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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make it easier for manufacturers to gain approval to sell fuel conversion systems. The proposed rule would cover conversions of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, and would apply to all clean alternative fuels. Vehicle/Engine Age. Applicability.

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EPA updates rules to ease commercialization of alternative fuel conversion systems

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated rules making it easier for manufacturers to sell fuel conversion systems—i.e., The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. Overview of Program Elements. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing.

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GE to supply electric propulsion systems totaling 1,105 MW for 23 new LNG ships

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GE’s Power Conversion business recently received a series of new orders from South Korean companies Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries. GE’s Power Conversion unit was the first company to equip a full-size LNG carrier with electric propulsion. English and French navies.

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. Galaxy Resources commissioned a new 17,000 tpy LCE mineral conversion plant in China in 2012. Roskill is an international metals and minerals market research firm.

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California Taxi Fleet Operator Orders 25 CNG/LPG Engine Prep Packages for Transit Connect

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The engine prep package enables conversion of the Transit Connect to CNG or LPG. California Yellow Cab began using natural gas in 2002. The flexible interior of the Transit Connect is suited for both taxi service and conversion to CNG and LPG. Propane also burns cleaner than gasoline. liter and 6.8-liter liter gas engines.

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Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

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CTV is developing proprietary technology and catalysts for the conversion of lignin into hydrocarbon components for transportation fuels. The presence of carbon monoxide in the syngas can assist with the conversion of lignin, and the observed effect is similar to that seen for coal hydroprocessing with syngas compared to hydrogen alone.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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The seven awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project’s launch in 2002. The goal of this project is to develop a hybrid perovskite-silicon solar cell that significantly improves the light-to-energy conversion efficiency of conventional cells. Light trapping in high?efficiency,

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