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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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Washington governor proposes slate of measures to curb GHG emissions & transition state to cleaner energy; cap-and-trade and EV incentives

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Clean energy industry funding. Clean technology development and climate science. Cap-and-trade. M, capital budget).

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WSU team develops highly-efficient, low-cost nickel-iron nanofoam for OER for water splitting

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Researchers at Washington State University, with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have combined inexpensive nickel and iron in a very simple, five-minute process to create large amounts of a high-quality catalyst required for water splitting. SEM image of NiFe nanofoams. Source: WSU.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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University of Washington. The University of Washington seeks to develop new photosynthetic systems that use sunlight from previously under-utilized or inaccessible portions of the solar spectrum to produce chemical fuel. billion in private sector follow-on funding to commercialize clean energy technologies. Dimensional Energy.

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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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The United States depends on other countries for nearly all its lithium supply and mining the mineral strains water resources and can harm the environment. A reliable, US supply of lithium is essential to enabling a 100% clean energy economy and strengthening our energy security.

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Will We Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2035? A National Clean Electricity Standard Could Be Key

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At the top of that plan is achieving zero-carbon electricity generation, which will also enable clean electrification of the rest of the economy (electric vehicles, heat pumps, and heavy industry) to cut overall emissions by 70-80%. One policy is starting to stand out against the crowd: the National Clean Electricity Standard.

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Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group plan large-scale renewable diesel facility on West Coast

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The pretreated feedstock is charged to a high-pressure reactor system in which the renewable molecules are transformed into clean-burning saturated hydrocarbons. The new facility would be constructed adjacent to the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery in Washington state. removing sulfur molecules (hydrodesulfurization) ? The final step ?in

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