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MARCH 10, 2020

Global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 as the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, constricting travel and broader economic activity, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest oil market forecast. million barrels a day in 2020, down around 90,000 barrels a day from 2019.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

With clean hydrogen gaining recognition worldwide as a carbon-free fuel capable of making a significant contribution to addressing climate change, Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) will field test a new technology that can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas. Rhandi et al.

Hydrogen

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond intends to show that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use applications, including fuel cell electric vehicles, when coupled with large, baseload consumers that use hydrogen for clean, reliable stationary power. —Nico Bouwkamp, Frontier Energy’s H2@Scale project manager.

Texas

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MAY 15, 2019

The Anaheim Transportation Network has awarded an order for 40 battery-electric buses to BYD. The ATN fleet order will increase the number of BYD electric buses the agency can deploy to serve one of the nation’s busiest tourism and employment regions. These new buses will provide ATN a 57 percent zero-emission fleet by 2020.

BYD

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

Decarbonizing the economy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the company’s priorities. Hydro-Québec’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024 outlines five applications for clean hydrogen: Ammonia and methanol production. Renewable natural gas. Heating buildings. Road and trail transportation.

Hydrogen

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JUNE 5, 2012

Separately, DNV is predicting that by 2020, new tankers, bulkers and container vessels will be up to 30% more energy efficient than today’s newbuildings. Design variants are available for fuel switching systems, installation of selective catalytic reduction and exhaust gas scrubbing systems and, in the near future, the use of LNG as fuel.

2020

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

a pioneer in natural gas decarbonization, recently raised $11.5 When renewable natural gas is used as the feedstock, C-Zero’s technology can even be carbon negative, effectively extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in the form of high-density solid carbon. C-Zero Inc., 2017.10.002 (open access).

Hydrogen

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AUGUST 8, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation ( earlier post ) and a Draft Environmental Analysis (Draft EA) for public comment. Battery electric buses and fuel cell electric buses qualify. ZEB is defined as a bus with zero tailpipe emissions. Use of renewable fuels.

Purchase

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MAY 31, 2020

Energy investment is set to fall by one-fifth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The unparalleled decline is staggering in both its scale and swiftness, with serious potential implications for energy security and clean energy transitions. Global investment in oil and gas is expected to fall by almost one-third in 2020.

Global

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APRIL 29, 2020

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), a non-regulatory department within the Governor’s Office focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles, has released the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020. BEVs and PHEVs currently on the road in Colorado.

Colorado

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JULY 1, 2015

The California Air Resources Board released the latest edition of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory , which shows that emissions fell by 1.5 The law set a target of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Transportation remains the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions at 37% of total emissions.

California

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity.

Coal

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MAY 11, 2018

(NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its all-electric J4500e prototype—a battery-electric version of J4500 coach—successfully completed its phase one testing. —JP Pelletier, Vice President of MCI Engineering.

2020

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MAY 10, 2018

The program considers greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at all stages of production of a fuel, from pump or field to wheel. It was originally developed to support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. Electricity displaced about 75 million gallons of petroleum.

2017

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MARCH 10, 2014

The LCFS regulation mandates a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels used in California by 2020. Credits have been generated primarily from ethanol (62%), but also from renewable diesel (15%), biodiesel (12%), and from natural gas (9%). The requirements (i.e.,

2020

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APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. —EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski.

2020

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JUNE 1, 2012

for a “Power-to-Gas” project in Germany. The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. Electrolysis company Hydrogenics Corporation has received an order from E.ON

Energy Storage

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state will initiate the process to adopt Advanced Clean Cars II. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin considering the potential adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation implemented by the California Air Resources Board.

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MARCH 23, 2014

EU countries will have to draw up plans including targets for the number of recharging and refueling stations provided so that electric cars and cars using compressed natural gas (CNG) can circulate freely within EU cities. The new EU rules will seek to reduce the EU transport sector’s dependence on oil and curb its climate impact.

Fuel

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DECEMBER 15, 2018

The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation (ICT) ( earlier post )—a first-of-its-kind regulation in the US that sets a statewide goal for public transit agencies to gradually transition to 100% zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleets by 2040.

Fleet

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JANUARY 1, 2020

Researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are developing a new method to dissociate water vapor into hydrogen gas by microwave-generated plasma (plasmolysis). Hydrogen production has become the center of attention for carbon-free solution, and more attention has been given to clean methods of hydrogen production.

Water

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The partnership with AVL has already resulted in bringing to production the TECO Future Funnel, a complete exhaust gas cleaning system. TECO 2030 was listed on Euronext Growth Oslo in the fall of 2020. Total greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 50% by 2050.

Norway

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JULY 4, 2022

In countries that choose to continue or increase their use of nuclear power, it can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions and enable electricity systems to integrate higher shares of solar and wind power. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

Russia

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MAY 4, 2021

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

Commercial

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The US and China jointly announced greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. US President Barack Obama said the US will cut net greenhouse gas emissions in the US by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. Together, the US and China account for more than one third of global greenhouse gas emissions.

China

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MAY 24, 2021

Rare earth materials are essential to a variety of economic sectors, including healthcare and clean energy. Rare earth elements are essential to many emerging technologies, including those that support a clean energy future. A range of devices and machines rely on rare earth elements that are mined and refined largely in China.

Supplies

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JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon Corporation today announced that its six electric and gas utilities will continue advancing transportation electrification to benefit customers and communities by taking major steps to electrify its fleet of vehicles. million megawatt hours of electricity and avoided 8.7 million cars off the road for a year.

Fleet

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JULY 20, 2020

The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power. This expansion of our product offering enables zero-carbon electricity and transportation solutions. Bloom Energy announced in June 2019 that its fuel cells could run on hydrogen to generate zero-carbon electricity.

Hydrogen

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JULY 10, 2021

Part of CleanBC , the BC Hydrogen Strategy includes 63 actions for government, industry and innovators to undertake during the short term (2020-25), medium term (2025-30) and long term (2030 and beyond). More than 98% of BC’s electricity is renewable, enabling the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis.

Hydrogen

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.

Gas

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MAY 9, 2013

In addition, the program funds projects that assist in fulfilling Governor Brown’s Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Action Plan, with a target of installing enough infrastructure to support 1 million ZEVs by 2020, and a 2025 target of having 1.5 15 million for medium- and heavy-duty electric truck and hybrid vehicle demonstration projects. $12

Green Vehicles

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office published a notice of intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research FOA.” Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. DOE plans to issue the FOA in January/February 2020.

2020

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JULY 27, 2013

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2020 from a 2006 baseline. Key programs in the plan include: Maryland Clean Cars Program: This program directly regulates carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles.

Maryland

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

This year’s Index finds that 2018 greenhouse gas emissions—the latest year for which data are available—rose overall for the first time since 2012, driven in part by increases in the power and commercial sectors. each year from 2020 to 2030 to cut emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, as mandated by SB 32.

California

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Steam is adopted as a sweep gas, presenting efficient H 2 recovery (>91%) while replacing conventionally utilized noble carrier gases that require additional gas separation processes. Hydrogen gas, however, cannot be transported in large amounts due to the limitations in the amount that can be stored per unit volume.

Production

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. million in grants for eight electric school buses with vehicle-to-grid capability.

Massachusetts

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California. The project was funded with $26.98

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