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AUGUST 18, 2009

Researchers from Auburn University are proposing the development of algae farms where carbon dioxide is received from carbon capture and biologically converted, via photosynthesis and anaerobic digestion, to CNG or LNG transportation fuels. It would not involve the food-for-fuels tradeoff, and it would not require arable land or clean water.

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MAY 1, 2010

is installing Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology for the material handling market at its Sarasota, Florida distribution center. Air Products’ technology will fuel 65 fuel cell-powered lift trucks that will be mobilized at the distribution facility moving consumer goods on a daily basis. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As a dedicated compressed natural gas vehicle, the MV-1 will use no gasoline and produce lower emissions than gasoline-fueled vehicles. According to VPG, a new American car company based in Miami, Florida, the MV-1 is the only purpose-built vehicle that was designed from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility.

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MARCH 27, 2010

Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, provided the hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel used to create the 50-50 HRJ8-JP8 blend used in an all-engine biofuel flight test in a US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). B-roll of the test flight.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Florida-based PetroAlgae Inc. (PA) IndianOil has been exploring commercial ventures in all form of alternate energy including, solar, wind and bio-fuels. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Bio-hydrocarbons Biodiesel India. ICOL is the 18 th largest petroleum company in the world, and is currently India’s largest company by sales.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $78 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment in two consortia to support research and development of algae-based and biomass-based bio-hydrocarbon fuels and infrastructure. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St.

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MAY 21, 2010

Strengthening the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks could create as many as 124,000 jobs in the US by 2030, with all 50 states experiencing net job growth, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and CALSTART. per gallon fuel price. per gallon fuel price.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

The ethanol produced there will meet California’s low carbon fuel standard. There will be strong demand for ethanol from the refinery because the ethanol produced will meet stringent low carbon fuel mandates imposed anywhere in the US. Tags: Brief. —Scott Brittenham, CEO of Clean Energy Capital.

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MARCH 19, 2010

In August 2009, Aurora Biofuels announced that it had succeeded in optimizing its base algae strains to more than double CO 2 consumption and fuel production, and has proven these results in an outdoor open system. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Tags: Biomass Fuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. billion gallons.

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JULY 29, 2010

The founding partners of Alliance AutoGas—a national propane Autogas vehicle conversion and fueling network—are closely involved with the program. The program’s first conversion was performed by American Alternative Fuel at Baker Equipment in Richmond, Va. Tags: Brief.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The addition of a stand-alone gas pump-type station that has a comparable charge time to traditional gasoline fueling will create a revenue stream for gas station owners and better accommodate urban areas with little or no off-street parking. Tags: Brief. Andy Kinard. Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging Group, Inc.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Benefits of the Eaton hybrid systems include fuel savings up to 35%, with similar percentages in emission reductions, extended brake life and idle time reductions of up to 87% during work site operations which helps customers to significantly reduce their operating costs. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 5, 2010

a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, have entered a joint development agreement to explore combining Algenol’s Direct to Ethanol technology with Valero’s expertise in technology and infrastructure for production and distribution of transportation fuels and chemicals. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Ethanol. Algenol Biofuels Inc.,

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation has sold five Balance Hybrid Electric buses to Votran, the transit entity for Volusia County, Florida. engine, can improve fuel economy considerably while reducing carbon emission by up to 30% in city conditions. Tags: Brief. Votran is managed by the national firm McDonald Transit Associates, Inc.

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JULY 15, 2010

million gallons of fuel and reducing more than 15,000 tons of harmful emissions. Work trucks with Eaton hybrid power are also in service at Florida Power and Light and many utility and telecom companies across North America. Tags: Batteries Heavy-duty Hybrids.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

IGCC plants gasify solid fuels into syngas, which then is used by a gas turbine combined-cycle system to generate electricity, providing a cleaner, economical coal-to-power option. Chemical scrubbers would filter out pollutants and would separate CO 2 , leaving a hydrogen-rich fuel to power the gas turbine combined-cycle system.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Although bio-based resources such as waste biomass, vegetable oils and animal fats are considered as promising sources for delivering large quantities of non-petroleum liquid fuels, the abundance of oxygen in the form of various aliphatic and aromatic oxygenates decreases the quality of the resulting biofuels. 2010.09.004.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Alternatively, oxidation of an aqueous Na 2 SO 3 solution can be carried out for the production of high purity clean hydrogen fuel. Tags: Brief. Before disposal the solution must be purged with air to oxidize Na 2 SO 3 into Na 2 SO 4. Huang et al. under illumination from a low pressure mercury lamp. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es903766w.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Gasification technology has become a critical tool in the expansion of the Chinese economy, allowing a wide variety of industrial products and fuels to be created from low-cost, abundant coal resources. and the Polk Tampa Electric IGCC plant in Florida that helped demonstrate the commercial feasibility of IGCC. Tags: Brief.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Researchers at Applied Research Associates’ (ARA) Florida Research Laboratory are developing a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g., crop oils and animal fats) to non-ester biofuels—renewable fuels that are pure hydrocarbons indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts. Credit: ACS, Li et al.

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MAY 21, 2010

The projects focus on four nuclear energy research areas: Fuel Cycle Research and Development (13 projects, $11,823,154). University of Florida - $894,042. The program will involve research on crosscutting technologies that will accelerate the development of advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling.

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JUNE 2, 2009

has purchased the ECCOS (Electrically Controlled Combustion Optimization System) radio frequency electrostatic ignition technology targeted at lean-burn engines from Florida-based Etatech , Inc. High-performance, lean-burn engines can significantly improve fuel economy and reduce emissions compared with conventional combustion technologies.

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MAY 30, 2010

Or it could be a disaster that served to submerge the plume, spread it into the Loop Current, and transport it to the ecologically rich Florida Keys. Our addiction is largely one of liquid transportation fuels for driving more and more miles each year. Tags: Brief. Just repeat the refrain. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es101727m.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. OPX Biotechnologies Inc.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

LS9, a synthetic biology company developing fermentation-derived drop-in renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has acquired an existing production facility in Okeechobee, Florida. LS9 modifies the ACP pathway in bacteria to produce renewable hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals with optimized properties. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Each SABMF has a production capacity of five million gallons per year of fuel-grade ethanol. Field-to-Pump” maximizes rural development and job creation while minimizing feedstock supply risk, the burden on local water supplies, and the amount of energy necessary to process sugar into fuel ethanol.

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JULY 23, 2009

Expansion of agriculture to provide plant biomass for production of fuels and/or feedstocks will require additions to the present repertoire of crops. University of Florida, $643,000. Biofuel crops must maximize the production of energy, which requires high yields of biomass with optimum fuel quality.

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MARCH 6, 2010

A renewable energy offset project could provide the financial support to make renewable energy sources more economically competitive with fossil fuels. Use of renewable sources would avoid emissions that would have been generated by fossil fuel combustion. These avoided emissions could be sold as offsets.

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JULY 23, 2009

Here is a round-up of the projects that will benefit - the DOE is providing $4million for four projects while the USDA will award $2.3million to an additional three projects: - The University of Georgia, Athens, has been awarded $1,200,000 for the expansion of agriculture to provide plant biomass for production of fuels and/or feedstocks. -

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APRIL 21, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The California ARB is in the process of redesigning its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to affect the 2015+ model years, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as criteria pollutants, and with an emphasis on plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

A pair of Florida entrepreneurs, Rick Ivas and Gary Kelley, are developing the concept of the Garric engine: a rotary, variable compression ratio engine promising a combination of high power and torque and low fuel consumption. Fuel consumption is estimated to be approximately one-third to one-quarter of current production V-6 engines.

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APRIL 21, 2009

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JULY 28, 2010

Nissan LEAF will be introduced to Texas and Hawaii shortly thereafter, in January 2011; North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina and Alabama follow in April 2011; and be rolled-out to the balance of the nation beginning in Fall 2011 with availability in all markets nationwide by the end of that year.

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