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NREL and Ecopetrol in $2.3M CRADA agreement to optimize conversion of waste biomass to ethanol

Green Car Congress

The US Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline. Colombia has an abundance of biomass in the form of sugar cane.

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The ABCs of National Drive Electric Week

Plug in America

To transition the conversation to action, attendees were encouraged to send postcards to their local representatives and school districts. A local hardware store, Jerry’s Do It Best Hardware, demonstrated and invited locals to try out electric lawn tools. Forty postcards were completed!