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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Cool Planet has devised a biomass-to-liquids thermochemical conversion process that simultaneously produces liquid fuels and sequesterable biochar useful as a soil amendment. Pine chips will be the feedstock source for the Cool Planet facility, but the company can use almost any type of renewable cellulosic material. Earlier post.).

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Fulcrum BioEnergy demonstrates integrated process to convert MSW to jet and diesel; $4.7M DoD grant to begin plant engineering

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has successfully demonstrated the conversion of municipal solid waste (MSW)—household garbage—into jet and diesel fuels. For that process, Fulcrum uses a two-stage thermochemical process involving gasification of municipal solid waste (MSW) followed by the catalytic conversion of the syngas to ethanol. Earlier post.).

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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. other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. The Unlocking Private Sector Financing for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and. North Carolina State.

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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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Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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