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JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The return on this investment extends far beyond the San Diego campus. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

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JULY 9, 2014

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with colleagues at UC San Diego, have developed a “mesoporous silicon sponge” material that, when applied as an anode in a lithium-ion battery, can deliver capacity of up to ~750?mAh?g The porous, sponge-like nanomaterial made of silicon. Source: PNNL. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion San Diego Lithium Ion Batteries 257

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MAY 26, 2022

The founding members of the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group include: Achates Power, San Diego, CA. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2022

Tesla launches efforts to stop CA’s solar tax, which Musk dubs as “anti-environment” As critics of the initiative, such as Tesla and other renewable companies and organizations in the state, launched efforts to combat the NEM 3.0 proposal, organizations supporting the CPUC’s proposal have adopted a pretty similar stance.

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Solar Tax San Diego California 93

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JUNE 20, 2011

The awards recognize pioneering chemical technologies developed by leading researchers and industrial innovators who are making significant contributions to pollution prevention in the United States. The 2011 award winners are: Greener synthetic pathways: Genomatica, San Diego, Calif. billion in 2011 to $98.5 billion by 2020.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2022

While it was set to expire at the end of 2021, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 renewed it for ten years. See below for an example of one program: Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Program by San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD).

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Commercial Charging Tax Credit Alternative Fuels 52

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JULY 3, 2018

and criteria pollutant (smog) emissions were estimated for the Zero-V based on a complete “well-to-waves” (WTW) analysis. The situation is dramatically improved using renewable hydrogen, such as that made from biogas, or by water electrolysis using wind or low-carbon nuclear power. The annual WTW CO 2 (eq.) Gigagrams (Gg) of CO 2 (eq.)

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JANUARY 23, 2017

PG&E addresses three specific areas: Expanding the electrification for fleets with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including school buses, transit agencies and delivery fleets that often use diesel, a highly polluting fuel. This commitment is essential to the state’s efforts to protect public health and economic prosperity.

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California San Diego Climate Change Grid 150

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

Last month, I completed my GRID Alternatives volunteer training in San Diego and this Monday and Tuesday I’ll be in El Cajon, California as one of the volunteers installing a solar PV system on a new Habitat for Humanity home. Free, Clean, Renewable Electricity From The Wind: Visiting PacWind with Dency & J.R.

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Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

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MAY 9, 2013

The update sets funding priorities for the approximately $100 million in annual state funds under the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. A minimum of 30% of the LNG dispensed for city vehicles will be from renewable sources. The agreement includes $2.5

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The $9,612,515 is funded from the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Transportation program. Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Natural gas will displace 1.5

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JUNE 14, 2012

The awards are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. The program provides approximately $100 million annually to encourage the development and use of alternative and renewable fuels and new vehicle technologies. Aemetis, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. This program is slated to invest approximately $90 million during this fiscal year to develop new transportation technologies, as well as alternative and renewable fuels. Blue Line Transfer, Inc.

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Smartville currently has a pilot project up and running at the University of California San Diego. A project developer will then take our EMS control interface and incorporate it with a larger site-level controller, which includes other energy components such as renewables, loads, grid-metering and switches.

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Energy Storage Batteries Battery Energy 87

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The plan is designed to cut Australian emissions by at least 5% from 2000 levels by 2020, or up to 25% if similar levels are multilaterally agreed upon in Copenhagen. Earlier post.)

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Twenty-three percent describe regional air pollution as a big problem, an 11-point drop since last year (34%) and the smallest percentage since PPIC began asking the question in June 2000. Today, residents in the Central Valley (36%), Los Angeles (30%) and Inland Empire (27%) are more likely to characterize air pollution as a big problem.

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