conference and Expo in Portland Oregon, Edward Einowski, a partner in the law firm Stoel Rives and an expert on biomass project financing, provided an overview of todayā€™s financial situation: ā€œ There has been a tremendous push towards quality ā€ said Einowski. Earlier post.). Financing challenges.