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Posts Tagged ‘Alternative Fuels’

Energy 101 | Feedstocks and More

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

See how organic materials like corn stover, wheat straw, and woody plants are being used to create homegrown biofuels in the United States—all while reducing our dependence on foreign oil and creating jobs in rural America. –USdepartmentofenergy on YouTube.

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Great American Infrastructure: Tehachapi Pass, CA: Alta Wind Energy Center

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

This is the twenty-sixth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Alta Wind Energy Center is is a wind farm located in Tehachapi Pass of the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California.  It is the largest wind farm in the United States.When: After some delays, construction began on the […]

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Use of Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Vehicles by Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems

Friday, April 27th, 2012

UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Transit agencies of all sizes across the country have been or are considering using alternative fuels or hybrid-electric vehicles. The use of these alternatives has increased in recent years due to concerns about environmental and energy issues and increased incentives and regulations from local, state, and federal governments that have encouraged their use.

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