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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

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Benefits of renewable propane include: Being derived from renewable sources such as beef fats, vegetable oils, grease residue and other biomass feedstocks; Lower carbon intensity than traditional propane while providing similar performance metrics; and. gCO 2 /MJ to 43.50 gCO 2 /MJ to 43.50 CARBOB gasoline has a CI of 100.82

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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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Gas-flaring countries and trends. A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue.

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US Navy completes sea trial with ARA’s 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel

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ReadiDiesel was developed by Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global, as a drop-in replacement for petroleum F-76 marine diesel. The SDTS took on approximately 18,000 gallons of ReadiDiesel in San Diego, California. ReadiDiesel also reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to petroleum.

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DOE awards $18M to six projects for algae-based biofuels; targeting <$5/gge

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million to lead a consortium including University of Hawaii, Cornell University, Cellana and others to produce protein-based human and poultry nutritional products along with hydrotreated algal oil extract. Global Algae Innovations, Inc. University of California, San Diego. Duke University will receive up to $5.2

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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High pressure injectors for hydrogen are challenging because the small molecule size of the gas lends itself to leakage, but direct injection enables high compression ratios for improved efficiency and increased power and torque. The founding members of the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group include: Achates Power, San Diego, CA.

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Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

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Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground-level ozone and methane may help limit near term global temperature rise and significantly increase the chances of keeping temperature rise below 2 °C (3.6 °F)—and

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Global Algae Innovations. Gas Technology Institute. Global Algae Innovations. University of California - San Diego. Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. North Carolina State University.

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