CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 23, 2023

On a brisk morning this fall, a 46-foot commercial fishing boat will cruise into the cold waters of Sitka, Alaska, and cut the diesel engine. In that moment of near silence, an electric motor will whir to life.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that $7 billion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) supply agreements have been signed with 10 airlines for a total of 916 million gallons of blended SAF. Aemetis, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Under the contract, New Flyer can provide a wide range of products on its proven Xcelsior platform, including thirty-five-foot and forty-foot buses offered in electric, low-emission diesel-electric hybrid, low-emission compressed natural gas (CNG), and clean diesel propulsions. —Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

More than one billion gallons of hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuels—renewable, drop-in diesel and jet fuels such as Neste’s NEXBTL—were produced worldwide in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Finnish Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington): EPA is requesting proposals between $300,000 and $800,000.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

The American Petroleum Institute has released its January 2014 update report and maps on gasoline and diesel taxes for all 50 states in the US along with a national average; the information is updated quarterly. Diesel taxes, January 2014. Alaska has the lowest, at 30.80 The nationwide average tax on motor diesel fuel is 55.41

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MARCH 19, 2014

The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. to provide charging stations at all gates.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

The sustainable aviation fuel is expected to be produced by the Aemetis renewable jet/diesel plant under development on a 125-acre former US Army Ammunition production plant site in Riverbank, California. Earlier post.) The blended sustainable aviation fuel is expected to be available for use by American starting in 2024.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

million gallons per year of renewable synthetic diesel (RenDiesel) for ground service equipment operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning in late 2012, when the plant that will produce the fuel is scheduled to go into service. Tags: Biomass Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) Diesel Gasification. Rentech, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Description. Alabama A&M University.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

EPA Region 10 has issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. EPA Region 10 proposed the draft permits for public comment on 6 July 2011 and held informational meetings and a public hearing in Barrow, Alaska on 3 and 4 August 2011.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

(TOTE) cargo ships will now plug into electrical power and shut down diesel engines while docked during weekly calls at their Tacoma terminal. million shore power project will reduce diesel and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% during TOTE’s 100 ship calls each year in Tacoma. That equals about 1.9 That equals about 1.9

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

University of Alaska Fairbanks. The FEED will include technologies for lowering sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions to allow for operating the diesel engine on. DOE funding: $998,862 Non-DOE: $249,715 Total: $1,248,577. syngas.DOE: $15,908 Non-DOE: $3,978 Total: $19,886.

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APRIL 20, 2012

rise in demand for ultra-low sulfur diesel used by trucks. Rising North Dakota production at 551 thousand barrels per day in March continued to close in on declining Alaska production of 591 thousand barrels per day. This marked the second month in a row gasoline demand increased while total petroleum demand declined.

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JULY 19, 2016

The settlement, a consent decree lodged in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, includes provisions that resolves ongoing Clean Air Act violations at refineries in Kenai, Alaska; Martinez, California; Kapolei, Hawaii; Mandan, North Dakota; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Anacortes, Washington. Of the $10.45-million

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Both gasoline and diesel deliveries were up for full year 2010 over 2009, gasoline by 0.6% Lower-48 crude production was up while Alaska production slipped slightly. Total US petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) were up 1.2% in December 2010 against the same month in 2009 and up 2.3% and distillates by 4.8%.

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OCTOBER 22, 2011

Strict pollution controls in the permit include selective catalytic reduction units and catalytic oxidation reduction units on some engines, use of low-sulfur diesel fuel fleet-wide, and limits on operational hours. Public appeals for review of this permit must be received by the Environmental Appeals Board no later than 28 Nov. On 19 Sept.

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MAY 3, 2017

LightningAnalytics is already available to LightningHybrids customers, and will be available as a standalone product for commercial and government fleets that operate diesel, gasoline, hybrid, CNG, and full-electric powertrain systems in Fall 2017.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

million acres which have previously been leased near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In parallel, Canada is reducing the reliance of Northern communities on diesel, by deploying energy efficiency and renewable power. Obama acted under his authority designated by Section 12a of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

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JULY 25, 2010

Even as gasoline demand remained depressed, distillate (home heating and diesel) demand—which tends to track economic output closely—improved in both the first half of the year and for June. Historically, production wanes in the summer in Alaska due to maintenance work and lower operational efficiency in warmer weather.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

With tech from Linde Engineering, a Daimler Truck project using supercooled liquid hydrogen promises smaller station footprints, fast dispensing, and the potential to fit a lot of energy into a smaller space—something closer to gas or diesel by volume but of course far lighter than battery packs.

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MAY 8, 2011

The BP/Davy fixed-bed FT process produces diesel, jet fuel (JP8) and naphtha from natural gas, biomass- or coal-derived syngas. BP and Davy Process Technology announced collaborations with three EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractors to promote the commercialization of the BP/Davy Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Process.

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JUNE 4, 2015

The cellulosic jet fuel made using Gevo’s technologies will be used in a 1,000-gallon renewable fuel demonstration test flight by Alaska Airlines that NARA announced yesterday. Gevo’s isobutanol and ATJ-SPK technologies are both planned to be licensed by NARA as part of this project.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that the dual-fuel conversion has enabled the Wes Amelie to reduce its SO x emissions by >99%, NO x by approximately 90%, and CO 2 by up to 20%. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Despite the overall decline in product deliveries, gasoline deliveries rose a modest 0.8%, and distillate fuel oil deliveries (including diesel fuel) marked their first month in almost two years without a significant dip. July US oil product deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 3.0%

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

for diesel, and 5.1 for diesel, and 10.3 to Alaska North Slope crude, to 30.98 For the Bakken, GREET-derived WTR (well-to-refinery gate) GHG intensities range from 4.3 g CO 2 eq/MJ for gasoline blendstock, 5.0 for jet fuel. Total well-to-wheels (WTW) GHG intensities are 94.6, g CO 2 eq/MJ, respectively. for jet fuel.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

From Resource-Media: Much as one would weigh the pros and cons of a two-wheel-drive vehicle on snow or a diesel truck in extreme cold, consumers should consider an EV’s cold-weather hardiness when shopping. Gas and diesel vehicle owners in cold climates face reduced mileage, frozen fluid lines, dead batteries, and long warm-up periods.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Expect Kia to go big with broad model range that incorporates four-cylinder diesel alternatives as well as a high-performance Ranger Raptor fighter. But by 2025 he intends to have three more vehicles on-sale including the Alaska ute. No details have been revealed about the Alaska as yet. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 2, 2010

It mainly processes Alaska North Slope crude and makes gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, mostly for Washington and Oregon. Energy Information Administration Web site ranks it as the 59th largest refinery in the nation. Tesoro has owned the Anacortes refinery since 1998.

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APRIL 4, 2010

With a total crude-oil capacity of some 120,000 barrels per day, the refinery primarily supplies gasoline, jet fuel and diesel to markets in Washington and Oregon, and manufactures heavy fuel oils, liquefied petroleum gas and asphalt. It receives crude feedstock via pipeline from western Canada and by tanker from Alaska and foreign sources.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The MOU with AltAir contemplates the production and purchase of up to 750 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel over 10 years (75 million gallons per year) derived from camelina oil. The AltAir Fuels project will initially produce bio-jet fuel (and diesel) at a plant to be located at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash.

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MAY 7, 2015

Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). Alaska Airlines was the first US airline to fly multiple commercial passenger flights using a biofuel from used cooking oil. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

In this demonstration, a low-sulfur (0.1%, 1,000 ppm) distillate marine diesel fuel was used within 24 nautical miles of the US and Mexican coastlines as the ship approached each port. The Roubaix’s propulsion engine and auxiliary engines normally run on bunker fuel with a sulfur content of 2.7% (27,000 ppm).

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JUNE 24, 2010

The contribution of biomass-based diesel to the 21 billion gallon goal can be no less than 1 billion gallons and will be determined at a later date by rulemaking. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional contributions. Region States Feedstocks Potential production capacity Land use. Southeast and Hawaii.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Neither ECA extends west of Kodiak, Alaska, and neither includes the Aleutian Islands or areas north into the Arctic. If container vessel diversion is included, low-growth scenario emissions would increase by 200 to 300 percent above 2011 levels, assuming continued use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine diesel oil (MDO).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2009

Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. The vessel, owned by Alaska Tanker Co. The massive tanker sat silently, with a few thin cables draping down to some gray metal boxes.

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