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EPA issues fuel waiver for four states impacted by bp Whiting Refinery shutdown

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As part of the Federal Government’s response to a fire and shutdown at the bp Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states the supply of gasoline of which has been impacted by the refinery shutdown.

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Promising Delphi 1st-gen Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition engine meeting ultra fuel efficient program targets

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GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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Delphi Receives Grant Offer From the Department of Energy for Gasoline Direct Compression Ignition Technology

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million grant to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. A key strategy for achieving the project goals will be a pioneering low-temperature gasoline combustion system that could help significantly improve light-duty vehicle fuel economy. Delphi Corp., Earlier post.)

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Delphi and partners advancing with high-efficiency, low-emission gasoline compression-ignition combustion

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In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept.

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Virent’s biogasoline passes first test in European auto fleet trial

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Virent’s BioForming platform can produce drop-in gasoline, diesel or jet fuels from plant sugars. Virent has taken another step in the gasoline certification process, successfully completing its first road fleet test organized and executed by Virent collaborator and investor Royal Dutch Shell. Source: Virent. Click to enlarge.

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U Wisconsin team investigates RCCI and GCI in single engine using adaptive dual-fuel injector

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have investigated blending the benefits of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) and gasoline compression ignition (GCI) using QuantLogic’s novel adaptive dual-fuel injector which is capable of direct injecting both gasoline and diesel fuel in a single cycle.

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Virent announces issuance of five US Patents covering its BioForming technology

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Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

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