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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc., It is first time that both sources of renewable hydrogen will be used in the same project.

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Volkswagen Group of America to roll out first autonomous driving test fleet in Austin; 10 ID. Buzz

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Over the next three years, VWGoA plans to grow its test fleet in Austin and also expand testing operations progressively to at least four more American cities. and Austin, Texas. For the test fleet, VWGoA plans to leverage autonomous driving (AD) technology and ID.

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Texas Railroad Commission grant funds available for natural gas public fleet vehicles

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The Texas Railroad Commission has about $700,000 available in grants to help public fleets, such as those operated by school districts, cities and counties, purchase new natural gas vehicles. Public fleets statewide are eligible to apply for these grants, regardless of the fleet location’s air-quality classification.

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Estes partners with Clean Energy to expand RNG vehicle fleet to 71 units

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the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, announced that Estes Express Lines will add to its fleet 50 new trucks fueled with Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG), bringing its total to 71. Clean Energy Fuels Corp., million gallons of RNG over the seven-year contract.

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Volvo Trucks, UMN partner with local fleets for extreme weather field testing of Volvo VNR Electric truck batteries

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UMN has teamed up with Murphy Logistics Solutions (Murphy) to test the battery-electric trucks in Minnesota with cold winter temperatures and H-E-B Grocery Company (HEB) in Texas to test during periods of intense summer heat.

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Energy ECS company McDermott joins H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond

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McDermott International, a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions (ECS) to the energy industry, has joined a consortium of public, private and academic partners collaborating on a US Department of Energy (DOE) project—Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond.

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Propane Council of Texas offers business fleets incentives for new or converted propane autogas vehicles

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The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT)—a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of cleaner-burning, domestically produced propane—is offering incentives to private Texas vehicle fleets that are new to propane autogas. The program cap is $15,000 per fleet.

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