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Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources will collaborate with DuPont Water Solutions,a leader in water filtration and purification, to test and to scale up Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) solutions for Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process. Earlier post.). Stringfellow and Patrick F.

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SoCalGas introduces STARS solar hydrogen generation system at California Air Resources Board Symposium

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MAY 18, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) introduced an innovative new solar-powered hydrogen generation system during the California Air Resources Board Technology Expo and Symposium at the University of California, Riverside. These chemicals trap and use the carbon that would otherwise be emitted.

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Hydrogen Solar California San Diego

CalEPA contracting with University of California for studies on vehicle emissions and fossil fuel demand and supply

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The studies are funded with proceeds from California’s Cap and Trade Program and are part of California Climate Investments. Study 2: Identify strategies to decrease demand and supply of fossil fuels, while managing the decline of fossil fuel use in a way that is economically responsible and sustainable.

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California Universal Supplies Emissions

Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

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MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. A simplified version of the bio-landfill technology. In 1 y, PNAS.

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Carbon Water Climate Gas-Electric

ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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JULY 25, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new material that could capture more than 90% of CO 2 emitted from industrial sources using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process. C (250-300 ?F)

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Carbon F-150 Emissions Water

CalEPA to hold public workshop on new strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in transportation; vehicles and fuels

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The 2019-2020 California State Budget authorizes $3 million for two studies focused on the state’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. Study 1 - Identify strategies to significantly reduce emissions from vehicles and to achieve carbon neutrality in that sector. According to the text authorizing the studies: Vehicles.

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Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

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JUNE 14, 2013

California’s air quality programs have forced a reduction in black carbon despite a significant increase in diesel fuel consumption. If California’s efforts in reducing black carbon can be replicated globally, we can slow down global warming in the coming decades by about 15 percent, in addition to protecting people’s lives.

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Carbon California Diesel Global

Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

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JUNE 8, 2018

Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 is especially burdensome in California and accounts for the greatest percentage of health impacts attributable to air pollution. Diner, Olga V.

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Los Angeles California Clean Cleaning

California Governor signs two bills to strengthen emission standard for trucks; Executive Order leverages $700B portfolio to strengthen climate resiliency

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills to strengthen emission standards for trucks, semis and other high-pollution vehicles. The Governor also issued an executive order directing the leveraging of the state’s $700-billion CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC Retirement Program portfolio to drive investment toward carbon-neutral technologies.

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Climate California Emissions Standards

ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Dr Bai is the focus area lead for the Advanced Resource Recovery research thrust in DOE’s ReCell Center for Advanced Battery Recycling. He will investigate effective and green processes to separate active materials from delaminated cathodes, a sustainable low carbon footprint approach with the elimination of hazardous materials.

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Toyota Li-ion Los Angeles San Francisco

NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energy grids in real-word scenarios.

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Grid San Diego Energy Power Grid

Study urges tougher target for California LCFS; up to 26% by 2030 under high performance scenario

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MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy.

California

California Carbon Clean Cleaning

California ARB posts draft version of Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator

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MARCH 17, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted a preliminary draft version of the Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator (OPGEE) for the 19 March 2012 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) public workshop to discuss lifecycle assessment of crude oil production, including high carbon-intensity crude oil (HCICO).

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Oil California Gas Emissions

DOE launches $20M University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research at Penn State

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MAY 11, 2016

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Pennsylvania State University as the lead institution to establish the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research.

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Universal Tulsa Energy Pennsylvania

California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

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MARCH 26, 2021

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted its Triennial Strategic Research Plan. It acts as a resource for those interested in CARB’s research priorities for the 2021-2024 fiscal years, informing sister agencies, universities and communities of the agency’s priorities.

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California CO2 Climate Transportation

UCSD study: under current policies, home energy storage would often increase carbon emissions

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Under current policies, home energy storage systems would also often increase carbon emissions, according to a study by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Oytun Babacan, Ahmed Abdulla, Ryan Hanna, Jan Kleissl, and David G. 8b03834.

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Energy Storage Carbon Emissions Energy

California Develops Proposal to Achieve Clean Vehicle Future

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 7, 2021

By Simon Mui With transportation now the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S., California, a global leader in electric vehicle deployment and policy innovation, presented plans today for the next round of its Advanced Clean Cars […]. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.

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Clean Cleaning California Future

California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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MARCH 5, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its proposed regulation to implement the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Each standard is set to achieve an average 10% in the carbon intensity of the statewide mix transportation fuels by 2020.

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Carbon Standards California Fuel

California and China expand partnership on climate change

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

California Governor Edmund G. In June, California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols and Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission Xu Anliang signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation at the subnational level to tackle global climate change. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Climate Change Climate California China

Researchers develop dual cellular-heterogeneous catalyst technology to produce olefins from plant sugar

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A team of researchers from the US NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has demonstrated the use of a dual cellular–heterogeneous catalytic strategy to produce olefins from glucose. Wang et al. —Paul Dauenhauer, co-author.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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APRIL 24, 2018

The analysis combines process engineering, spatial optimization, and lifecycle assessment to consider the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of near-term carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Mach (2018) “Near-term deployment of carbon capture and sequestration from biorefineries in the United States” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719695115.

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Carbon CO2 Tax Credit Store

In-use measurements of NOx and particulates trends for heavy-duty vehicles in California

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APRIL 30, 2018

A team at the University of Denver has measured the emissions from two in-use California heavy-duty truck fleets—at the Port of Los Angeles and the Cottonwood weigh station in Northern California—using the On-Road Heavy-Duty Measurement System in 2013, 2015 and 2017. 87%), black carbon (?76%), 8b00621.

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Los Angeles California Fleet Vehicles

New Study Suggests Sustainability Principles for California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year ( earlier post ) requires a 10% reduction in the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2020. It also reviews the sustainability principles and criteria (Version 0.5)

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Standards California Carbon Fuel

Latest status report finds California fuel providers continue pacing ahead of requirements of Low Carbon Fuel Standard; sufficient credits to meet full 2013 obligation

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MAY 1, 2013

According to the latest status report on the progress of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) ( earlier post ), regulated parties in the LCFS—oil producers, importers and other fuel providers—continued to exceed the required reductions in carbon intensity specified by the standard. Click to enlarge.

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2013 Carbon Fuel Standards

UMD collaborative study finds that fuel efficiency of one car in household may be cancelled out by next car purchase

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MARCH 3, 2021

In a recent collaborative study led by the University of Maryland (UMD), researchers found that consumers tend to buy something less fuel efficient than they normally would for their second car after buying an eco-friendly vehicle. —James Archsmith, assistant professor in Agricultural & Resource Economics at UMD and lead author.

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Purchase Fuel Economy Fuel Cash For Clunkers

C-Zero raises $11.5M Series A to produce clean hydrogen from natural gas via methane pyrolysis

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

C-Zero’s technology, which was initially developed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, uses innovative thermocatalysis to split methane into hydrogen and solid carbon in a process known as methane pyrolysis. Resources. cal/mol H 2 ) is slightly (. The catalyst plays a crucial role in this process. Srilatha, D.

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Hydrogen Gas Clean Cleaning

California ARB Holding Third Expert Workgroup Meeting on Land Use Change and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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JUNE 4, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) is holding the third meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Expert Workgroup on 17 June in Sacramento, CA. Interested parties are invited to attend.

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Standards California Carbon Sacramento

Tohoku, UCLA team advance 4V-class metal-free organic Lithium-ion batteries; croconic acid cathode

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APRIL 18, 2022

A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advance towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries by using a small organic molecule: croconic acid. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Advanced Science.

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Battery Batteries

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

For example, harmonizing the California LCFS with programs that do not fully consider ILUC could make it difficult to achieve real GHG emissions on a global scale, and programs lacking sustainability provisions could promote environmental damage. —Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. Earlier post.).

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Carbon Standards Fuel Oregon

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. University of Alabama. University of North Dakota. North Carolina State University. Oregon State University. Princeton University.

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Waste Conversion Universal San Diego

DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

NREL, Southern California Gas, and University of California Irvine will evaluate the interconnection and interoperability requirements for grid forming fuel cell inverters to enable hydrogen technologies to functionally replace traditional power generation equipment. Award amount: $500,000). Award amount $1,000,000).

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Seattle EPRI Hydrogen Energy Storage

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) awarded more than $4 million in funding to test novel applications of dimethyl ether (DME) as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. Oberon Fuels, the first company to produce renewable DME (rDME) in the US, is a supporting partner.

Waste

Waste Cleaner Emissions Renewable Wisconsin

California ARB considering regulations for alternative diesel fuels; focus on biodiesel

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MARCH 23, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes. —“Draft Regulation Concepts”.

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Diesel California Fuel Renewable

UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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JULY 9, 2020

Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy. Nat Energy (2020).

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Davis Personal Emissions Cleaner

CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

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JULY 18, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the results of a multiyear study evaluating exhaust emissions from the use of California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) that contains 15 volume percent ethanol (E15). California currently limits the ethanol content of gasoline to 10 percent.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Ozone

China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

About 160 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the city of Zhangjiakou with its rugged terrain boasts some of the richest wind and solar resources in China. Besides being a symbol for President Xi Jinping’s ambitious goal of China being carbon neutral by 2060 , the 2022 games should drive sustainable development in the region.

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Carbon China Wind North America

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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JULY 20, 2020

This expansion of our product offering enables zero-carbon electricity and transportation solutions. Bloom Energy announced in June 2019 that its fuel cells could run on hydrogen to generate zero-carbon electricity. Both companies have committed to fund and to resource these two phases fully. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

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Hydrogen South Korea Market Energy

U-M study finds crop-based biofuels associated with net increase in GHGs; falsifying the assumption of inherent carbon neutrality

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AUGUST 25, 2016

A new study from University of Michigan researchers challenges the assumption that crop-based biofuels such as corn ethanol and biodiesel are inherently carbon-neutral—i.e., This assumption has been used in cap-and-trade programs and carbon taxes as promulgated to date, which address only fossil-derived CO 2 emissions.

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Carbon Climate Change Emissions Climate

Study Concludes Cash for Clunkers Program Is an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon; Paying Nearly 10x the Projected Price of Carbon Credits

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AUGUST 14, 2009

program is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario, according to an analysis of the implied cost of carbon dioxide reductions under the program by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel. A gallon of gasoline creates roughly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide when combusted.

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Cash For Clunkers Carbon Davis Stimulus

California ARB Releases Peer Review Documents for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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APRIL 15, 2009

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the final external peer review documents regarding the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Pollutant credit trading, particularly GHG/carbon trading schemes. Denise Mauzerall, Princeton University. Economic impacts analysis.

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Carbon Standards California Fuel

Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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AUGUST 30, 2019

California has an aggressive policy when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, and people want to know what the best policy options are and whether those policies are working. The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 million people.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Emissions CO2 Arizona

UCSD team suggests building more fast-charging stations based on study of pandemic impact on EV charging

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MAY 7, 2021

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world. —Jan Kleissl.

San Diego

San Diego Charging Building DC

Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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APRIL 4, 2012

The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of improved cookstoves (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the black carbon particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires. Click to enlarge. Abhishek Kar, Ibrahim H.

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Pollution Carbon San Diego Los Angeles

California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). million award to increase its previously awarded funding of $1,394,298 for the university’s microgrid.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage San Diego California Energy

Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

SoCalGas introduces STARS solar hydrogen generation system at California Air Resources Board Symposium

CalEPA contracting with University of California for studies on vehicle emissions and fossil fuel demand and supply

Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

CalEPA to hold public workshop on new strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in transportation; vehicles and fuels

Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

California Governor signs two bills to strengthen emission standard for trucks; Executive Order leverages $700B portfolio to strengthen climate resiliency

ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

Study urges tougher target for California LCFS; up to 26% by 2030 under high performance scenario

California ARB posts draft version of Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator

DOE launches $20M University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research at Penn State

California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

UCSD study: under current policies, home energy storage would often increase carbon emissions

California Develops Proposal to Achieve Clean Vehicle Future

California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

California and China expand partnership on climate change

Researchers develop dual cellular-heterogeneous catalyst technology to produce olefins from plant sugar

Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

In-use measurements of NOx and particulates trends for heavy-duty vehicles in California

New Study Suggests Sustainability Principles for California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Latest status report finds California fuel providers continue pacing ahead of requirements of Low Carbon Fuel Standard; sufficient credits to meet full 2013 obligation

UMD collaborative study finds that fuel efficiency of one car in household may be cancelled out by next car purchase

C-Zero raises $11.5M Series A to produce clean hydrogen from natural gas via methane pyrolysis

California ARB Holding Third Expert Workgroup Meeting on Land Use Change and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Tohoku, UCLA team advance 4V-class metal-free organic Lithium-ion batteries; croconic acid cathode

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

California ARB considering regulations for alternative diesel fuels; focus on biodiesel

UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

U-M study finds crop-based biofuels associated with net increase in GHGs; falsifying the assumption of inherent carbon neutrality

Study Concludes Cash for Clunkers Program Is an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon; Paying Nearly 10x the Projected Price of Carbon Credits

California ARB Releases Peer Review Documents for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

UCSD team suggests building more fast-charging stations based on study of pandemic impact on EV charging

Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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