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Eindhoven University of Technology to make biofuels from its own wood waste; cyclic oxygenate CyclOx and ethanol

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Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. This will be offered at the university pump in a 10:90 mixture with gasoline. all of which are ?

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

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University of California, Davis was awarded $900,000 to investigate emissions and leakages within California’s natural gas infrastructure. Anaergia Services of Carlsbad received $395,121 to demonstrate a process which will convert green waste into renewable natural gas. The project includes $437,093 in match funding from Anaergia.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

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Adherence to best practices in de-pollution, waste management and material recovery becomes imperative. Individuals become agents of transformation within their neighborhoods, collectively advancing the cause. Government agencies draft guidelines and standards central to responsible vehicle disposal and recycling.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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Their journey began with a question posed by its founders, Tommi Eronen and Markku Ylönen, when they were university classmates: “Is it possible to build an energy-self-sufficient and cost-effective hippie commune for engineers using only solar power?” That enables us to switch many buildings to a renewable heat source quickly,” he says.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer. The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Total DOE award: $14,970,144.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., UTRC will team with Columbia University, CM-Tech, Hamilton Sundstrand and Worley Parsons in this program. Biomass Energy (5 projects).

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