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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Additionally, the company currently has 15 solar locations, with projected growth to 20 by 2016.

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BP acquiring upstream portion of Clean Energy’s renewable gas business for $155M

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Renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel—biomethane—is produced entirely from organic waste. and Atlanta, Ga. The deal enables both companies to accelerate the growth in renewable natural gas supply and meet the growing demand of the natural gas vehicle fuel market. —Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy’s president and CEO.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Project partners include Petron Scientech, Byogy Renewables, Birla Carbon, and Clark Atlanta University.

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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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This transition for the 20,000-student School District will begin for the 2016 school year when the Clean Energy station is scheduled to be operational and is expected to achieve a cumulative reduction of more than 5,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the 10-year span.

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