The Port of San Diego just deployed one of the largest electric forklifts in the US
Electrek
MARCH 6, 2024
The Port of San Diego has put the first commercially available, large-capacity, electric forklift made in the US into service.
Endera delivers electric shuttles to ACE Parking for San Diego Airport; Lightning Systems drivetrain
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Endera, a technology company specializing in commercial electric vehicles, charging stations and software solutions, delivered 18 all-electric passenger shuttles to ACE Parking, for use at the San Diego International Airport.
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The Port of San Diego just deployed one of the largest electric forklifts in the US
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2024
Photo: SSA Marine The Port of San Diego has put the first commercially available, large-capacity, electric forklift made in the US into service. Leading the charge at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal is a 55,000-pound capacity Wiggins Yard eBull battery electric forklift. Get started here. –
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San Diego collaboration launches Smart City San Diego clean energy project; EV infrastructure plan
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
A collaboration including the city of San Diego (CA), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), GE, UC San Diego and CleanTECH San Diego launched Smart City San Diego to develop and implement local initiatives that will improve the San Diego region’s energy independence, empower consumers, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and drive economic growth.
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Oberon announces commercial availability of new rDME/propane blend
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2022
Oberon Fuels announced commercial availability of a blend of propane and Oberon’s renewable DME (dimethyl ether). The milestone builds on Oberon’s 2021 start of commercial production at its Maverick plant in Brawley, California. Oberon Fuels’ pilot DME production plant in Brawley, California, 2 hours east of San Diego.
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SG Biofuels to Expand Jatropha Research and Development Center in San Diego
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2010
a bioenergy crop company focused on the development and production of elite seeds of Jatropha, plans to establish an advanced Jatropha research and development center located in San Diego, Calif. SG Biofuels, Inc.,
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CEC funds $11M project to fast-track commercialization of clean energy technologies: CalTestBed
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a new funded program to help speed the commercialization of clean energy technologies. This effort can dramatically increase the commercialization of clean energy technologies for worldwide markets. —Sandra Brown, UC San Diego’s vice chancellor for research.
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Nikola awarded additional $16.3M for hydrogen refueling stations, brining total to $58.2M
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2023
freight corridors within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, and Mojave Desert AQMD. Nikola has now received $58.2 million in awards granted to support seven hydrogen refueling stations, which includes the recently announced $41.9
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Cummins partners with UCSD on second-life battery development
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2019
has entered a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business and technical approaches revto reuse and repurpose electric vehicle batteries effectively. Cummins Inc. —Julie Furber, Vice President – Electrified Power, Cummins.
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285 DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2019
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. San Jose, Calif.
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247 San Diego Regional Partnership to Develop Algal Biofuels; $10M Algae Prize Enters Due Diligence Phase
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2009
Scientists from UC San Diego (UCSD), The Scripps Research Institute and other local research institutions, along with their industry counterparts, recently established the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology , or “SD-CAB.” million in economic output in the San Diego region, according to the SANDAG study.
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UCSD team develops new disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging, safer lithium-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Researchers at UC San Diego, with their colleagues at other institutions, have developed a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. The researchers formed a company called Tyfast in order to commercialize this discovery. —Liu et al.
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NexSteppe producing dedicated biomass crop at commercial scale
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2015
In an effort to help grow DENSO’s global heavy duty business, the company is expanding its North American research and development capabilities to include heavy duty and commercial vehicles. Staff will be located in Southfield and San Diego, California to support with this effort.
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Coral-inspired 3D-printed biomaterials could support efficient algae biofuel production
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2020
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego and their colleagues have designed 3D-printed, coral-inspired structures capable of growing dense populations of microscopic algae. the algae that lives in association with corals in the wild.
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California Assemblymembers introduce bill phasing out gasoline-fueled small off-road engines
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2021
California Assemblymembers Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to phase out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE), which are primarily used in lawn and garden equipment, including leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other outdoor power equipment.
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DENSO expands R&D in N. America to include heavy-duty and commercial vehicles
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2015
In an effort to help grow DENSO’s global heavy duty business, the company is expanding its North American research and development capabilities to include heavy duty and commercial vehicles. Staff will be located in Southfield and San Diego, California to support with this effort.
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SDG&E seeks approval to build charging infrastructure to support ~3,000 medium/heavy electric vehicles
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2018
Under a proposal submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week, San Diego-based SDG&E is seeking approval to build charging infrastructure to enable about 3,000 medium/heavy-duty vehicles to go electric. One cutting-edge element of the proposal is an electric school bus vehicle-to-grid pilot.
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Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization releases final report on 6-year project
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2016
The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has released its final report , detailing the accomplishments and contributions achieved in its six years of operation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2019
Our ultimate goal is to enable a commercially viable lithium metal battery. Shirley Meng, a nanoengineering professor at UC San Diego. In contrast, when a commercial carbonate electrolyte is used, lithium deposits with a twisty, whisker-like morphology. student at UCSD. —Professor Meng.
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Suburban Propane Partners taking 39% stake in DME producer Oberon Fuels; rDME/propane blends
Green Car Congress
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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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2021
In September 2020, Suburban Propane took a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Earlier post.).
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UCSD, LG team creates solid-state battery with all-silicon anode
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
University of California San Diego nanoengineers, in collaboration with researchers at LG Energy Solution, have developed a battery that combines a solid-state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode. These challenges have kept all-silicon anodes out of commercial lithium ion batteries despite the promise of energy density.
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Velocity truck rental adds 47 high-speed truck chargers to California dealer network
Baua Electric
MAY 18, 2024
Velocity truck rental is doing its part to help commercial fleets electrify by energizing 47 high-powered charging stations at four strategic dealer locations across Southern California. And they’re doing it now. The new Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing (VTRL) charging network isn’t some far-off goal being announced for PR purposes.
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Antenna company Airgain joins 5G Automotive Association
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2017
The association is developing, testing and promoting communications solutions, supporting standardization and accelerating commercial availability and global market penetration.
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DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2022
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rhombus, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Zeem Solutions. Lucid Motors), the National Electrical Contractors Association – Los Angeles, Nissan, Nuvve Holding Corp.,
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Upcoming workshop for SAE J2954 wireless power transfer status and testing in California
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2017
The workshop is the day before the SAE 2017 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium , also in San Diego. The workshop will review the SAE J2954 light duty document, the anticipated timeline for standardization to commercialization, and the status of technology projects.
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UCSD/Sapphire team shows marine algae can be engineered to perform as well as fresh water algae to produce enzymes and biofuels; removing the constraint of fresh water
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Researchers from UC San Diego and Sapphire Energy, Inc. The UC San Diego study suggests that algal biofuels can be produced in the ocean or in the brackish water of tidelands or even on agricultural land on which crops can no longer be grown because of high salt content in the soil. —Stephen Mayfield.
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299 California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2014
These new projects will accelerate a statewide hydrogen refueling station network that will support the commercial launch of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in 2015 and boost the installation of electric vehicle chargers along highway corridors and in workplaces. Ontario CNG Station Inc.
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354 SDSU-led project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements in DARPA EMBER project
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2023
With funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource ( EMBER ) program ( earlier post ), San Diego State University researchers are developing advanced extraction methods with the aim of boosting the domestic supply of REEs.
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UCSD, South 8 team report improved liquefied-gas electrolytes for Li-metal batteries
Green Car Congress
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. At minus 60 ?C, C, the team demonstrated lithium-metal anode cycling efficiency of 98.4%.
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247 Liquefied gas electrolyte company South 8 expands manufacturing facility; new pilot production line
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
This advancement opens opportunities spanning the spectrum from consumer, commercial and industrial electric vehicles to defense systems such as a connected battlefield, unmanned vehicles and subzero power to all-weather energy applications for grid storage and power backup to marine sea monitoring, electric boats, submarines and more.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography and SoCalGas to explore system using algae to capture CO2 from natural gas equipment and power plants
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2012
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego (Scripps) and Southern California Gas Co. None of this is easy, but working with world-class scientific organizations like Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego greatly improves our chances of success. —Hal D.
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New cobalt-free high-voltage spinel cathode material with high areal capacity
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2020
Researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Texas at Austin, with colleagues at the US Army Research Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have developed a thick cobalt-free high voltage spinel (LiNi 0.5 O 4 (LNMO)) cathode material with high areal capacity.
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307 San Diego Region To Get 2500 Charging Stations
All Cars Electric
MARCH 17, 2010
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced it will work with Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. eTec) and others on the roll-out of 1,500 public and commercial and 1000 home base charging points across the county, starting in four to six months.
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Meritor collaborating with Peterbilt on all-electric Class 8 trucks; selects UQM as supplier for e-axles
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2018
Meritor has a strategic investment in TransPower and is the exclusive commercial distributor of these systems. (At The ElecTruck system uses high-power electric motors, inverters and batteries to power commercial trucks weighing as much as 80,000 lb.). UQM for e-axles.
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Ricardo partners with Achates Power to launch West Coast powertrain team
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2020
Expanding our powertrain capabilities in California gives us the ability to better align with leadership from organizations like CARB, provide automotive-scale thinking to the defense sector and align with innovators like Achates Power, a longtime leader in generating engine solutions for passenger and commercial vehicles.
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TuSimple considers sale of U.S. trade
Baua Electric
JUNE 29, 2023
trade, together with a conceivable sale, “was guided by the company’s review of multiple business factors and commercial opportunities,” in line with a TuSimple press drop. ” TuSimple, of San Diego, develops independent riding era for long-haul, heavy-duty vans. The corporate operates within the U.S.
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52 Andromeda Interfaces introduces Electric Vehicle Interface Controller
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
San Diego-based Andromeda Interfaces designs, develops, and manufactures Human Machine Interface (HMI) electronics and solutions which are scalable to support a variety of commercial and industrial applications.
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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding
Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2019
With the addition of the Xcelsior CHARGE H2, New Flyer offers the most diverse lineup of commercially available zero-emission transit buses in North America, and remains the only North American manufacturer to provide all three types of ZEB propulsion systems: trolley-electric, all battery-electric, and fuel-cell-electric.
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276 Eaton to supply EV charging stations to federal EV Pilot Program
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
The vehicles will be in five cities: Washington; Detroit; and Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, Calif. The core EV Pilot Program consisted of the following: 116 plug-in electric vehicles will be leased to 20 agencies, including the departments of Energy, the Navy, and the Treasury.
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INL, UCSD researchers find slow, low-energy charging of Li batteries creates glassy lithium; high-performance Li-metal batteries
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2020
Scientists from Idaho National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have shown that slow, low-energy charging causes lithium atoms to deposit on electrodes in a disorganized way that improves charging behavior. That initial nucleation may affect your battery performance, safety and reliability. Pawar, G.,
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DOE launches its first Li-ion battery recycling R&D center: ReCell; driving toward closed-loop recycling
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
The center will be a collaboration space for researchers from industry, academia and other government laboratories to use R&D tools not found at their own laboratories and to grow pre-commercial technologies. from reaping the economic, environmental and security benefits that come with having a large commercial U.S.
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Loop Energy fuel cell range-extenders chosen for FAST TRACK project; zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2018
The Loop-powered, long-haul trucks will work in demanding road operations, towing up to 80,000 pounds of freight throughout the San Diego and Los Angeles regions. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.
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284 CaFCP report concludes California needs 68 hydrogen fueling stations by end of 2015 to support first commercial wave of fuel cell vehicles
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2012
To support the planned commercial launch of fuel cell electric vehicles by automakers in 2015 (FCEVs), California needs 68 hydrogen fueling stations in five clusters in which most early adopters are expected, according to a new report issued by the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP). Source: CaFCP. Click to enlarge.
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