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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration estimates that US natural gas pipeline companies added about 2,400 miles (3,862 km) of new pipe to the grid as part of more than 25 projects in 2011. New pipeline projects entered service in parts of the US natural gas grid that can be congested: California, Florida, and parts of the Northeast.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved $8 million in grants to two biofuel companies stemming from a solicitation issued earlier this year (PON-13-609: Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities). The co-produced renewable jet fuels are from naturally occurring oils. ARV-14-021 ).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. That killer earthquake California has coming that’s long over due? You’ll be especially happy you made that switch when the energy shortages to come cause rolling blackouts for those reliant on the power companies. I understand.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) is suing the California Air Resources Board (ARB), challenging the legality of ARB’s Truck and Bus Regulation. The lawsuit, California Dump Truck Owners Association v. In 2008, ARB adopted the Statewide Truck and Bus rule, which came into effect on 1 January 2011.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. Each year, the total number of allowances issued in the state drops, requiring companies to find the most cost-effective and efficient approaches to reducing their emissions. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 1, 2008

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Georgia Power, Great River Energy, Hydro-Québec, Manitoba Hydro, Nebraska Public Power District, New York Power Authority, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Progress Energy, Public Service Electric & Gas Co., and Southern Company.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Chevron Refinery, El Segundo, California. The for-profit companies who put the money they rake in from burning fossil fuels ahead of the safety, welfare and well being of your kids, of your parents, of your grandparents and of everyone you hold near and dear. Chevron Refinery, Richmond: 4,792,052 metric tons.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Cobalt Technologies, a company using strain development and bioprocess technology to optimize biobutanol production for commercially viable renewable fuels and chemicals, formally launched its pilot facility in Mountain View, California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Silicon Valley cleantech leaders were on hand.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. 200,000 to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. 200,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2019

As Tesla finds its sea legs as a larger-scale global automaker, the launch of the Model Y small crossover is its most critical test since the California company started in 2003. When Tesla first delivered the Roadster in 2008 it was a novelty. No other Tesla has faced this much competition. No other Tesla has faced much of any.

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JULY 31, 2009

Occidental Petroleum Corporation recently announced a significant discovery of oil and gas reserves in Kern County, California. We believe this to be the largest new oil and gas discovery made in California in more than 35 years. million net acre position in California.

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JUNE 26, 2020

On 6 March 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed to set an intermediate FTP NO x emissions limit of 50 mg/bhp-hr in model years 2024-2026 with a final FTP standard of 20 mg/bhp-hr in 2027, representing a 90% reduction below today’s standard of 200 mg/bhp-hr. ppb in the west (San Bernardino, CA) and 4.9

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

has finalized a transaction with a group of private investors led by California investor Carl E. Berg to form a new electric automotive company focused initially on trucks and SUVs for fleet customers. Berg helped found Li-ion battery company Valence and has served on the board of directors since September 1991. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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APRIL 22, 2016

The California Energy Commission will host a workshop Monday, 25 April, in which executives from four companies including ChargePoint and Green Charge Networks, two non-profits, one municipal utility district and one state agency will discuss the successes and challenges of developing electric vehicle charging technology in California.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

And Parker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California has delivered. Her father, a chemist, was on the team that first synthesized vitamin B1 at pharmaceutical company Merck in Charlotte, N.C. While at Stanford, Parker says, she fell in love with California. in Charlotte.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., The history of the Fremont Factory tells the story of long-standing automotive companies that simply vacated the factory to make way for the next big thing. 85 cars per minute.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

a biobutanol and renewable hydrocarbons company, announced the start up of its first biobutanol demonstration plant designed from retrofitting an existing demonstration scale ethanol plant to produce biobutanol. Frances Arnold, Matthew Peters and Peter Meinhold of the California Institute of Technology. Gevo, Inc., Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The company made an internal announcement on February 27th, 2024 which leaked to the press immediately via several Apple employees. Secretive hiring took place at the time, and it was rumored high-level automotive engineers joined the company. The project’s cancellation created our most recent Abandoned History subject matter to date.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

An internationally renowned aeronautics engineer, Dr. Shin will lead the company into a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry. Dr. Shin has also been awarded the Presidential Rank Award twice (in 2008 and 2016), the highest accolade presented to public officials in the US federal government.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Diesel PM emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland, California declined 98% between 2005 and 2015, according to an emissions inventory released by the Port. The results indicate the Port is advancing its 2008 commitment to reduce seaport-related diesel health risk by 85% by the year 2020.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The funds will be used for the repair, restart and operation of an existing 55 million gallon per year ethanol plant located in Keyes, California. AE Biofuels intends to introduce its patent-pending enzyme-based cellulosic ethanol technology at the Keyes facility and other California ethanol plants in 2011. Source: AE Biofuels.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Oil and gas major Total has invested an undisclosed amount in the series D round of advanced biofuels company Gevo. Frances Arnold, Matthew Peters and Peter Meinhold of the California Institute of Technology. In November 2008, Gevo and ICM, Inc. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) showcased the utility’s first extended-range electric truck with manufacturer VIA Motors at three Bay Area National Plug-In Day events—in San Francisco, San Rafael and Cupertino—on Sunday. PG&E joined with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the extended-range electric vehicle, or eREV.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company based in California, has upgraded its 50 million gallon per year capacity biodiesel and refined glycerin production facility in Kakinada, India to produce high-quality distilled biodiesel. Aemetis, Inc., — Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis. Aemetis was founded in 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. California leads the nation with the most extensive efforts to reduce locomotive and rail yard emissions.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) skeptic Michael Burry, known to many as the inspiration for “The Big Short,” used the Megapack fire at the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Northern California to remind everyone that he “should be” shorting the stock. Burry remains highly skeptical of Tesla, according to his Tweets.

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MAY 6, 2016

an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company founded in 2006, will acquire all the outstanding shares of Edeniq, a cellulosic ethanol technology company, in a stock plus cash merger transaction. Aemetis, Inc., Edeniq’s capital light and operationally efficient solutions can be easily integrated into existing corn ethanol plants.

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MARCH 28, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB), US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined forces to prosecute. In November 2008, Michigan-based MTU reported to ARB and US EPA irregularities that occurred during durability testing on specific engine varieties. MTU America Inc.

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MAY 29, 2012

With our highly regarded battery scientists and state-of-the-art equipment at Berkeley Lab, the CalCharge consortium will be able to leverage these resources to enable the development of battery solutions for electric transportation and other clean energy applications in California. —Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. This is roughly a 34% increase over total shipments in 2011 and a 321% increase over total shipments in 2008. FuelCell Energy’s chief executive officer stated that the company was approaching profitability, perhaps as early as 2013.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. Energy consumed to charge batteries is increasing in California.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. Three years later, the company was acquired by Compaq and his project was terminated. Three years later, the company was acquired by Compaq and his project was terminated. At the defense electronics company, located in Greenlawn, N.Y.,

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APRIL 5, 2023

The IEEE Fellow was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for “pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry.” The company became a pioneer in the manufacturing of transistors and ICs. Intel cofounder Gordon E.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Kevin Czinger has resigned as CEO of CODA Holdings, the California-based electric vehicle and battery system company. Czinger will continue his relationship with the Company as Senior Strategic Advisor and as a substantial CODA shareholder. Czinger joined CODA, founded by Miles Rubin, in 2008.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Yet the study also found less than half of the companies surveyed are working with governments or utilities to address charging infrastructure. The findings will be explored in depth at the GreenBiz VERGE conference in Oakland, California on 16 October.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) charged that, based on ARB testing, Volkswagen and Audi passenger cars equipped with 2.0L diesels have used a software defeat device to cheat on the results of NO x testing, and thus have violated the US Clean Air Act. Earlier post.).

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