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Archive
of News
items and Press releases
The
folowing list of news articles, press releases and announcements track
the development and expansion of alternative fuels and advanced
transportation technology in North Carolina. Items in green are
directly related to the projects and activities of NCSC Clean
Transportation.
2008:
Dec 30: Cooking
Oil Fuels Dreams at a Truckstop
Dec 17: U.S.
Automakers get $17 Billion Federal Loan
Dec 16:Pittsboro
is joining the global race for creating biofuels standards
Dec 15:Chinese
auto maker, BYD announced production of hybrid, one year ahead of
schedule
Dec 12: DesignLine
Hybrid Bus to be built in Charlotte
Dec 5:Altech
receives EPA and CARB certification on CNG conversion for Ford Focus
Dec 4:FMC
Lithium in Charlotte earns share of DOE funding toward decreasing PHEV
battery cost
Dec 3:Ethanol
makers push for higher blending standards
Nov 20:NC
considers Tax based on miles traveled to pay for roadways
Nov 18:Mecklenburg
County Parks and Recreation vehicle runs on sunshine: Charlotte- recent
addition of a solar panel to their GEM utility truck eliminates the
need to plug-in.
Nov 6:Len
Johnson lands safely at Kill Devil Hills completing first
Transcontinental biodiesel fueled flight
Oct 28: Idle Reduction
Technology in Long Haul Trucks Accelerated- EPA funded project with
NCSU and Volvo yields results
Oct 28: Bio-diesel
returns to Viewmont- Grand re-opening Thursday,
November 13th at 3:30pm at the Cupboard Express-Exxon located at 7571 NC HWY
127 in Hickory
Oct 27: Osage
BioEnergy kicks off "Barley Bin Builder" contest-NC farmers compete for
top "barley for ethanol" yield
Oct 26: NC
Biofuel producers looks overseas for viability
Oct 13:World
Energy Biodiesel offers fuel choice for Triad motorists
Sept 29:N.C. Biofuels Center gets new High-Octane
Board of Directors
Sept 12:NC & VA Governors take steps to prevent
Hurricane induced Price-gouging at the Gas Pumps
Aug 29: Supply, NC- Brunswick Community College develops algae for
Biodiesel
Aug 27: NC State Employees' Credit Union to enhance
"Green Vehicle" Loan Program
Aug
5: BioBlend doubles distributor Network
July 30: NC
State engineer taps heat-loving bacteria for Hydrogen
July 29: NC Research: Can Cattails be cut for fuel?
July 22: Clean, Simple, Safe Energy growing in
popularity
June 13: Charlotte
based Shipping & Logistics Co. announces Green Initiative
June 12: Carpooling
on the rise in NC
June 10: Mecklenburg
County (VA) Board approve Ethanol Plant
June 8:
NC
developed Hybrid Supercar hits 220mpg
June 2:
Japanese
automaker, US firm team up to convert cars to electric power
June 1:
Classes
to focus on alternative energy
June: A
critical assessment of biodiesel feed stocks
May 28:
State
lawmakers to introduce biodiesel fuel bill
May 23:
Biofuels
Award:HCC awarded $135,000 for biofuels project
May 23:
Clean
Fuel Advanced Technology Projects Announced
May 20:
Grants
support cleaner vehicles, improve air quality
May 16:
Deputies
park, shut off engines to save on gas
May 15:
Workshop to tout
biodiesel benefits
May 14:
Competition
is electric at SMARTT Challenge
May 13:
Kreido
Biofuels obtains permits for flagship Wilmington, North Carolina
biodiesel facility
May 13:
SMARTT
Challenge hosts final event weekend
May 10:
Biofuels research
could mean billions for state's economy
May 9: State sets
up biofuels center
May 5: Central
Carolina C.C. receives $195,000 biofuels grant
May 3: Expert:
Hybrids key to being oil free
May: North
Carolina community college hires biofuels instructor, offers biofuels
degree
May: World
Energy makes upgrades, changes
April
30: No
corn, no problem - Aggie researcher creates ethanol using duckweed
April
29: NC
Biotechnology, Biofuels Centers honor Syngenta with Third Annual
Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Award
April
28: Donation
made towards aquarium outreach vehicle
April
25: Greensboro
scientist offers answers to gas prices
April
25: NC
Biofuels Center announces grant winners
April
21: Biodiesel
plant to open in Montgomery County
April
16: N.C.
Biofuels Center Awards 15 Alternative Projects $2.5M in Grants
April
2: Auto fair
focuses on electric cars
April: North
Carolina Biodiesel Association launches
March
27: CNG could help
cut costs
March
21: Piedmont
Biofuels recycles caf oils
March
21: Fueled by
opportunities: Triad has key roles in state's drive for alternative
fuels
March
18: Agri-Ethanol
Products cancels proposed project
March
18: TTA sports
new busses, new name
March
17: Hybrid
Technologies prepares as oil prices hit USD$110 per barrel
March
14: Ethanol
expected to flow in North Carolina
March
13: Electric
car
is sparking interest from council
March
13: N.C.
joins plug-in car effort
March
12: April
3-6 Food Lion AutoFair Going Green as Hybrid Technologies Displays
Electric Vehicles
March
12: Bulk
storage, blending facility opens in North Carolina
March
12: Better
buses improve transit system
March
11: Hoke: Ethanol
plant gets land
March
10: North
Carolina encouraging more ethanol blending
March
10: USDA, DOE Invest Up to
$18 M in Biomass R&D
March
5: Groups
ask motorists to lighten footprints
March
5: Better
biodiesel availability an alternative worth pursuing
March
4: Triad
tank farm to store biodiesel
March
4: Local tank farm to store renewable
biodiesel fuel
March
4: Natural gas
seen as a cheaper route to green
March
3: Greensboro getting biodiesel operation
March
3: Hybrid
Technologies, Inc. Featured in CBS-WBTV "Car of the Future" Segment
February
22: Advocate:
Plug-ins can get 100 miles a gallon
February
18: UNC-C
applauded for green initiatives
February
14: Hybrid
vehicle research begins at NC State
February
13: Easley
pushes for electric cars in North Carolina in 5 years
February
13: State
planning a plug-in car hub
February
13: Governor
announces plans for Energy Center
February
12: Duke
Energy invests in hybrid-vehicle technology
February
12: N.C.
Seeks Research Hub for Plug-In Cars
February
10: PART
at the Crossroads: Triad transit system getting set to extend its reach
and ridership
February
9: College
displays future paths for cars
February
8: Glues
to Fuels: NCSU, RTI, Utah scientists receive grant to make fuels from
biomass
February
7: Company
plans to buy 200 acres for ethanol plant
February
5: Grant
to help alternative energy aims
February
1: NCSU,
RTI International share in biofuels grant
January
29: 2nd Annual Mobile CARE
Symposium & Awards
January
28: Announcing the 2nd Annual Mobile CARE
Symposium & Awards
January
25: Judge
rules on biodiesel plant controversy
January
25: Biodiesel
seminar Saturday at CPCC
January
14: North
Carolina Biodiesel Association is formed
January
12: "Why
biodiesel?"
January
8: State's
Biofuels Center opens in Oxford
January
4: Bioheat may see surge of its own
January
2: Announcing the 2008 Clean Fuel Advanced
Technology (CFAT) CAll for Projects
January
1: A
Bio of Bioheat
2007
December
29: Biodiesel
operation really cooking at Piedmont Research Station
December
29: Selma
may get ethanol plant, 45 jobs
December
27: Airport trying hybrid shuttles
December
27: For
fuel, N.C.
looks homeward
December
21: Southeast
tweaks specs to boost E10 use
December
20: Green
Light
December
18: Hoke biodiesel
plan gets green light
December
17: North
Carolinians Warm Up to American-made BioHeat
December
16: Catawba
County goes green in several projects
December
13: Biofuels
Bus Visits Raleigh School
December
11: Chapel
Hill converts 60 percent of vehicles to alt fuels
December
11: Alternative
fuels advocates pitch Triad on ethanol
December
10: Chapel
Hill Goes Greener with Leaf Loaders
December
7: Wilkes
rest-area contract OK'd
December
6: Ethanol
believers continue to invest
December
6: More
area stations might sell E85 gas
December
5: DOE
To Invest Up To $7.7M For Four Biofuels Project
December
5: Red
tape stalls efforts to sell ethanol
December
5: Ethanol plant
breaks ground in Hoke County
December
4: Local
Farm Grows Corn for Ethanol Production
December
4: Ethanol Plant to
Rise on Raeford Corn Field
December
4: RTI-Lead
Team Receives Up to $2M for Biofuels Project
December
4: Greensboro
will get an E85 station next year
November
30: Mooresville,
state in center of hydrogen fuel cell effort
November
28: Experts
Look to Forests for Alternative Fuel
November
27: CCCC
Selected to Offer Biofuels Degree Program
November
21: Triangle
looking for more green research dollars
November
20: Raleigh
buys
a 100-mpg plug-in hybrid vehicle
November
20: Through
genetics, tapping a tree's potential as a source of energy
November
20: EPA
Grant Helps Cumberland County School System Reduce Children's Exposure
to Diesel School Bus Emissions
November
19: Honda
Testing Clean Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
November
19: Edgecombe
receives grant for alternative fuel cars
November
14: Not
Your Grandma's Sweet Potatoes
November
13: Plant
ethanol may help N.C.
November
12: Fuelin
Around With Hybrid Gets Better Mileage
November
11: Gas
pains as gallon creeps above $3
November
10: Rocky
Mount becomes cool- environmentally speaking
November
8: First
ethanol pump opens in WNC
November
7: Wake
Forest U. Leadership Series to discuss alternative fuels and clean
energy options
November
6: E85
Ethanol & More Biodiesel Now Available in the Western NC Mountains
November
5: Gaston
County schools brew biodiesel success story
November
1: Vehicle
research center to open new office in Nashville
November
1: Bioheat
workshops educate East Coast
October
31: School
district producing biodiesel fuel (Video)
October
31: More Farmers
Filling Land With Canola Plant
October
31: Number
of hybrids on U.S. roads is increasing
October
26: CCCC
selected to offer biofuels degree program
October
25: Microcell
Opens Fuel Cell Facility in Robersonville
October 24: Amid
glut, producers look to tap Southeast gas pumps
October
23: NC
emissions reductions could create 300K jobs
October
16: Proposal
would cut N.C. greenhouse gases
October
16: N.C.
State Fair Powered By Soy Biodiesel
October
16: UNC,
Town Team Up on Green Push
October
15: NY
Times Columnist to Address Emerging Issues Forum
October
12: State
Treasurer Richard Moore says NC can lead in tackling energy needs
October
9: N.C. State
Fair Aims to Conserve Water, Be Environmentally Friendly
October
9: CCCC
receives two BioNetwork grants
October
9: SMARTT
Challenge Brings Mobile Classroom to NC State Fair
October
9: Kreido
Biofuels expands program for flagship biodiesel plant
October
8: N.C.
examines production of state biofuels
October
7: Rural N.C. is
biofuels heaven
October
7: State,
cities act on climate
October
6: Group
implores council for environmental agreement
October
5: Climate
presentations put progress, goals in focus
October
5: State
changes fuel tax rules
September
30: EV
Challenge Unveils New Name, Logo to Reflect Expansion of Curriculum
September
27: Sustainable
NC Names 11 Awards Finalists
September
27: New
Life
for Paper Mills: Ethanol Plants
September
27: Certified
Technical Services Builds Kreido Biofuels' Modular Plant for Biodiesel
Production
September
27; Green
Resources in the News
In
response to The
Formula: From Grass to Gas
September
25: Demand
grows for biodiesel fuel
September
20: National
Leaders Gather in NC to Discuss Future of High Speed Rail
September
19: Gastonia
wins anti-pollution grant
September
19: Project Promotes
BioHeat Fuel Oil In North Carolina
September
14: Wake
Tech Presents at 2007 NACAT Conference
September
13: Raleigh
called cool in fight against warming
September
12: N.C. on Cutting
Edge of Biofuels Research
September
10: Western
Carolina University begins using Biofuels
September
9: TTA
To Reduce Bus Emissions
September
6: Clean
Fuel Advanced Technology Projects Announced
September
6: Cooperative
talks up alternative fuel
September
5: Jackson's
Green Energy Park undergoes expansion
September
5: Fueling
Up for Launch: Biofuels Center of North Carolina Board Has First Meeting
September
5: North
Carolina Goes Greener
September
1: E85
bio-corridor set to open in Midwest, East Coast to follow suit
August
31: Drivers Charged a
Use Tax By the Mile?
August 29: Hoke ethanol plant
gets boost
August
23: VA ethanol plant
debate could affect NC
August
22: Progress
Energy Plugs In To New Car Technology
August
21: Biodiesel
fuels an industry
August 21: USDA
Awards $97 Million for Renewable Energy Projects
August 17: Gastonia
is a Sierra Club 'Cool City'
August 15: Sustainability
at Haywood Community College
August 15: World's
view of alternative fuels takes a local focus
August 13: Clean
Transportation Website Launched
August 13: State
Alternative-Fuel Offer Not Getting Much Mileage
August 13: New
Commuter Rail Line Explored
August
13: Marching
for the right to breathe clean air
August
12: Clean
Air Car Fair to be held at Ag Center
August
11: Scientists
at center stage
August
9: Town
replaces parking enforcement vehicles
August
7: Bio-fuel Efforts
Are Creeping Ahead in 1st Gear VIDEO
August
7: NC
pushing ethanol production
August
7: NewGen
Announces Initiatives to expand Biofuels in the SE
August
6: 2007
NC Legislative Highlights
August
5: Greensboro
may join the Cool Cities program
August
5: Charlotte
Looks
closer for more green options
August
1: A
Lesson in Biodiesel Production
July 30: Report
Card: 'A' to Transeco Energy Corp.
July 30: UNCC
increases electric car fleet
July
25: No
Foreign Oil Fuel Station to Open Soon
July
23: North
Carolina Zoo steps up effort to save the planet
July
20: New
CNG refueling
and
conversion facility in Asheville
July
19:
Super Fuel Efficient Autos for the Carolinas
July
14: Biodiesel
offers promise
July
13: Electric
Mini Cooper Goes Into Production in Mooresville
July
11: NearBio
Launches
NearE85.com
July 9: N.C.
losing speed as roadwork stalls
July 9: Biodiesel
fuels interest in alternative
July 6: Local
man working to bring world's hydrail proponents to N.C.
July 2: Biofuels
within N.C.'s reach
July 1: Car
ethanol-converter kits risk EPA penalty
June
28: Port
of Wilmington could get biodiesel plant
June
21: Hoke
County considers ethanol plant
June
21: Air pollution
addressed at the Unifour Air Quality Conference
June
20: Lawmaker
supportive of alternative fuels pushes for tax code changes
June
19: Over $600,000
Available to Reduce Mobile Emissions
June
19: Veggie
oil cars - Podcast on WUNC
June
18: Congressmen
push alternative fuels
June
11: Charlotte
man converts car to veggie oil, gets fined by state
June 6: Anne Tazewell
talks
about the politics of biofuels on Home Power Hour (PODCAST)
June 6: New B100
Biodiesel
Pump in Black Mountain
June
1: Cape
Fear
Biofuels
Co-op Commissions first Wilmington B20 station
June: North
Carolina Awards Recognize Biodiesel advocates
May 17: North
Carolina receives two hybrid school buses
May
11: Biodiesel
Now
Available
in Waynesville, NC
April 25: Pittsboro
Shell Station sells B20
April 24: N.C.
ponders future of alternative fuels
March
6: Bioheat Project
Benefits
from New Intern
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