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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service.

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U Hawaii team studies characteristics and stability of drop-in NERF biofuel replacements for NATO marine diesel

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A variety of drop-in replacement biofuels—catalytic hydrothermal conversion diesel (CHCD-76), synthesized isoparaffin (SIP-76), and hydroprocessed renewable diesel (HRD-76)—have been produced in sufficient quantity and supplied to the US Navy for blending with the traditional naval diesel NATO F-76. Now, Jinxia Fu and Scott Q.

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USDA and DOE award $47M in RD grants for biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product projects

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The following projects have been selected for awards: Cellana LLC , Kailua Kona, Hawaii, $5,521,173. University of Florida , Gainesville, Fla., University of Kansas Center for Research , Lawrence, Kan., University of Kentucky , Lexington, Ky., US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station , Missoula, Mont.,

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USDA and DOE select 13 biofuels projects for more than $41M in awards

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The extracted rubber will be used in tire formulations, and the remaining plant residue will be evaluated for use in biopower and for conversion to jet fuel precursors. University of Wisconsin ($7 million). University of Hawaii ($6 million). Michigan Technological University. Michigan State University.

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US DOE to Award Up To $24 Million to Three Consortia for Algal Biofuels Research, Releases National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap

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The three consortia selected for funding are: Sustainable Algal Biofuels Consortium (Mesa, Arizona): Led by Arizona State University, this consortium will focus on testing the acceptability of algal biofuels as replacements for petroleum-based fuels. DOE funding: up to $9 million).

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DOE to Award Honeywells UOP $25M for Pyrolysis Oil to Renewable Fuels Demo Unit

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The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, is expected to start up in 2014. Source: UOP. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

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Its expanding production is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities. Marion Adeney (2012) Carbon emissions from forest conversion by Kalimantan oil palm plantations. Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M. Curran, Gregory P.

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