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Energy News- Transportation Department Awards $80 million in High-Speed Rail Grants June 2, 2010The U.S. Department of Transportation has delivered nearly $80 million in grants to five states for high-speed rail projects. The grants will go toward projects in California, Florida, New Mexico, New York, and Wisconsin, with the bulk of the funding going to Florida's Tampa-to-Orlando rail line. […]
- Florida Regulators Approve a 100-Megawatt Biomass Power Plant June 2, 2010The Gainesville Regional Utilities and American Renewables have received regulatory approval for a 100-megawatt biomass power plant. The companies intend to start generating power from urban wood waste, wood processing wastes, and logging residues by late 2013. […]
- Mississippi State University Wins Year Two of the EcoCAR Competition June 2, 2010A team from MSU has stripped an SUV and packed it full of batteries, motors, electronics, and a small diesel engine, achieving the efficiency equivalent to 118 miles per gallon of gasoline. Their effort took first place in the EcoCAR competition, hosted by DOE and General Motors Corporation. […]
- Transportation Department Awards $80 million in High-Speed Rail Grants June 2, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Solutions Abundant in New OfficesBeetle kill wood is just the latest example of the resources used to make the Research Support Facility a model for sustainability. […]
- Giant Wind Turbine Test Takes a HeavyweightNREL's 2.5-megawatt dynamometer picks on a wind turbine its own size in largest U.S. drive-train test ever. […]
- NREL, 3M Launch Technology PartnershipOne of the nation's largest technology companies looks to NREL as it advances products in photovoltaics, concentrating solar power and biofuels. […]
- Sustainable Solutions Abundant in New Offices
- Energy And The Environment
- Four Rhode Island Communities to Share Nearly $500,000 Climate Showcase Communities Grant from EPA June 2, 2010(Boston, Mass. – June 2, 2010) – Four Rhode Island communities, Warwick, North Providence, East Greenwich and South Kingstown, have partnered to receive a $497,492 EPA grant to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in municipal and residential buildings […]
- Puget Sound Energy receives EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Award for its Air Quality Environmental Education Program June 1, 2010(Seattle – June 1, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency presented its 10th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards for 2009 honoring 14 organizations and one individual for reducing pollution, promoting environmental education and creating green products and jobs throughout the United States […]
- EPA Encourages Ways to Travel Green by Checking into an Energy Star Labeled Hotel May 27, 2010WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging people to travel green while on the road this summer, and choosing hotels that have earned EPA’s Energy Star is a great place to start […]
- Four Rhode Island Communities to Share Nearly $500,000 Climate Showcase Communities Grant from EPA June 2, 2010
- Energy Research
- On the trail of the nuclides:?? SRNL???s Martine Duff June 3, 2010Dr. […]
- Biofuel combustion chemistry more complex than petroleum-based fuels June 3, 2010In a paper featured on the cover of the May 10 issue of Angewandte Chemie, researchers from DOE's Sandia?? and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories examine the essential elements of biofuel combustion???an important step toward insightful selection of next-generation alternative fuels. […]
- INL research probes microbes??? potential to clean up groundwater June 3, 2010In most people???s minds, microbes and drinking water don???t go well together. […]
- On the trail of the nuclides:?? SRNL???s Martine Duff June 3, 2010
- Agriculture
- Uncovering the Mystery of a Major Threat to WheatARS scientists have discovered that the fungus that causes stripe rust in wheat may use sexual recombination to overcome resistant wheat varieties as fast as they do. Photo courtesy of Mary Burrows, Montana State University, Bugwood.org ARS, cooperators discover wheat genes with resistance to stripe rust Fighting a worldwide wheat threat Sentry lab […]
- Put More Nitrogen into Milk, Not ManureOnly about 20 to 35 percent of the nitrogen fed to dairy cows is converted to milk, so if farmers manage the amount of nitrogen they feed to cows, the less nitrogen will be wasted in manure and urine. Photo courtesy of Natural Resources Conservation Service. Modified lignin has potential benefits for ethanol, paper and feed New website helps manage dairy […]
- Nutrient Retention of Safer Salads ExploredARS researchers have found that moderate levels of the irradiation used to reduce the level of harmful microorganisms on fresh spinach leaves either does not or slightly reduces the amount of vitamins C, E, K, folate and four caratenoids. Photo courtesy of Scott Christie, Fresh Cut Magazine. Lettuce carotenoids affected by UV light in greenhouse Potatoes […]
- Uncovering the Mystery of a Major Threat to Wheat
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Approves New Injectable Osteoporosis Treatment for Postmenopausal WomenThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Prolia, an injectable treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fractures. […]
- FDA Warning: Consumers Advised Not to Use Arrow Brand Medicated Oil & -Embrocation, Aceite Medicinal La Flecha, or “箭嘜驅風油The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers not to purchase or use a product called “Arrow Brand Medicated Oil & Embrocation,” also labeled as “Aceite Medicinal La Flecha (Spanish) or “箭嘜驅風油 (Mandarin).” The product is potentially toxic and contains two substances, methyl salicylate and camphor, which are poisonous wh […]
- FDA: Rare Cases of Liver Injury Reported with Use of Xenical, AlliThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers and health care professionals about potential rare occurrences of severe liver injury in patients taking the weight-loss medication orlistat, marketed as Xenical and Alli. […]
- FDA Announces Collaboration with Drugs.comFDA Announces Collaboration with Drugs.com […]
- Western District of Wisconsin Announces Consent Decree Between Beehive Botanicals and the United StatesStephen P. Sinnott, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Beehive Botanicals, Inc. (“Beehive”) assented to the entry of a consent decree of condemnation and injunction, agreeing to forfeit certain bee-derived products and components to the United States. The products and components were seized from Beehive’s facil […]
- FDA Approves New Injectable Osteoporosis Treatment for Postmenopausal Women
Investing in Alternative Fuel Transportation
HARRISBURG — Seeking to enhance Pennsylvania’s energy security, promote alternative forms of energy and create a cleaner environment, Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced an $8 million investment in 20 projects that will advance the alternative fuels industry in the state.
“The Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant projects promote cleaner transportation through the production and use of alternative fuels such as biodiesel, natural gas and electricity, and create infrastructure that will allow more Pennsylvanians to make fuel saving vehicles a part of their daily lives,” said Governor Rendell. “These investments will help make Pennsylvanians less reliant on foreign oil by promoting the production and use of biofuels, and create a variety of employment opportunities in the alternative fuel industry which will provide a much-needed boost to local economies.
“The actions we have taken during the past seven years have helped Pennsylvania become more energy independent through the strategic investment of state and federal dollars to develop cleaner forms of alternative energy for our homes and businesses. The Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants, or AFIG, will have a similar effect on our vehicles and highways. By promoting the use of cleaner-running vehicles, making the use of such vehicles more practical, and producing cleaner-burning fuels, we are creating jobs, leveraging millions of dollars more in private investments while making our environment cleaner for all Pennsylvanians.”
AFIG grants help support energy security by investing in companies that produce and market homegrown alternative fuels and related infrastructure. The 20 AFIG projects will combine to save more than three million gallons of conventional liquid fuel. Two of the projects will produce 5.8 million gallons of biofuel. The projects are expected to create or retain more than 160 jobs for Pennsylvanians and leverage nearly $21.6 million in private funding. Environmental benefits include reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions by 34.4 million pounds annually, the equivalent of removing 3,000 passenger vehicles from our roads.
“The interest in developing these types of alternative fuel technologies is apparent by the amount of private investments these projects attract,” said Governor Rendell. “By investing in infrastructure, fuel production, distribution equipment and vehicle use, we are demonstrating the practicality and long-term dependability of these technologies which will help stimulate a cost-competitive transition to a less-carbon-intensive transportation sector.”
Since Governor Rendell expanded the AFIG program in 2004, it has awarded $31 million to 93 projects and leveraged $194.7 million in investment commitments by public and private fleet operators and fuel providers.
For more information, visit www.depweb.state.pa.us, keyword: Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program, or call the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Energy and Technology Deployment at 717-783-8411.
Editor’s Note: The following is a list of Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants by county.
Adams
Soy Energy Inc. — $19,492 for the production of 194,924 gallons of biodiesel during the next two years.
Allegheny
Air Star Transportation & Limousine Serv. Inc. — $142,600 to convert 31 of its gasoline powered-vehicles to propane AutoGas™ powered vehicles.
Equitable Gas Co. LLC — $700,000 to construct one of the first public-access natural gas refueling stations in the Pittsburgh area. The project also will demonstrate how compressed natural gas can be used effectively and efficiently in business operations.
Giant Eagle Inc. — $900,000 to purchase 10 compressed natural gas-powered vehicles and install a public CNG refueling station, locating it for convenient public access.
Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities — $600,000 to install three biofuel stations in the Pittsburgh region and retrofit 57 vehicles with fossil fuel-free technology.
Berks
Berks County Intermediate Unit #14 — $183,000 for the incremental cost to purchase biofuel for use in its 180-bus fleet.
Centre
Pennsylvania State University — $151,509 to enhance PSU’s ability to store, blend and deliver in-house produced and purchased biofuels throughout the University Park area.
Chester
Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania — $172,410 for the incremental cost to purchase biofuel for the 500-bus fleet of the Chester County Biodiesel Coalition, which consists of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, Coatesville, Twin Valley, Downingtown, and West Chester Area school districts.
West Chester University of Pa. — $2,160 for the incremental cost to purchase 6,000 gallons of biofuel.
Delaware
WallyPark Pennsylvania — $1 million to replace nine shuttle bus engines with compressed natural gas engines, purchase 11 additional CNG-powered shuttles, and provide a public access station for taxis, shuttle vans, airport vehicles and consumer use.
Erie
Millcreek Township School District — $133,583 for the incremental costs to purchase more than 300,000 gallons of biofuel for its 95-vehicle school bus fleet.
Lehigh
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority — $700,000 to replace eight gasoline-powered ground support vehicles with electric versions, install three recharging units, electrify eight passenger gates with pre-conditioned air units and replace six gasoline-powered airport fleet vehicles with hybrid electric vehicles.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Treasurer, Office of Fleet Management — $593,057 to purchase up to 1.7 million gallons of biofuel over a two-year period.
Lower Merion School District — $315,000 for the incremental cost to purchase nine compressed natural gas-powered school buses, which will replace the use of more than 22,000 gallons of convention liquid fuel.
Northampton
Lower Saucon Township — $42,700 to convert its conventional gasoline-power fleet of police vehicles to use E85 fuel.
Multiple
Matson and Associates Inc. — $166,600 to demonstrate on a commercial scale, a process that converts feedstocks with fatty acids to biofuel.
City of Philadelphia — $517,902 for the electrification of passenger gates through the purchase and installation of 24 pre-conditioned air units. This will forgo the use of diesel auxiliary power units when supplying electricity and fresh air to parked aircraft.
City of Philadelphia — $575,966 to replace 69 diesel-powered airport fleet vehicles with electric versions.
Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania — $277,142 for incremental costs for the Southeastern PA Cooperative Biofuel Initiative to purchase 1.5 million gallons of biofuel to use it in its 650-bus fleet. The cooperative consists of the Great Valley, Owens J. Roberts, Tredyffrin-Easttown, Haverford Township, Radnor Township, Colonial, Springfield Township, Lower Moreland, and Upper Merion Area school districts.
Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority — $900,000 to replace four, older diesel-powered refuse trucks with four compressed natural gas trucks, and to construct a CNG refueling station at a landfill in Bradford County.