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11 states assessing fees on EV owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes

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Eleven states currently assess fees on electric vehicle owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes, according to the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Georgia has the highest annual fee of the states that have currently enacted fees for electric vehicles. Source: DOE EERE.

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NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

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Low carbon fuel standards, such as the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, are major US programs for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels. Thomas, PhD, Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology. Shrestha, PhD, University of Idaho. Avidan, PhD, Bechtel Corp.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Idaho National Laboratory. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Idaho National Laboratory Wireless Project, $150,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Groundwork Renewables Inc., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. El Centro, Calif. Louisville, Colo. Louisville, Colo.

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DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

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DOE is continuing to pursue the development of these renewable biofuels, with the goal of producing cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pall Corporation, OmniTech International, and FuelCellsEtc will also participate in this project.

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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University of Georgia, $345,689. University of Idaho, $499,009. University of Idaho, $350,000. Fiscal year 2012 awards include: University of Arizona, $36,000. Arizona State University, $350,000. University of Florida, $496,996. University of Florida, $497,851. Boise State University, $493,210. University of Minnesota, $498,786.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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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. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010.

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US Departments of Agriculture, Energy partner to award $4.9M for bioenergy research

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The awards focus on fundamental investigations of biomass genomics, with the aim of harnessing non-food plant biomass for the production of fuels, such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. University of Idaho. University of Georgia. million in funding over 3 years, while USDA will award $2 million over 3 years.

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