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7 airlines sign letters of intent to negotiate purchase of biomass-derived jet fuel from Solena Fuels; up to 16M gallons of fuel per year

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The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. Earlier post.).

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California Energy Commission awards more than $2.5M for clean transportation projects

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will receive $1,211,370 to design and install a new system to pre-process solid food waste for use in two existing anaerobic digesters at a solid waste facility in Chino. The digesters will use the waste to produce biomethane to be converted into renewable compressed natural gas fuel. Big Valley Ford, Inc.,

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Ford Focus Electric in California qualifies for $10K in tax credits, HOV access

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California Focus Electric customers can now apply to receive a $2,500 tax rebate when the Focus Electric is purchased or leased for 36 months or longer. In Los Angeles alone, this congestion contributed to a total of 38 million gallons of wasted fuel over the course of a year. 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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The vehicles typically utilized in the states are purchased from overseas stock and stripped-down to the basics. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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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. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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Large battery systems with thousands of cells are the single most expensive component in an electric vehicle, accounting for up to 50 percent of the purchase price. 1,000,000 to East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to make an estimated 300,000 gallons of biodiesel each year at its existing wastewater treatment plant in Oakland.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Thats because electric engines are more efficient than internal-combustion engines, and because generating energy on a large scale (in coal or nuclear plants) is less wasteful than doing it on a small scale (by burning gasoline in an internal-combustion engine). Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart.

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