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AUGUST 2, 2023

million in awards granted to support seven hydrogen refueling stations, which includes the recently announced $41.9 million Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) grant award, collectively representing six hydrogen refueling stations located along Calif. Nikola has now received $58.2 Nikola has now received $58.2

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JUNE 2, 2021

In January, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a competitive solicitation ( GFO-20-308 ) to fund applied research and development (ARD) projects that improve, scale-up, and increase the technology readiness of high-value direct recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

After receiving a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) last spring, EVmatch is in the process of selecting multi-family properties for free EV charging stations outfitted with shared charging management software. What Does The Grant Cover? This is a competitive and time-sensitive EV charging grant opportunity.

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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. These areas of the state are expected to experience heavy electric vehicle use within the next ten years.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel ( earlier post ), has been awarded a grant for $2,876,139 from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a first-of-its-kind, multi-phase project to produce the first renewable dimethyl ether (rDME), a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel, in the US.

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MARCH 27, 2019

An annual ' tracking the progress of California Climate Investments, released by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance, finds that nearly $1.4 billion in new funding last year went to projects across all of California’s 58 counties—almost double the $720 million spent in 2017.

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JUNE 16, 2017

During its latest business meeting, the California Energy Commission approved more than than $17 million was approved for nine new hydrogen stations that will expand the refueling infrastructure network in California. FirstElement Fuel, Inc. will develop eight hydrogen refueling stations.

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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

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is making additional clean vehicle rebates available for lower-income consumers. In November 2020, CARB also instituted the California Clean Fuel Reward program that offers all EV purchasers up to $1,500 off the vehicle cost at the point of sale.

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JUNE 9, 2023

The allow grants Mercedes permission to do business in its device on California highways within the Bay Branch, Central Valley, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego and on interstate freeway connecting Southern California to Nevada.

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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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JANUARY 24, 2013

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) released two reports assessing the readiness of two different areas of California—the San Diego and the Central Valley regions—for the widespread use of electric vehicles. The reports show a wide difference in preparedness between the two.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The California Air Resources Board announced a new program that will fund a variety of projects promoting zero-emission transportation options for students, parents and staff members served by school districts in California. San Diego Unified School District — $9.75 Stockton Unified School District — $4.8

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, is purchasing a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.,

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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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JULY 15, 2021

EVmatch to use California Energy Commission Grant to Deploy EV Charging Stations at Apartment Buildings and Multi-Unit Dwellings Across California. And we are excited to tell you how we will play a role in this evolution right here in our home state of California! The CEC Grant. The Game Plan and Timeline.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

API) of San Diego, Calif. earlier post ), has received its first assignment: an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) grant to improve overall efficiency and reduce emissions in full-size pickup trucks. The ARPA-E grant is designed to solve hard problems.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. million in grant funding for the new Kenworth T680 trucks ( earlier post ) which started making deliveries today. The purchase of 46 new trucks represents about 50% of FXI’s California fleet. Already, close to 70% of natural gas fleets in California are fueled with renewable natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a new funded program to help speed the commercialization of clean energy technologies. The California Test Bed (CalTestBed) initiative is designed to reduce the stumbling blocks of time, cost, and bureaucracy most entrepreneurs face when trying to bring breakthrough concepts to market.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

True Zero opened its first charging station nine months ago, so the milestone signals a ramp up of fuel-cell vehicles on California roads in recent months. Toyota has recently accelerated sales of its hydrogen-powered Mirai in California, as the hydrogen-charging network has grown.

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MAY 2, 2014

(FE) to support the long-term operation and maintenance expenses of new hydrogen refueling stations in California. The first few years here in California will be a critical period for hydrogen fuel cell technology. Earlier post.) —Bob Carter. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure'

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APRIL 28, 2022

the third-largest propane supplier in the US, is the first company to make this more sustainable blended product available to its customers across Southern California. The milestone builds on Oberon’s 2021 start of commercial production at its Maverick plant in Brawley, California. Oberon partner Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.,

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APRIL 14, 2016

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of DC fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. EV Connect Inc.; Zero net energy.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

True Zero , which operates the world’s largest network of hydrogen charging stations, has powered two-million miles of zero-emission driving on California roads 60 days after reaching its first million miles. Earlier post.). Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai have also announced plans to begin retailing a fuel cell car in the near future.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

Shirley Meng, a nanoengineering professor at UC San Diego. Schuller at UC San Diego, which is supported in part by the Office of Basic Energy Science, US Department of Energy. The cells still fail because a lot of inactive lithium is forming in these batteries. —Professor Meng.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. The envisioned testbed is built upon a number of technical innovations at UC San Diego that create a microgrid encompassing distributed energy resources, including energy storage, electrical vehicles and independent electrical and thermal systems in buildings.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Examples include charging locations that would allow drivers of electric vehicles to more rapidly travel between San Diego and the Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, Sacramento and Fresno, etc.

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JUNE 20, 2014

The Energy Commission approved 15 grants totaling more than $5 million to install 475 electric vehicle chargers in communities throughout California, including the cities of San Francisco, Burbank, Torrance and San Diego and the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles.

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APRIL 5, 2011

The California Air Resources Board in coordination with six local air districts is offering $106 million in grant funding to help qualified diesel truck owners upgrade or replace their vehicles. million); San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District ($44.7 million); San Diego Air Pollution Control District ($6.5

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JUNE 11, 2010

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) will lead a joint research study of how the useful lifespan of electric vehicle batteries could be extended by repurposing them as household electric storage devices with a $992,000 grant from the University of California. of Monrovia, Calif.; Flux Power of Vista, Calif.;

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JULY 6, 2023

million grant from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to construct six hydrogen refueling stations for heavy-duty trucks across Southern California. They will be strategically located along high-traffic freight routes near Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Mojave Desert region.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. The technology has the potential to increase the generation and efficiency of solar power in California. Vojin Zivojnovic of AGGIOS, Inc.

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JULY 9, 2015

The California Energy Commission approved more than $10 million in grants for four projects demonstrating advanced medium- and heavy-duty vehicle technologies utilizing battery-electric or fuel-cell electric powertrains that will enhance market acceptance and lead to vehicle production and commercialization.

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JULY 1, 2019

The research, published in the journal Joule , builds on innovations first reported in Science in 2017 by the same research group at the University of California San Diego and the university spinout South 8 Technologies. This work was supported by South 8 Technologies under National Science Foundation NSF SBIR program (grant no.

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MAY 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of more than $15 million to projects that will advance biofuels and electric vehicle research in California. These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Alpha Lion, which carries mail for the US Postal Service between the Northwest United States and Southern California, is adding 16 new natural gas trucks to its fleet through Clean Energy’s Zero Now program and is expected to use more than 700,000 gallons of Redeem annually. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The station will provide approximately 3.2

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AUGUST 18, 2017

The report also identified 29 currently Open-Retail hydrogen fueling stations from as far south as San Diego, to the coastline in Santa Barbara, and as far to the northeast as Truckee. ARB projects that a total of 13,400 FCEVs will be driving in California by 2020, and 37,400 by 2023.

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