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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. Renewable natural gas, produced naturally from bio sources such as landfills and dairy farms, not only turns trash to gas, but it turns it into clean gas. Atlanta, Ga.; UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Orleans, La.;

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BP acquiring upstream portion of Clean Energy’s renewable gas business for $155M

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BP will acquire the upstream portion of Clean Energy’s renewable natural gas business and sign a long-term supply contract with Clean Energy to support the firm’s continuing downstream renewable natural gas business. Renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel—biomethane—is produced entirely from organic waste.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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Many travelers’ and commuters’ transportation choices waste significant amounts of energy due to traffic complications, convenience and variability in transportation styles and preferences. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $14.5

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project. Total DOE award: $14,994,183. Total DOE award: $5,519,862.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. effort to develop templates and best practices for permitting AFV refueling. petroleum reduction strategies.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. Of that, $26.5

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