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Research and Markets: Under-the-hood Automotive Electronic Systems - 2011 Edition

Research and Markets: Under-the-hood Automotive Electronic Systems - 2011 Edition

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a0bd86/underthehood_aut) has announced the addition of the "Under-the-hood Automotive Electronic Systems - 2011 Edition" report to their offering. “Under-the-hood Automotive Electronic Systems - 2011 Edition” Global and regional trends f ... Continue reading

Rentech's Synthetic RenDiesel® Fuels Audi A3 TDI During L.A. Auto Show Green Cars Ride & Drive Event

Rentech's Synthetic RenDiesel® Fuels Audi A3 TDI During L.A. Auto Show Green Cars Ride & Drive Event

LOS ANGELES--Rentech, Inc. announced that its synthetic RenDiesel® fuel will power an Audi A3 TDI during today’s Green Cars LA Auto Show Ride & Drive event, hosted by Green Car Journal. During the event, credentialed journalists will experience the performance of synthetic RenDiesel fuel in Green ... Continue reading

2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Scion Announces Pricing for xB Release Series 8.0

2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Scion Announces Pricing for xB Release Series 8.0

PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2010 TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2010 -- Scion announced today that it will be displaying its latest limited-production vehicle, the 2011 xB Release Series 8.0 (xB RS 8.0), in the Scion booth at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov. 17-28, 2010. The xB RS 8.0 will begin arriving in deale ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Partners with World Wildlife Fund to Reduce CO2-emissions - VIDEO ENHANCED

Volvo Trucks Partners with World Wildlife Fund to Reduce CO2-emissions - VIDEO ENHANCED

STOCKHOLM - November 4, 2010: The Volvo Group will be the world's first vehicle manufacturer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers Program. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group's truck companies undertake to reduce the CO2-emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million ton ... Continue reading

ClearFuels Signs Cooperative Agreement for Remaining $19.7 Million of $23 Million DOE Bio-Refinery Grant Funding

ClearFuels Signs Cooperative Agreement for Remaining $19.7 Million of $23 Million DOE Bio-Refinery Grant Funding

AIEA, Hawaii--ClearFuels Technology, Inc. (ClearFuels), headquartered in Aiea, Hawaii, announced today that it has signed a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive the remaining $19.7 million of a $23 million grant award to complete construction of a ClearFuels demonstration scale gasi ... Continue reading

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Renewable Energy Initiatives to Spur Rural Revitalization Throughout the Country

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Renewable Energy Initiatives to Spur Rural Revitalization Throughout the Country

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Renewable Energy Initiatives to Spur Rural Revitalization Throughout the Country Biomass Crop Assistance Program Will Help Create National Biofuels Industry; New Agreement with the FAA Will Promote Production and Demand for Biofuels; USDA Report Shows Domestic Biofuel Production ... Continue reading

Volvo's First Order for Methane/Diesel Buses

Volvo's First Order for Methane/Diesel Buses

both biogas and diesel. Using diesel technology increases environmental efficiency compared with current gas-operated buses. Biogas is a renewable fuel that contributes to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Many cities and regions are investing in expanding the production of biogas for heating and vehicle fuel. Many ga ... Continue reading

SAFE: New Truck Efficiency Rules Will Improve American Security

SAFE: New Truck Efficiency Rules Will Improve American Security

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) today applauded the administration's release of proposed rules to put into place the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. SAFE worked together with The Accord Group throughout the year to help create and support the Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency ... Continue reading

Navistar Issues Statement on Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Heavy Trucks

Navistar Issues Statement on Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Heavy Trucks

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--In response to the regulatory proposal to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses released today by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Navistar issued the following sta ... Continue reading

New Clean Diesel Commercial Trucks Are Prepared To Meet EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission & Fuel Economy Standards

New Clean Diesel Commercial Trucks Are Prepared To Meet EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission & Fuel Economy Standards

Frederick, MD - The Diesel Technology Forum today issued the following statement on the announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a national program on greenhouse gas emissions ... Continue reading

DOT, EPA Propose the Nation's First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses

DOT, EPA Propose the Nation's First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses

DOT, EPA Propose the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses A win for the environment, economy and energy efficiency WASHINGTON October 25, 2010; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the first nation ... Continue reading

Audi A3 TDI Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel Synthetic Fuel

Audi A3 TDI Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel Synthetic Fuel

Audi A3 TDI show promise for a clean diesel energy future” The endurance drive, part of the ‘2010 Green Car of the Year Tour’, started in Eureka, California on Monday, October 18 with the intent of demonstrating that today’s diesel technology and advanced synthetic fuels ... Continue reading

Navy Demonstrates Solazyme's Soladiesel Renewable F-76 Fuel - VIDEO ENHANCED

Navy Demonstrates Solazyme's Soladiesel Renewable F-76 Fuel - VIDEO ENHANCED

Solazyme's 100% algal derived naval distillate fuel used in ships tested in United States Navy Riverine Command Boat SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 24, 2010 - Solazyme, Inc.'s CEO and co-founder Jonathan Wolfson released the following statement after the United States Navy conducted a full power demonstration of Sol ... Continue reading

2011 Green Car of the Year Finalists Revealed

2011 Green Car of the Year Finalists Revealed

PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 -- Green Car Journal announced today its five finalists for the 2011 Green Car of the Year®, including the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the 2011 Nissan LEAF. For the sixth consecutive year, this incr ... Continue reading

BIO, Other Advanced Biofuels Organizations Ask Administration for Renewed Focus on Next Generation Biofuel Technologies

BIO, Other Advanced Biofuels Organizations Ask Administration for Renewed Focus on Next Generation Biofuel Technologies

WASHINGTON--Federal biofuels policy should focus on helping companies commercialize promising technologies for advanced biofuels and biobased products. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today commended the Obama administration’s commitment to helping rural economies and reducing U.S. dependen ... Continue reading

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