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California ARB to Hold Public Workshop on LEV III Technologies; Criteria Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements for new passenger vehicles, to be considered by the Board later this year. This is the second technical workshop for the LEV III rulemaking. This is the second technical workshop for the LEV III rulemaking. EDAG, 2009.

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DOE to issue funding opportunity for medium/heavy-duty, on-road natural gas engine research and development

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VTO is seeking to address barriers to adoption of natural gas vehicles through early-stage research on medium- and heavy-duty on-road engine technologies. The goal is to enable natural gas engines that can cost-effectively achieve diesel-like efficiency while meeting current and future emissions standards.

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California ARB holding public workshop on Advanced Clean Cars rulemaking

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emission requirements for new passenger vehicles (LEV III), to be considered by the Board in. ARB is holding a one-day workshop to discuss ARB staff’s preliminary thoughts and. This is the fourth technical workshop for the Advanced Clean Cars rulemaking: The first, on 2 March, focused on preliminary elements of the proposed criteria.

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California ARB developing Clean Miles Standard for ridesharing companies

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ridesharing companies—for innovative ways to curb GHG emissions as new mobility options grow at a rapid pace. SB 1014 requires CARB to establish by 1 January 2020, a GHG emission baseline for TNCs on a per-passenger-mile basis.

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DOE to award up to $4M for medium/heavy-duty, on-road natural gas engine research

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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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Cenex involved in large-scale UK trial of biomethane-fueled heavy-duty trucks

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Trial vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 8%, and those run on biomethane can expect to see a 70% reduction in CO 2 emissions, compared to a similarly sized diesel HGV.

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ASTM greenlights ethanol as feedstock for alcohol-to-jet synthetic fuel; blend level up to 50%

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J subcommittee (8 November 2017), ASTM D02 Main committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants (18 March 2018) and ASTM General Society Review (1 April 2018). Argonne analysis of “Well-To-Wake” (WTWa) greenhouse gas emissions of ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) and sugar-to-jet (STJ) compared to petroleum jet. J Ballot”).

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