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Volvo Subsidiary Terracastus to Establish JV for Production of Liquefied Biogas

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Volvo Technology Transfer’s subsidiary Terracastus Technologies has signed a Letter of Intent with Nordvästra Skånes Renhållningsbolag (NSR) to establish a joint company for upgrading biogas to a liquefied biogas (LBG). Part of the effort is to invest in companies and projects that are technologically and commercially attractive. (A

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BASF Opens Production Facility for High-Temperature Membrane Electrode Assemblies

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BASF officially opened its BASF Fuel Cell production facility in Somerset, New Jersey. BASF markets its MEA products under the brand name Celtec. In addition to the Celtec line, the company offers a broad variety of catalysts for fuel cells and reformers under the product line Selectra. Tags: Brief.

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DOE Awarding $4.4M to Six Projects for Carbon Capture and Conversion

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million to six research projects to help find ways of converting CO 2 captured from emissions of power plants and industrial facilities into useful products. The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.).

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Chevrolet Volt MSRP Starts at $41,000, $33,500 Net of Full Federal Credit; 3-year Lease Program with Option to Buy

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More than 600 Chevrolet dealers in the seven launch markets—California, New York, Michigan, Connecticut, Texas, New Jersey and Washington DC— will begin taking orders. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in launch markets late this year, with initial production of 10,000 units for the first year.

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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. Region States Feedstocks Potential production capacity Land use.

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FEV Showcased Partner and Internal Advanced Hybrid Development Projects at SAE World Congress; Demonstrations of Capability

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For the upcoming production versions, Raser is considering other pack suppliers, including A123Systems which is a member of the coalition, as well as others, West said. The Raser Technologies scalable plug-in series hybrid design in the Hummer H3 provides 40+ miles all-electric range. Sheppard, Inc., Earlier post.).

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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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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. Total DOE award: $14,999,905.