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NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks

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The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will, for the first time, use renewable diesel, a low-emissions, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 City government vehicles, including in large vehicles such as sanitation trucks. from the intermediate renewable hydrocarbons.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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Funded through DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the projects will also improve materials, manufacturing processes, and supply chains for a wide range of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and components of solar energy systems. House Republicans are intensifying an investigation into Solyndra ( Washington Post ).

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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Energy and water are interconnected in the production of renewable fuels. —Zhao et al.

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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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The proposed system will enable more efficient use of solar energy to produce dispatchable renewable electricity on a utility scale. The University of Tulsa. MicroLink Devices. The extremely high concentration of visible wavelengths of light would allow expensive solar cells to be used in an inexpensive converter.

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Rivian CEO shows off new fleet of Amazon delivery vans

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Amazon’s renewable delivery van started testing rounds in Los Angeles earlier this year in February. Later, the all-electric Amazon van was spotted testing in San Francisco and delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. INCOG Tulsa Area. The Fast Track to Ohio AFV Adoption project will streamline local and state. processes for alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) procurement; incorporate AFVs. into local Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs); create a. Clean Cities. 750,000.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. BioBlend Renewable Resources (Elk Grove Village, Illinois). BioBlend Renewable Resources (Elk Grove Village, Illinois). Lorama Group Inc.