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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

gas into a liquid transportation fuel by combining fuel cell. utility of geographically isolated gas reserves. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. Gas Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Paul Metropolitan Council, Minnesota: $1,100,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

If greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from indirect land use (iLUC) changes are included in the analysis, the differences increase to between 16% and 118% (33% on average). For gasoline, the study reflects the US context in which crude oil is to a large extent imported and refined domestically.

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MARCH 24, 2011

million ARPA-E funded project on direct solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), University of Minnesota graduate student Janice Frias (who earned her doctorate in January) has determined the biosynthetic mechanism by which a protein (OleA) transforms fatty acids produced by bacteria into ketones, which can be cracked to make hydrocarbon fuels.

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Fuel Solar Minnesota Production 199

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The first initiative will invest up to $12 million over three years for four projects to advance technologies for the thermochemical conversion via pyrolysis of biomass into advanced biofuels that are compatible with existing fueling infrastructure. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $16.5

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MAY 1, 2021

Low carbon fuel standards, such as the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, are major US programs for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels. Hill, PhD, University of Minnesota. Avidan, PhD, Bechtel Corp. Jennifer B. Dunn, PhD, Northwestern University.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Researchers at MIT, with colleagues at the University of Minnesota, have provided evidence and theoretical rate coefficients for new pathways in the low-temperature oxidation of hydrocarbons. The new pathways lead to the conversion of KHPs [?-ketohydroperoxides] Credit: ACS, Jalan et al. Click to enlarge. Amrit Jalan, Ionut M.

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Fuel Minnesota MIT Green 218

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JUNE 1, 2017

Gas Technology Institute: A Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for DME Synthesis from Renewable Resources – $2,300,000. University of Minnesota: Small Scale Ammonia Synthesis Using Stranded Wind Energy – $2,900,000. Renewable Electricity-Powered Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Ethanol for Storage and Transportation – $1,903,268.

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JULY 2, 2017

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have developed a new high-yield process—a hybrid of fermentation followed by thermochemical catalysis—to produce renewable isoprene from biomass.

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Minnesota Polymer Renewable Green 150

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JANUARY 26, 2015

A team from the University of Minnesota and Michigan State University has identified the structure of the key intermediate “Q” in the enzyme methane monooxygenase (MMO). Enzymes Fuels Methanol Natural Gas' Q is one of the most powerful oxidizing intermediates occurring in nature. Lipscomb & Denis A.

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JUNE 15, 2013

Projects that will be funded under the RFP include engine conversion/retrofits; the use of alternative fuels; or the use of alternative technologies. Of particular interest to MARAD is the use of natural gas (LNG or CNG) as a marine propulsion fuel. MARAD will not fund more than 50% of the total cost of the project. Bunkering study.

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JUNE 26, 2009

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) defined within the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires biofuels to meet specified life-cycle greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to qualify. 2454, as Reported Offered by Mr. Peterson of Minnesota. The provision for indirect land use metrics only applies to biofuels.

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EPA 2007 Renewable Minnesota 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Advanced biofuels produced through this funding are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared to fossil fuels. University of Minnesota (St. Of the $24.4 million announced today, DOE plans to invest up to $4.9 million with USDA contributing up to $19.5 DOE Awards. Exelus, Inc. FEEDSTOCK DEVELOPMENT.

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Grant Tennessee Waste North Carolina 199

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DECEMBER 17, 2016

Most of the selected REFUEL projects target the production of ammonia or its conversion to hydrogen or electricity, due ammonia’s attractiveness as a hydrogen and energy carrier. Gas Technology Institute. Renewable Electricity-Powered Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Ethanol for Storage and Transportation (Category 1) The Opus 12, Inc.

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Carbon Fuel Energy Hydrogen 150

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JUNE 24, 2010

USDA’s report identifies numerous biomass feedstocks to be utilized in developing biofuels and calls for the funding of further investments in research and development of: Feedstock; Sustainable production and management systems; Efficient conversion technologies and high-value bioproducts; and. Decision support and policy analysis tools.

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Renewable Standards Fuel Rhode Island 210

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

RTI International will work with ADM, Albemarle and ConocoPhillips to develop a novel single-step catalytic biomass pyrolysis process with high carbon conversion efficiency to produce stable bio-crude oil with low oxygen content. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas. The University of Minnesota and BioCee, Inc.

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The proposed rulemaking includes new definitions and criteria for both renewable fuels and the feedstocks used to produce them, including new greenhouse gas emission (GHG) thresholds for renewable fuels and the incorporation of indirect land use change effects. Earlier post.) Methods to account for the variable timing of GHG emissions.

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EPA Renewable Standards Fuel 150

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Palo Alto’s government has set a very aggressive Sustainability and Climate Action Plan with a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below the 1990 level by the year 2030. Converting a gas appliance to a heat pump, for example, would draw 4 to 6 kW, while an L2 charger for EVs would be 12 to 14 kW.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

EV conversion technologies have now made these types of vehicles possible and available through affiliates of the EAA, such as CalCars and Plug-in Supply. These RV parks normally provide these electrical outlets to large gas-powered RVs that make these cross-country journeys on a regular basis.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. The fight over how to fairly implement EV charging networks in Minnesota is another example of the tricky politics PUCs are involved with.

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