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Union Pacific Railroad investing $20M to test emissions-reducing locomotive technology in California; moving toward Tier 4 compliance with combination of EGR, DOC and DPF

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Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union Pacific rail yards in California as part of a test of emissions-reducing technologies. Earlier post.)

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Cobalt Technologies Launches Biobutanol Pilot Facility in California

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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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DOE awards $24.9M to 6 projects to advance hydrogen technologies for electricity generation

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The captured CO 2 (~600,000 tonnes/year) will be transported and stored at Painter Reservoir Gas Complex in Evanston, Wyoming, and the hydrogen product will be converted to ammonia for rail export to California. The project will deliver a detailed engineering package, including a levelized cost of hydrogen for the three design cases.

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How to Take Advantage of EV Charging Incentives for Fleets

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EV fleets offer benefits such as reduced fuel and maintenance costs , helping you achieve your sustainability targets , and even helping your business partners up and down your supply chain achieve their sustainability goals by reducing their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Here, heavy duty fleet owners can find: Funding information.

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Everything You Need to Know About the CaleVIP Inland Counties Incentive Program

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With California Governor Gavin Newsom’s move to ban new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, the state faces a growing need for more widespread electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The new California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project, or CaleVIP, is expanding its program by dedicating $17.5 Where Is CaleVIP Offering Incentives?

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Smokey the AI

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And this was on top of a 2018 fire season that burned more than 700,000 hectares of land in California, and a 2019-to-2020 wildfire season in Australia that torched nearly 18 million hectares. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) calculates that. What does a good insulator look like? Buzz Solutions.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $5,580,773 for clean-energy transportation projects including biodiesel production, power control electronics for medium-and heavy-duty battery electric vehicles, and buydowns for propane vehicles. million ZEVs on the state’s roads. Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) awards.

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