Alternative fuels

Hydrogen Station to Open Near LAX: Using Clean Energy's Expertise in Natural Gas Fueling to Expand Hydrogen Infrastructure and Support Chevrolet's Project Driveway

Detroit, Mich. and Seal Beach, Calif., 2008-06-11 — General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced today Clean Energy will open a hydrogen fueling station in Los Angeles with support from GM. The two companies also announced that they are exploring further opportunities to expand the hydrogen infrastructure.

As the first step in this effort, a hydrogen fueling station will be developed and located at Clean Energy's compressed natural gas (CNG) facility near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

AFV Honorees Range from Google TO UPS

Las Vegas, NV May 12, 2008 -­ Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) recognized outstanding leadership in the alternative fuels and vehicles industry as part of the opening day of the 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference + Expo 2008. The awards honor excellence in individuals and/or organizations that have advanced the use of alternative fuels, vehicles or advanced technologies resulting in clean alternatives to petroleum. The AFVi 2008 award winners are as follows:

AFVi Gold Mettle 2008

Conference to Be Held May 13, 2008, at Le Parker Meridien New York

Ontario, Calif., May 12, 2008 – Dan Elliot, CEO of Phoenix Motorcars will present on best-in class, electric vehicle clean-technology advances at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. CleanTech Conference on May 13, 2008 at 8:00 AM The event will be held at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, 118 W. 57th Street.

Comprehensive low-temperature tests under the toughest conditions

Stuttgart -- Mar 17, 2008 -- The Mercedes-Benz B-Class with fuel-cell drive has passed its winter testing in northern Sweden with flying colours. At double-digit, below-zero temperatures, the zero-emission drive showed what it could do in the comprehensive test programmes.

2010 Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL

March 2008 -- U.S. Rep. John Dingell, Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Lester Robinson and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano will join Ziad Ojakli, group vice president, Government and Community Relations for Ford Motor Company, to unveil Michigan’s first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine shuttle buses for commercial use at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The press conference will take place:

Monday, March 17, 2008
2:30 p.m.
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Inside the L.C. Smith Terminal, Departures Level
(Next to the AirTran Ticket Counters)
Romulus, Michigan, 48242

Source: Ford Motor Company

Edward Norton Joins Will Ferrell, Jay Leno and Others To Be Among the First Americans to Hit the Roads In BMW’s Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle

Woodcliff, NJ, February 27, 2008 -- BMW today announced that highly respected film actor and renewable energy advocate Edward Norton is the latest person to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 - the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan. The Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee becomes the most recent member of the BMW Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program, which gives industry leaders and prominent figures in entertainment, politics, business and more a BMW Hydrogen 7 for their daily use.

Edward Norton and his BMW Hydrogen 7

Honda claims four of 12 spots on 2008 list

02/20/2008, TORRANCE, Calif. - Recognizing Honda's application of fuel efficient and alternative fuel technologies, four Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the "greenest vehicles of 2008" with the 2008 Honda Civic GX natural gas car taking the title of the greenest vehicle for the fifth consecutive year, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.

2008 Honda Civic GX Sedan

New Data Proves Biobutanol Can Increase the Blending of Biofuels in Gasoline Beyond the Current 10 Percent Limit for Ethanol

HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 14, 2008 -- DuPont (NYSE:DD) and BP (NYSE:BP) have announced that the partnership to develop and commercialize biobutanol is targeting advanced metabolic pathways for 1-butanol as well as other higher octane biobutanol isomers. The companies also announced that testing of these advanced biofuels demonstrates the use of biobutanol can increase the blending of biofuels in gasoline beyond the current 10 percent limit for ethanol without compromising performance.

St. Joseph, Mo., February 8, 2008 – LifeLine Foods, a pioneer in the production of food and energy, will join forces with the IndyCar® Series for the 2008 season as the official supplier of the 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol used in all IndyCar Series cars. The St. Joseph, Mo. facility was contracted by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to supply approximately 120,000 gallons of the fuel to the IndyCar Series. With the transition to an ethanol-blend in 2006 and then 100% fuel-grade ethanol in 2007, the IndyCar Series was the first motorsports league to require use of a renewable fuel.

Phoenix, Jan. 30, 2007 — Western States Petroleum, Arizona’s leader in biodiesel delivery, has become the first Phoenix retailer to offer E85, 85 percent ethanol 15 percent petroleum, to a growing number of flexible-fuel vehicle owners who wish to fuel with the cleaner burning, domestically produced fuel at its site at 450 S. 15th Ave.

Western States Petroleum Inc. is proud to once again lead the way in the greater Phoenix area by offering E85 ethanol. The good news is it’s just in time for the Super Bowl, which means all those flex-fuel vehicles arriving in the state have a place to fuel with cleaner burning domestically produced fuel. “It’s a win win for everyone,” said Bob Kec, owner of Western States Petroleum.

Winner receives $10,000 cash prize and airing of commercial during the
2008 Indianapolis 500

Omaha, Neb., January 29, 2008 – Consumers can educate consumers about America’s energy options by participating in the “Fuel the Change” video contest sponsored by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Beginning January 28, 2008, entrants can submit a :30 second video tonline. The producer of the winning video will receive a $10,000 cash prize and have the chance to have his or her commercial aired during the 2008 Indianapolis 500® on ABC.

Sebring, Fla., January 29, 2008 – In a technological breakthrough in both the renewable fuels arena and racing, KL Process Design Group (KL) of Rapid City, SD, will supply the American Le Mans Series with cellulosic E85 racing ethanol for the 2008 season. The fuel, produced from waste wood, will be used for the first time during the season opener — Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 15, 2008. Consumer E85 is a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Cellulosic ethanol is produced from biomass such as wood waste, switchgrass or citrus. Corvette Racing will be the first team to use the cellulosic-based flex-fuel ethanol in competition.

Jan 27, 2008 -- Dating from the early 1970s, Volvo Cars' commitment to the environment covers the entire lifecycle of the car, from design, engineering and production to useful life, service and recycling. Efficient energy and resource utilisation and reduced emissions are important elements of this commitment, as is a healthy in-car environment.

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions

One of the greatest challenges facing the car industry is to reduce fuel consumption and, as a result, emissions of greenhouse carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change. Volvo Cars aims for a multienergy society. Several energy efficient solutions collectively challenge the complex climate change issues. In this area, some of our most important contributions are:

The Florida Electric Auto Association (FLEAA), in conjunction with Vectrix and AC Propulsion, will be hosting the 3rd Annual 'Battery Beach Burnout', an alternative fuel / electric vehicle competition, in Miami, FL at Countyline Dragway January 25th and 26th.

LAKE WORTH, Fla., Jan. 16, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Electric Auto Association (FLEAA), in conjunction with Vectrix and AC Propulsion, will be hosting the 3rd Annual "Battery Beach Burnout", an alternative fuel / electric vehicle competition, in Miami, FL at Countyline Dragway January 25th and 26th. The free event consists of multiple competitions involving electric vehicles (EV), including a drag race, auto-cross, scooter-cross and a show 'n shine event.

Joint exploration of the potential for a biodiesel industry based on Jatropha

Stuttgart -- Jan 09, 2008 -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Bayer CropScience AG and Daimler AG plan to jointly explore the potential for a biodiesel industry based on Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.). A respective Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the companies. Jatropha, a tropical plant from the Euphorbia family, is seen by the three cooperating partners as a promising alternative energy feedstock for the production of biodiesel.

Biodiesel derived from Jatropha nut kernels has properties similar to those of biofuels obtained from oilseed rapes. It is also characterized by a positive CO2 balance and can thus contribute to protecting the climate.

DETROIT, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Automotive industry executives have identified finding alternative fuel sources as the number one trend facing the industry and are focused on producing low cost cars and hybrids to meet consumer demand, according to an annual global survey by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

Focus is on Funding, Fueling and Fleets

Las Vegas, NV ­ January 4, 2008 ­ Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) announces the concurrent sessions that will be offered as part of the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo 2008. The conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 11-14. This fuel and technology neutral gathering is designed to bring one-stop information and product shopping to fleets, policy-makers, and advocates for clean transportation choices.

The Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 11-14. This fuel and technology neutral gathering is designed to bring one-stop information and product shopping to fleets, policy-makers, and advocates for clean transportation choices.

AFVi concurrent sessions complement the General Session proceedings.

Feature keynote presentations by:

- Amy Myers Jaffe, head of the Baker Institute Energy Forum;
- Race car icon Bobby Rahal; and,
- Billionaire entrepreneur and chief of BP Capital, T. Boone Pickens.

Testing Production of Plants for Biofuels on Once-Polluted Land

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 11, 2007 - The collaboration between Chrysler LLC and a research team from Michigan State University (MSU) to test production of crops for renewable fuels has completed its second year of work at a former Superfund site in rural Michigan.

The MSU team has harvested its second year of five crops that are feedstocks for ethanol or biodiesel, the two major renewable fuels in use in the U.S. The crops include soybeans, sunflowers and canola for biodiesel production, and corn and switchgrass for making ethanol.

December 12, 2007 -- The deadline for the hydrogen education development funding opportunity has been extended to Jan. 3, 2008. Applications must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov to be considered for award.

The Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Education Subprogram seeks to facilitate near-term market transformation and future commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cells by providing technically accurate and objective information to key target audiences. In support of these efforts, the Education Subprogram has issued a funding opportunity announcement for the following topic areas:

* State and local government outreach: "Hydrogen 101," building state and local government partnerships
* Early deployment and education