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LanzaTech and PNNL to develop drop-in jet fuels

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New Zealand-based LanzaTech will work with the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on converting some of LanzaTech’s products to drop-in jet fuels. Tags: Brief. LanzaTech has already shown 2,3-BD production from waste gas resources in an industrial setting. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Honda CEO: Honda Studying Battery Electric Commuter Car, But Holds Fuel Cell Vehicle as the Ultimate Eco-car

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We continue to believe that a fuel cell electric vehicle is the ultimate solution to reduce CO 2 emissions. A fuel cell car is a full electric vehicle.The development cost must come down and there must be a major expansion of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure. But make no mistake. President Ito. President Ito.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. of water.

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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

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Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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If we're talking about realistic Metro competitors here, the base 1992 Ford Festiva actually managed to undercut the price tag on the cheapest possible Metro two-door hatchback that year: $6,911 versus $6,999. The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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GE and NASA To Begin Wind-Tunnel Testing This Summer of Open Rotor Jet Engine Systems

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The subscale composite blades on the rig are baseline designs, reaching back to the open rotor UDF (Unducted Fan) engine of the 1980s. It’s a journey driven by a need to sharply reduce fuel consumption in future aircraft. The efficiency from bypass air created by this fan system drove the GE36’s significant fuel savings.

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Study: Cash-for-Clunkers Programs Should Use Fuel Economy Rather Than Age to Maximize GHG Reductions

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Cash for Clunkers”) program could maximize greenhouse gas emissions savings by using fuel-economy based eligibility requirements rather than age-based requirements. A minimum age restriction will inadvertently exclude newer, low fuel economy vehicles from participation in the program. Allan et al.