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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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Our environmental track record and continual efforts to help our customers build more sustainable communities played a major role in our decision to use renewable diesel in our fleet. Western States Oil, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is the exclusive distributor of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Argent Materials.

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BAE Systems, QinetiQ to integrate hybrid electric drive into tracked combat vehicle

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The development program is part of the Army’s effort to increase vehicle efficiency and boost power generation to support integration of future technologies and greater mobility for combat vehicles on the battlefield. Build is planned to be completed at the BAE Systems’ Sterling Heights prototype shop. Photo: BAE Systems).

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San Jose/Tesla deal announcement Wed.

Plugs and Cars

The NY Times is reporting that Wednesday morning will see the announcement of a deal that will see Tesla's second electric car, the sedan, built in San Jose. On Wednesday morning, the company will announce a deal to lease 89 acres of land in San Jose, Calif.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif.

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Rockwell Automation opens new EV innovation center in Silicon Valley

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Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, opened a new 8,000 square-foot electric vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility. Batteries currently represent a third of the cost of an EV.

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GAF Energy’s new Texas factory is about to make a lot of nailable solar shingles

Baua Electric

The San Jose, California-based company is the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America. GAF Energy’s first factory, in San Jose, California, came online in 2021. It’s expected to employ more than 240 people.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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parking and lane access incentives, building codes), utility actions (e.g., Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. The white paper identifies the areas with the highest shares of EVs and catalogues the actions that support EV uptake.

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