Racing to Green Energy - American Le Mans Series (20120831-OC-LSC-9001)

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Racing with Green Energy -

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) motorsport challenge, a year-long series of races in the case of the Baltimore Grand Prix, on the streets of downtown Baltimore, MD during the 2012 Labor Day Weekend. ALMS claims it is “the Global Leader in Green Racing using only racing series cars recognized to comply with the Green Racing protocols developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Society Of American Engineers International (SAE).” Instead of high-octane gasoline all the cars in the series use one of 5 different forms of energy. Clean diesel, E85, E10, isobutanol or hybrid energy technology. The specific hybrid system, used by the Porsche GT3 cars, are a (battery-less) flywheel-based on a Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems. These organizations are accelerating technology development at speeds up to 200 mph, in 650-700 horsepower race cars that are based on two groups of cars; the purpose built prototype race cars and the GT (Grand Touring) cars based on production sports cars that you see in showrooms. From these groups, there are five classes of cars, all of which run simultaneously during the race events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) focuses on renewable fuel sources that are profitable and sustainable. 2011 accomplishments include research and planning for renewable energy and investments in renewable energy production. - Completed a Biofuels Roadmap proposing a plan of action to…

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