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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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The company produces and markets biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable natural gas, and is currently building hydrogen fueling infrastructure in California. Chevron believes the future of transportation is lower carbon and is growing its offering of biofuels solutions for customers.

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources. The Ouster OS0-128 and OS2-128 lidar sensors are now available to order and are currently shipping to major customers and partners.

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Cal Energy Commission grants $2.4M for Class 8 fuel cell hybrid trucks at ports; $1.2M for PEV fleet and V2G software upgrade

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million to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to build and to test seven hybrid fuel-cell, Class 8 trucks to transport cargo at the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports. gallons per minute models available today.

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Aleris to invest $350M to upgrade Kentucky aluminum rolling mill for anticipated growth in automotive demand

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We have partnered with customers in the premium automotive segment from our Duffel, Belgium facility for years to develop and produce some of the most technically advanced lightweight aluminum solutions available today. The material can be supplied in coil, sheet or shaped blanks (such as trapezoidal and radials).

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What is V2H?

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Other applications of bidirectional charging are V2B (vehicle-to-building) and V2L (vehicle-to-load), and all are grouped under the catch term V2X, or vehicle-to-everything. V2H enables you to keep your lights, critical appliances and even medical devices working without having to invest in a generator or a storage battery.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

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Ford and Microsoft’s participation in the Hohm program builds on the success of their decade-long partnership to provide customers with superior in-car experiences. Microsoft Hohm is available today for free to all US residential energy consumers.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Additionally, few of current harvesting and dewatering technologies available today are amenable to scaling for larger production scenarios of 1,000 acre or larger algal farms. Buildings Technologies. saline water). Geothermal Technologies.

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