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USBR cuts 613,000 acre-feet of water from Colorado River users; Lake Mead to operate in Shortage Condition 1 for 1st time

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Based on this projection, Lake Mead will operate in a Level 1 Shortage Condition for the first time. Lake Powell water elevation. Source: Bureau of Reclamation.

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Québec investing $130M in Nemaska Lithium

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By developing technologies related to the electrification of transport, the company joins the guidelines of the 2015-2020 Transport Electrification Action Plan, which aims in particular to reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector.

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Gazprom and Shell to pursue broader strategic cooperation globally

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This agreement establishes basic guidelines for the companies’ broader collaboration. Shell and Gazprom have been partners since 2007 in the Sakhalin II project, which constructed Russia’s first liquefied natural gas plant. Ahead of us, we have new large-scale projects and growing joint presence in new markets. —Alexey Miller.

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DOE launches $1M H2 Refuel H-Prize for small-scale hydrogen refueling

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The H-Prize was originally established by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, in Sec. The winner would demonstrate that they can meet both the technical and cost criteria as outlined in the final guidelines. Hydrogen infrastructure remains the most critical barrier to the widespread adoption of FCEVs, the DOE said.

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NREL survey shows significant improvement in B100 biodiesel quality

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The ASTM standards serve as guidelines for industry and are designed to ensure quality at the pump for consumers along with reliable operation of the nation’s vehicles powered by biodiesel blends. In our 2007 survey of B100 biodiesel, less than half of the samples met quality specifications.

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CARB Approves $42M for AB 118 Air Quality Improvement Program to Fund Clean Engine Technologies

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Also approved were guidelines to delineate how ARB will run this new financial assistance program to ensure efficiency and public input. The guidelines establish requirements for such areas as program administration, oversight and accountability, reporting, and procedures for developing project solicitation and project selection.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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Green bonds—the funds from which are exclusively applied to finance new and existing green infrastructure projects—were developed as a new investment channel in 2007, with the first few issuances by multilateral development banks, and have grown rapidly in the global market.

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