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DECEMBER 5, 2016

RNG is produced from organic materials or waste streams; the lifecycle emissions for RNG have the potential to be lower than the emissions of fossil natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations for heavy trucks now exist in over a dozen locations around the state of California and continue to expand.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

liter natural gas engine designed to meet the increasing demand for on-highway vehicles powered by natural gas. diesel engine and will use Cummins Westport’s proven spark-ignited, stoichiometric cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. G will round out our family of high performance natural gas engines.

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MARCH 8, 2016

The California Energy Commission and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are holding a workshop to solicit public feedback on the 2015 draft Natural Gas Vehicle Research Roadmap. Low natural gas prices, increased supplies, and a changing regulatory landscape have impacted the natural gas vehicle market.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

announced an agreement for Ryder to switch the fuel at their stations in Orange and Fontana, CA, to Clean Energy’s Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG)—i.e., The fuel at the two stations will be available in both compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to individual and public fleet vehicles. biomethane.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%.

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JULY 28, 2017

Following more than 18 months of review and public comment, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to the state’s cap-and-trade program that improve its implementation and the state’s effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. California is on track to achieve its 2020 goal.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The state of California will make available $450 million in grants to help fund rail and bus investments made by public agencies under the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program ( TIRCP ). There have been three prior cycles of TIRCP funding, in which the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has awarded $5.3

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APRIL 23, 2014

The California Energy Commission has unanimously approved two major investment plans that could total nearly a half a billion dollars. Another is an annual clean transportation investment plan that is designed to spark innovation in projects that will help transform California’s fleet to meet greenhouse gas and clean air goals.

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MAY 23, 2023

BMW and utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have started testing technology that allows EVs to supplement the grid. Testing is taking place at a PG&E lab in San Roman, California, as part of a partnership between the two companies that dates back to 2015, according to a BMW press release.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation ( earlier post ) and a Draft Environmental Analysis (Draft EA) for public comment. To date, about 55% of all buses in California operate on alternative fuels. ZEB is defined as a bus with zero tailpipe emissions.

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JULY 13, 2016

The California Energy Commission will award up to $4 million ( GFO-16-501 ) to projects to to support the research and development of heavy-duty off-road vehicles powered by conventional or renewable natural gas. Group 3: Off-Road Research and Development- California Ports and Military Bases.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

“ California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the companies that make them ,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. California state agencies are collaborating on a range of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 Earlier post.). —Chairman Nichols.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

million ZEVs to be on the road in California by 2025, as a means of helping the state reach its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals. Heavy-duty vehicles make up just 7% of vehicles in California, but contribute 20% of global warming emissions from the transportation sector.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of $35,031,310 to projects that will accelerate the development of green fuels and technology in California. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as these projects become commercial they have the potential to create more than 600 jobs by 2015.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved its first $10 million to fund Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development (R&D) projects during its monthly business meeting today. Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

million zero emission fuel-cell-car miles in California, eliminating more than 2.3 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company. Driving on True Zero hydrogen reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% compared to a typical gasoline-powered car.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Westport Innovations has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2015 Ford Transit Van. As Ford’s largest qualified vehicle modifier (QVM), Westport is offering the 2015 Ford Transit Van as a dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) Westport WiNG Power System vehicle. gaseous prep engine.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its initial draft plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most ambitious target in North America. The draft plan analyzes continuing the Cap-and-Trade program, which is currently being used to reach the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

million target, set by California Governor Brown in 2012, was recently superseded by a new, 5.0-million The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. million ZEV target by 2030.

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MARCH 23, 2012

California Governor Edmund Brown Jr. and the California Public Utilities Commission to announced a $120-million settlement with NRG Energy Inc. then a co-owner with NRG of the portfolio of power generating plants currently owned by NRG in California. billion for Dynegy plants in California and Maine. ]. Executive Order.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced that gasoline consumption in the state rose 2.4% The rise in fuel consumption signals a strengthening California economy, with cheaper gas prices encouraging more vehicle travel. Fiscal year gasoline consumption data is calculated from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2015

The staff of the California Energy Commission staff will conduct a workshop on 10 November in Sacramento to open a discussion about the extremely fast rate of land subsidence in the Central Valley of California and how it may be affecting the oil & natural gas infrastructure.

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APRIL 14, 2017

In an effort to accelerate the movement to zero- or near-zero emission locomotives, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has petitioned the US EPA take action to adopt more stringent emission standards for locomotives. Tier 4 locomotives are commercially available and are now being phased in.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan , which sets the state on an aggressive course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an additional 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 under SB 32. This will require California to double the rate at which it has been cutting GHGs. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 7, 2014

For years, the use of hydrogen gas to power an electric vehicle has been seen by many smart people as a foolish quest. We’re doing a good job with both and we will launch in 2015. California has already approved more than $200 million in funding to build about 20 new stations by 2015, a total of 40 by 2016, and as many as 100 by 2024.

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MARCH 17, 2017

and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of California and public utility company San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), started the demonstration of the United States’ largest redox flow battery system in California. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Background.

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JUNE 5, 2015

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff have posted version 2.0 of the California-Modified Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (CA-GREET) Tier 1 and Tier 2 models. The regulation order the Board will consider at its July 2015 hearing replaces CA-GREET 1.8b CA-GREET 1.8b with CA-GREET 2.0.

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JULY 24, 2014

The California Energy Commission gave final approval for nearly $50 million in grant awards for hydrogen refueling and electric charging construction projects recommended for funding in notices of proposed awards published in April and May. California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5 Ontario CNG Station Inc.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two case studies assessing the results of projects that were among the first to produce Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (R-CNG) vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture the biogases from decomposing organic waste.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved specifications for dimethyl ether (DME) used as fuel in compression ignition engines. The regulation was proposed on 25 July 2014; it was approved and filed with the Secretary of State, with an effective date of 1 January 2015. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 29, 2012

The California Air Resources Board approved $27 million for its Air Quality Improvement Program, a statewide effort to provide incentives for the purchase of advanced-technology passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks. Complementing this investment will be up to an additional $5 million dollars from the California Energy Commission.

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MAY 10, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to Québec’s to form a joint carbon market to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Like the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), the program was designed to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels by 10% over 10 years. Oregon Environmental Quality Commission authority to adopt these rules expires in 2015 under the current legislation.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Shale oil production generates greenhouse gas emissions at levels similar to conventional crude oil production, according to a pair of new studies released by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. These are shale formations with low permeability and must be hydraulically fractured to produce oil and gas.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. The regulation adopted is the product of coordination and cooperation by ARB, California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator.

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MARCH 17, 2017

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff is considering including alternative jet fuel (AJF) in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). In 2009, the ARB approved the LCFS regulation to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by at least 10% by 2020 from a 2010 baseline.

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