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Tenaska launching natural gas transportation fuels business

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Clark is the former president of the Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) in Omaha, Neb., Chairman of Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) Doug Clark has signed on to lead commercial activities for the new affiliate, Tenaska NG Fuels, LLC (TNG Fuels).

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Edeniq and Global Bio-chem to develop and commercialize technology to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for fuels

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Edeniq was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, California with locations in Omaha, Nebraska and São Paulo State, Brazil. Edeniq currently sells or licenses its technologies to biorefineries in the United States and Brazil.

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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

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The project is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, and includes technical guidance from CERL and TARDEC. Commissioning of the vehicle charging stations represents an important milestone of the Fort Carson SPIDERS project, which is nearing completion.

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Used Car of the Day: 1988 Land Rover 110 300TDi

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The ask is a somewhat hefty $40,000 and this trucklet/wagon is available in Omaha. The seller says other work has been put in to keep this Rover running well, and it looks clean in photos. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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US EPA settles with three trucking companies over California diesel rule; $201K in penalties

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The company, headquartered in Omaha, Neb., Werner Enterprises, Inc. operated five heavy-duty diesel trucks in California from 2012 to 2014 without the required diesel particulate filters. Werner also failed to verify that the carriers it hired to transport goods in California complied with the Truck and Bus rule.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Metro). The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Metro) will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses that have reached their useful life expectancy along with dedicated charging stations, support maintenance and first responder training for the new technology.

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Berkshire Hathaway execs praise Elon Musk, ‘taking on the impossible job’

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As Tesla continues to recover its position from the end of last year, other institutional investors will likely try to seize on the share growth, whether the Oracle of Omaha is involved or not. However, Tesla’s stock volatility is likely to keep the traditionally conservative investing group away, at least for the time being.

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