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2007 U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy Progress Report Released
Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are pleased to announce the release of the 2007 edition of the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy (GLBTS) Progress Report. The report is available on the web at http://www.binational.net/.
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NRC Study: Supporting a Transition to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in the US Will Require About $200B Over Next 16 Years
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. While hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) could alleviate US dependence on oil in transportation and significantly reduce US emissions of carbon dioxide, bringing the technology from its current state to market viability … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Transportation
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Researchers develop two-stage process for optimal biohydrogen production
Read the full post at Biopact. Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article [*.pdf] in the August … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Fuels, Fuel Cells
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Dow and NREL Partner on Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol and Other Chemical Building Blocks
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are jointly developing and evaluating a thermochemical process that will convert biomass to ethanol and other … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels
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OECD Report: Government Biofuel Policies Costly and Ineffective
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has an impact on world crop prices, according to … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Policy
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EPA Funds $900K UC Davis Study on Alt-Fuel Vehicle Emissions and Climate Change Impact on Those Emissions
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding a $900,000 research project at UC Davis to learn what emissions millions of alternative-fuel vehicles might produce and how climate change might affect those … Continue reading
Study: Corporate Interest in Fleet Environmental Performance Grows, Best Practices Lag
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. A recent survey by PHH Arval of public and private sector fleet managers in the US on the subject of the environment found that while corporate interest in the environment grows, few … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business, Transportation
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DOE to Provide up to $40 Million in Funding for Two Additional Small-Scale Biorefinery Projects
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two additional small-scale cellulosic biorefinery projects in Park Falls, Wis. and Jennings, La. for federal funding of up to $40 million over five years.
Posted in Biofuels
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RENEW Publishes Final Report on Second-Generation BTL Fuels in Europe, Recommends Path Forward
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. The Integrated European Project “Renewable Fuels for Advanced Powertrains”(RENEW) has published its final scientific report on its four-year project studying different production routes for second-generation renewable biomass-to-liquid (BtL) fuels.
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Pratt & Whitney Launches Biofuels Research Program for Small- and Medium-Sized Aircraft Engines
Read the full post at Green Car Congress. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is leading a four-year aerospace industry-university research program to investigate the potential use of biofuels from non-food sources for small- and medium-size aviation engine applications. These could … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Transportation
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