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SwRI wins $20M EPA contract for emissions and fuel consumption testing, analytical services

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million contract by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide testing and analytical services related to vehicle emissions and fuel consumption. New testing guidance from EPA. EPA has previously established test procedures for both steps. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a five-year, $20.16-million

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DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

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The project identifies possible paths to a low-carbon, low-petroleum future in the US transportation sector, and also looks beyond technology to examine the marketplace, consumer behavior, industry capabilities, and infrastructure. 3%), and these costs can be made up for in fuel cost savings of more efficient advanced vehicles.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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The issue is: How do these impacts compare to the positive impacts and, in the case of renewable energy projects, how do they compare to fossil fuel alternatives? Wind and solar farms are alternatives to fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

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However, America’s clean energy transition has been characterized by siloed thinking and inflexibility despite significant advances in low-carbon fuel alternatives. But, there is still more that can be done to incorporate low-carbon fuel alternatives into our national climate strategy. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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The RFS, in essence, mandated that the blend powering engines in the nation’s official service vehicles run on a certain amount of renewable fuel. Petroleum refiners have to put a certain amount of renewable fuel—such as ethanol derived from corn or cellulose—into the U.S. By the mid-2010s, the U.S. In 2016, a U.S. Now, it is 2022.

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