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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The California state legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a bill ( AB-2663 ) that lowers the Use Fuel Tax rate of dimethyl ether (DME) from $0.18 California-based Oberon Fuels, a producer of low-carbon dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, celebrated the signing of California Assembly Bill 2663 into law.

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JUNE 14, 2022

After taking delivery, Walmart will field-test the finished trucks at its distribution center in Fontana, California, with Chevron supplying the trucks with CNG linked to renewable natural gas. Uncaptured methane is more than 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

announced an increased demand for renewable natural gas (RNG) from the refuse sector, particularly in California, where refuse trucks can be fueled by the very solid waste they haul. It is derived from capturing biogenic methane that is naturally sourced by the decomposition of dairy and landfill waste. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel, derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. The company has added three new CNG trucks to its 8-truck fleet, which will fuel at Clean Energy’s station in Commerce, CA.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

British Airways has entered a partnership with Velocys to design a series of waste plants that convert household waste into renewable jet fuel to power its fleet. As well as helping the airline industry reduce its carbon emissions this initiative will also significantly reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

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JUNE 3, 2023

Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone. Rio Tinto US Borax Mine in Boron, California. billion gallons (5.5

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

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. Clean Energy’s renewable natural gas vehicle fuel is derived from biogenic methane or biogas—methane that is naturally generated by the decomposition of organic waste.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

North America’s largest provider of natural gas for transportation, is commercially offering a biomethane vehicle fuel— Redeem —made from waste streams such as landfills, large dairies and sewage plants directly to fleets around the country and at 35 public Clean Energy stations throughout California.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

But now it says it will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel cells generated from plastic, food, and organic waste to power a whole new generation of EVs, from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks. The post Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

announced new and extended contracts for more than 20 million gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) to accommodate the continued demand across key business segments for the ultra-low carbon fuel produced from organic waste. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The station will fuel an expected 1.1 million gallons of Redeem through 2023.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Hyzon Motors , a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen and fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified Hyzon’s Class 8, 7, and 6 Repowers as exempt from emission requirements, enabling the company to sell fuel cell electric trucks in California.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) and waste management company CR&R Environmental announced that renewable natural gas from CR&R’s anaerobic digestion facility in Perris, California is now being used to fuel CR&R’s waste-hauling trucks. CR&R’s Perris digestion facility is believed to be the largest in the world.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

The City of Oakland, California has begun filling up its vehicles with Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of their municipal fleet. Oakland is the first major US city to convert their entire fleet to renewable diesel. The City will consume about 230,000 gallons of renewable diesel per year.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. Last month, the utility received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a pilot program to purchase the renewable fuel and capture the additional environmental credits generated. California provides incentive funding to help trucking fleets transition to renewable natural gas.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission is seeking proposals to provide funding for the development of new, California-based biofuel production facilities that can sustainably produce low carbon transportation fuels. Program Opportunity Notice (PON-11-601) About $37 million dollars will be available under this solicitation. gCO 2 -eq/MJ).

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MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp/hr). Zermeno, R.,

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MARCH 27, 2019

Southern California Gas Co. Through a California Public Utilities Commission approved program, the utility is able to offer a reduced price by returning revenue generated from the sale of Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits to customers. per gallon in February, whereas the average cost of gasoline in California was $3.24

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JULY 12, 2011

The California Energy Commission recently approved seven awards totaling $29,675,072 and that are funded through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118), completing the first two years of the program funding cycle. USA Waste of California ($489,040 - Match Share $1,051,021).

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MAY 7, 2024

New Way Trucks and the hydrogen fuel cell experts at Hyzon just revealed North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. Electrek’s Take Hyzon compact hydrogen fuel cell; image by Hyzon.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

offtakes the RNG for distribution to the transportation market in California. Maki Trucking is adding the Peterbilt 579EV to its fleet to support the 44-mile round trip Middleton RNG transport route, with the ability to haul two to three loads per day. US Gain, a division of Wisconsin-based US Venture, Inc.,

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JUNE 17, 2024

Today, it is a cost-neutral way for fleet owners to achieve their goals by allowing them to convert an entire diesel-powered fleet to alternative fuel overnight. Renewable diesel can be produced using various technologies including those that process solid biomass, liquid biomass, waste gasification and pyrolysis.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted for public comment three new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathway applications for landfill gas to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). All stations covered in the pathways are located in California. California LFG-based LNG has a CI of 15.56

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and Onboard Dynamics, Inc. The new compressor—the GoFlo CNG80 —is now being demonstrated at the Antelope Valley School Transportation Agency in Lancaster, California, where 43 natural gas school busses refuel using the fueling station at AVSTA’s fleet yard.

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MARCH 13, 2012

California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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MAY 14, 2014

The California Energy Commission has published the “2014?2015 It details how the California Energy Commission, with input from stakeholders and the program Advisory Committee, determines the program’s goal?driven Furthermore, biofuels derived from waste?based driven priorities, coupled with project opportunities for funding.

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MAY 28, 2014

The California Senate today passed SB 1275 (the Charge Ahead California Initiative) by a bipartisan vote of 27-9. The bill would also require ARB to expand the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program to allow for public transportation and car-sharing vouchers as an alternative to vehicle replacement vouchers.

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JULY 30, 2019

has received full California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) certifications for its Type C electric bus, the Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley powered by Proterra electric vehicle technology. Proterra’s battery systems are designed and manufactured in Burlingame, California.

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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. This certification is a major step forward in developing the market for DME, especially for California-based heavy-duty fleets. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 7, 2022

The second is the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), which supports groundbreaking technologies to produce fuels, products and power from non-food sources of biomass and waste resources. Adapting existing fleets is a compelling issue for rail. Locomotives have extremely long service lives.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Is it time to explore EVs for your fleet, is there enough signals suggesting EVs are the preferred means of transportation in the not-too-distant future? But is it feasible to add EVs to your fleet? You can save money on fuel by switching to an electric fleet and installing commercial charging stations on-site.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Wrightspeed, the leading manufacturer of range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications, and The Ratto Group, a Santa Rosa, California-based refuse, yard waste and recycling collection and processing company, unveiled the first commercial application of a range-extended electric refuse truck.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

The data shows that California leads energy storage availability by a wide margin, with just over 7.3 battery storage capacity has been increasing since 2021, and if the aforementioned goal is achieved, the country will have more energy storage than petroleum liquids, geothermal, wood and wood waste, or landfill gas by the end of this year.

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JUNE 2, 2016

The City of Santa Monica, California has awarded Clean Energy a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to fuel its Big Blue Bus (BBB) fleet of vehicles. The chart shows that latest version of California Air Resources Board (ARB) LCFS pathway certified carbon intensities, with electricity and Bio-LNG (i.e., Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The California Energy Commission has issued a competitive grant solicitation ( PON-12-606 ) to award up to a combined $28.59 California at Irvine (UCI). auto manufacturers’ MY 2015 fleets to be zero?emission The Energy Commission held three public workshops throughout California to. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. California policy makers face challenges in devising a pathway that can simultaneously help the state achieve NO x and GHG reduction targets. Waste heat recovery technology also provides an opportunity.

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JULY 18, 2018

BYD (Build Your Dreams) will deliver two 8R Class-8 battery-electric refuse trucks, fitted with New Way Viper Rear Loader refuse bodies, to Recology in Seattle, WA for use in residential solid waste pick up. Manufactured in California, the BYD refuse truck is compliant with FMVSS and CMVSS regulations.

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