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OCTOBER 12, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $4 million for research projects on medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engine technologies. ( The objective of the new FOA is to address barriers to adoption of natural gas vehicles through early-stage research on medium- and heavy-duty on-road engine technologies. DE-FOA-0001813 ).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. Background.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The California Energy Commission staff will conduct a public workshop on 15 December to discuss three grant solicitations to be funded by the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Program (Program). Alternative and Renewable Fuel Infrastructure. Natural gas. The three solicitations include: Biomethane Production.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is announcing a request for information (RFI) from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to medium- and heavy-duty freight trucking. ( DE-FOA-0002372 ). Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Trucks.

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AUGUST 12, 2017

The California Energy Commission is issuing a solicitation ( GFO-17-901 ) to provide up to $3 million in funding for innovative, pre-commercial low-carbon fuel production processes that result in the development of bio-oil as an intermediate fuel with wide-scale adoption potential used for renewable jet fuel production.

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MAY 14, 2014

2015 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program”. 2015 Investment Plan Update covers the sixth year of the program and reflects laws, executive orders, and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, petroleum dependence, and criteria emissions. Background.

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MAY 11, 2022

It identifies a path to achieve carbon neutrality over the next two decades while also assessing the progress the State is making towards reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Phase out oil and gas extraction operations by 2045. 100% of cargo handling equipment (CHE) is zero-emission by 2037.

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JUNE 8, 2018

GFO-17-607) Additionally, the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) has up to $13 million in grant funds for electric vehicle infrastructure and $2.4 million in grant funds for compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure for the replacement school buses.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Furthermore, EVs are also more economic to own than their gas counterparts. This means pricier EV models can still become more cost-effective than their cheaper gas counterparts within a few years (see graphic above). EVs accelerate faster than gas-powered cars and have more than enough speed for every-day usage.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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JUNE 13, 2018

Staff will be discussing this concept at a public workshop being held today. Purchase of renewable fuels when diesel or natural gas contracts are renewed. The California ARB has released the draft summary of its proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation ( earlier post ) for review and comments.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

DOE is specifically requesting feedback on the Workshop Report for the Biological Hydrogen Production Workshop held 24-25 September 2013 by the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. Non-light driven hydrogen production processes are those that do not require light to function—e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Since 2011, the LCFS has been a cornerstone policy of California’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and has spurred innovation in low-carbon transportation fuels such as hydrogen, electricity and biodiesel. California has set a 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

In this way the BMW i brand has become the workshop of the future for the entire company. 25% of the materials used for the thermoplastic exterior parts were either recycled or produced from renewable resources. A high proportion of renewable raw materials and recycled materials is also used in the interior. kWh/100 km).

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

LanzaTech’s proposed gas-to-liquids platform. The development of the CO 2 fermentation system leverages LanzaTech’s existing reactor system and gas fermentation knowledge. Carbon Management: Implications for R & D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology (A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable). Source: LanzaTech.

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MARCH 23, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

The California Energy Commission Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) is making up to $1,194,659 in grant funds available to develop a new center or expand an existing center for alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies in Central California. ( PON-14-606 ).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Currently, the average renewable-fuel blending in Canada’s fuels is more than 7% ethanol in gasoline, which exceeds the 5% level set out in the Renewable Fuels Regulations, and about 2% renewable content in diesel fuel, which meets the regulatory level. natural gas and propane); and solid fuels (e.g., petroleum coke).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2013

100% Renewable Hydrogen Refueling Station Competition. If available, the station(s)/dispenser(s) should use the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Hydrogen Gas Vehicle (HGV) 4.3 (CSA Renewable Hydrogen Requirements. Eligible renewable feedstocks include biomethane or biogas (e.g., Mobile Refueler Competition.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released the proposed scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most ambitious target in North America. Achieve 50% Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030; doubling of energy efficiency savings by 2030. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Volpe Center, to accelerate commercial availability of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable drop-in aviation fuel. LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation technology enables low cost production of sustainable alcohols and chemicals from waste gas resources that are completely outside the food value chain. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2019

The valve train is the “respiratory organ” of combustion engines: it manages the aspiration of fresh air and the discharge of exhaust gases (gas exchange). This makes the engine highly adaptable to new renewable fuels: oxygen-containing fuels such as methanol or ethanol, for example, allow more residual gas to remain in the cylinder.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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MARCH 26, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001097 ) entitled “Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Deployment Initiatives”. Natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Preliminary analysis performed by the national laboratories on the H2@Scale concept indicated that nearly a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is possible by 2050 via such large-scale hydrogen production and use. Source: DOE workshop April 2016. Leveraging Stranded Renewables, and Value-Added Applications for Hydrogen.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. Steps in determining biofuel lifecycle emissions.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118, has an annual budget of approximately $100 million. The Energy Commission held three public workshops throughout California to. 100% renewable hydrogen fuel where hydrogen is generated from renewable.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its initial draft plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most ambitious target in North America. The draft plan analyzes continuing the Cap-and-Trade program, which is currently being used to reach the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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APRIL 16, 2019

GRID Alternatives focuses on making renewable energy technology accessible to underserved communities. As part of its outreach efforts to communities, CALSTART will hold workshops throughout the state, helping communities that have faced barriers to funding. If this project proves to be successful, it may be expanded.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

The approach described is designed to meet simultaneously federal air quality standards; achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction targets; reduce petroleum consumption; and decrease health risk from transportation sources through 2030. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has published a discussion draft of a. Heavy-duty vehicles.

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JANUARY 16, 2016

Biofuel intermediates can be refined into a variety of liquid transportation fuels such as, but not limited to ethanol, renewable diesel, and renewable jet fuel. Other cultivation systems, such as photobioreactors, attached growth, and hybrid systems, are encouraged in response to this FOA. Food‐ and grain‐based sugars are not allowed.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

All of the processes listed above require a hydrogenation step that utilizes either hydrogen gas or a surrogate hydrogen source. Currently, many systems use steam reforming of non-renewable natural gas to generate hydrogen.

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JULY 17, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $85 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the development of algae-based biofuels, including renewable hydrocarbon fuels; and advanced, infrastructure-compatible cellulosic biofuels—i.e., drop-in” renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … Gas Technology Institute. University of California, Irvine.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The intent of this solicitation is to encourage production of alternative and renewable transportation fuels such as biomethane, renewable gasoline and diesel substitutes in California that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and petroleum fuel demand, and stimulate economic development in the state.

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JUNE 23, 2012

This will entail a substantial increase in the scope of research collaboration, encompassing renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy economics; CO 2 management and conversion; desalination; advanced materials; and a range of hydrocarbon production areas such as computational reservoir modeling and simulation, geophysics and unconventional gas.

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MAY 5, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). First, EISA requires that such fuel be made from renewable biomass.

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