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Argonne and NGO Energy Vision case studies demonstrate success of renewable natural gas as transport fuel

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The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two case studies assessing the results of projects that were among the first to produce Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (R-CNG) vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture the biogases from decomposing organic waste.

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel, derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. In 2015, the City built a private CNG fueling station and started converting its fleet of 70 refuse trucks.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $35M for green transportation in California

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In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as these projects become commercial they have the potential to create more than 600 jobs by 2015. The project, located at the Port of West Sacramento, is expected to create 20 permanent jobs and an additional 30 during construction. Propel Biofuels, Inc. will receive $10.1

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Study concludes 20% synthetic diesel blend could reduce PM emissions in Beijing by ~19%

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Greyrock, a company headquartered in Sacramento, California, provides systems that produce premium synthetic diesel fuel and gasoline blends from various sources such as flare gas, natural gas, industrial waste gas, CO2, and biomass. The World Bank reported that in 2015 that China produced approximately 2.08

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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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The program’s 2012-2014 plan calls for investing $330 million between 2014 and 2015 in innovative technologies that provide benefits to electric ratepayers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., The first hydrogen refueling station in Northern California was dedicated in West Sacramento. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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Bimbo Bakeries, currently fueling a fleet of CNG trucks at a Clean Energy station in Sacramento, CA, will deploy nine additional CNG trucks in Pennsylvania that are expected to consume over 40,000 DGEs a year. Clean Energy will open five additional stations for the fleet that is expected to consume 450,000 DGEs a year.

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Volvo Trucks to begin limited production of DME heavy-duty trucks in NA in 2015; customer trials; Oberon partnership

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At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. DME engine in 2015. Volvo is currently in development with the DME engine that will enter production in 2015.

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