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EPA finalizes greenhouse gas standards for LDVs MY 2023-2026

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. With these new rules, however, EPS is finalizing flexibility provisions that are narrower than proposed.

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Modular SMR hydrogen producer BayoTech receives $157M investment

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The company is developing systems capable of producing 5,000 kg, 10,000 kg and 30,000 kg of hydrogen per day. Today, most hydrogen is produced at large, centralized facilities before being delivered to end users. Bayotech provides modular hydrogen generation systems using energy-efficient steam methane reformers (SMR).

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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. Renewable gasoline blend can notably reduce lifecycle emissions and be used in the existing automotive fleet and with the existing fueling network, Chevron said.

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Electrify America registered 1.45M customer EV charging sessions in 2021 compared to 268,000 in 2020; 41.4 GWh delivered

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By comparison, the company recorded 268,000 customer EV charging session in 2020. The company dispensed 41.4 million gallons of gas while travelling more than 145 million electric vehicle miles. Electrify America provided 1.45 gigawatt-hours of energy to power customer’s electric vehicles in 2021.

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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries.

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HK Motors, American Public Gas Association and NGVAmerica to Collaborate to Promote Natural Gas Hybrids

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Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HK Motors), the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and NGVAmerica have formed a strategic collaboration to promote the mass production and sales of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. Key actions of the collaboration include: Promoting consumer interest in natural gas hybrids.

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IBM, Statoil, Kongsberg Group and DNV developing integrated environmental monitoring system for offshore oil and gas operations

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Combined with IBM’s advanced modeling techniques, the system is intended to be able to move beyond simply monitoring, to predicting and preventing issues before they occur, helping companies minimize the environmental risk associated with subsea oil and gas operations.

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