May 06, 2009
EPA Proposes Strategy for Increasing Supply of Renewable Fuels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The strategy includ More
April 27, 2009
EPA Identifies Air Pollution Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases produced by vehicle emissions and many industrial plants "contribute to air pollution t More
April 22, 2009
Vice President Biden Announces $300 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Clean Cities
During a visit to the WMATA Carmen Turner Maintenance and Training Facility in Landover, MD, to mark Earth Day 2009, Vice President Joe Biden announced $300 million in funding from the American Recove More
April 07, 2009
GM and Segway Collaborate on Two-Wheel Electric Vehicle
Two wheels may be better than four when vehicles are competing for limited space on crowded city streets. Iconic automobile maker, General Motors, is working with Segway, the Bedford, New Hampshire-ba More
April 02, 2009
RFA Issues Guidelines and Specifications for E85 Fuel Ethanol
The Renewable Fuels Association has issued a new document titled E85 Fuel Ethanol: Industry Guidelines, Specifications, and Procedures that focuses on the product quality and integrity of E85. This do More
April 01, 2009
2011 Fuel Economy Standards Announced
New fuel economy standards for 2011 model year cars and light trucks will raise the industry-wide combined average to 27.3 miles per gallon--a 2.0 mpg increase over the 2010 model year average. The st More
March 23, 2009
North Carolina Biofuels Center Awards Grants Worth $2.77 Million
The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has approved 18 grants valued at $2.77 million, designed to accelerate the technologies and feedstocks needed to support a statewide biofuels industry based on cr More
March 19, 2009
Clean Cities Uses Waymarking to Identify E85 Stations
Clean Cities has ventured into the waymarking arena -- an online social network of people who have GPS devices and enjoy using them to mark the geographic coordinates of objects, buildings, cemeteries More
March 09, 2009
Clean Cities Celebrates 15th Anniversary
On March 4, 2009, coordinators, industry and government stakeholders and representatives and program support staff marked the 15th anniversary of the Clean Cities program. Speakers included National C More
March 05, 2009
Oak Ridge Transportation Analyst Receives "Unsung Hero Award"
David Greene, a transportation analyst at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for more than 30 years, was presented with the Alliance to Save Energy's "Unsung Hero Award" for his contributions to DOE. The a More
March 02, 2009
EPA Grants Ethanol Testing Exemption for Variable Blending Pumps
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a testing exemption to Renergie, Inc. allowing the company to use variable blending pumps rather than splash blending, to dispense hydrous ethanol More
February 27, 2009
Hydrogen Permitting and Renewable Energy Technologies Workshops Coming in 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is currently planning several workshops in 2009 to address permitting of certain facilities that use hydrogen an More
February 27, 2009
Piedmont Natural Gas Gets Clean Cities Award from North Carolina Coalition
Piedmont Natural Gas was awarded the 2008 Clean Cities Award, given annually by the North Carolina Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition (CCFC) to the business or organization that best demonstrates excell More
February 24, 2009
Clean Cities Funding Opportunity Issued
The Clean Cities FY09 Petroleum Reduction Technologies Projects for the Transportation Sector, Funding Opportunity Number DE-PS26-09NT01236-00, Mod. 003 has been issued. The intent of the FOA modifica More
February 09, 2009
Alternative Fuel Station Locator Goes Mobile
The momentum for alternative fuels is building and drivers want information about the location of the 5,700 alternative fuel stations across the nation. The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator, More
January 23, 2009
Cellulosic Pretreatment Process Patented by Michigan State University
Michigan State University has patented a process to pretreat corn-crop waste with ammonia rather than acid that reduces the cost of making biofuels from cellulose. The ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) p More
December 31, 2008
Air New Zealand Tests Biodiesel Blend in Jet Flight
On Dec. 30, Air New Zealand successfully tested a Boeing 747-400 passenger jet powered partially by a biodiesel blend derived from a second generation biofuel plant--the jatropha curcas. Jatropha is a More
December 31, 2008
IRS Sets Public Hearing on Alternative Fuel Credits and Payments
A public hearing set by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on proposed regulations relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures, biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel More
December 30, 2008
Toro Increases Biodiesel Options
Toro Co., manufacturer of commercial and lawn maintenance equipment, has increased its 2009 model year offerings to include biodiesel options. The Toro Dingo TX 525 wide track and TX 525 narrow track More
December 22, 2008
Long Beach Honored as No. 1 Government Green Fleet
The City of Long Beach, CA, has been named the No. 1 Government Green Fleet in North America by Government Fleet magazine. Long Beach has a fleet of 1,700 city vehicles considered to be the nation's m More
December 17, 2008
Toyota Exhibits CNG Camry Hybrid at L.A. Auto Show
The Toyota Camry Hybrid concept car powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this month. The sporty looking vehicle has a sleek front fascia and front bumper More
December 04, 2008
Hawaii Plans Statewide Network of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced the state's plan to install between 50,000 to 100,000 electric vehicle charging locations across the island state by 2012. Hawaii aims to be the first U.S. state More
November 10, 2008
ConocoPhillips to Offer Propane at CleanFuel Pumps
ConocoPhillips has agreed to team with CleanFuel USA to install propane dispensers at 76 fueling stations over the next three years. Conoco will supply the propane and CleanFuel will install the dispe More
October 29, 2008
America's First Biofuels Corridor Completed Along Interstate 65
America's first biofuels corridor, an 886-mile stretch of Interstate 65, is complete making E85 ethanol and B20 biodiesel available the entire length of the highway. I-65, which stretches from Gary, I More
October 27, 2008
ASTM Publishes New Specification for Biodiesel Blends
A new specification for biodiesel fuel blends have been published by ASTM International. ASTM D7467-08 covers biodiesel blends ranging from B6 (6% biodiesel, 94% petroleum diesel) to B20 (20% biodiese More
October 27, 2008
Melissa Howell Named Clean Cities Coordinator of the Year
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) named Melissa Howell Clean Cities' Coordinator of the Year. Howell has been at the helm of the Louisville-based Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition (KCFC) for 14 years. More
October 20, 2008
Ford Receives $10 Million Grant from DOE for Plug-In Hybrid Development
Ford Motor Company will receive a $10 million grant in matching funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for research, development, and demonstration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Ford More
October 20, 2008
General Motors Partners With States to Enhance Access to E85
Partnerships between General Motors Corporation (GM) and 10 states to enhance access to E85 ethanol fuel for flexible fuel vehicles have been announced by the National Governors Association. Under the More
October 15, 2008
NREL Named to Team for Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the team that will participate in a new Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence. The team will be led by Savannah River National Laboratory a More
October 06, 2008
Clean Cities' Odyssey Day Celebrates Alternative Fuel Vehicle Success
The 2008 kickoff of the Clean Cities National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey, also known as "Odyssey Day," was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with ceremonies in Washington, D.C. The event was More