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AUGUST 3, 2022

Canada-based Aurora Hydrogen, a company developing emission-free hydrogen production technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Energy Innovation Capital. This funding adds to additional funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) that the team received earlier this year.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company ( earlier post ), and Cap Clean Energy, a clean energy development company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop biofuels facilities in Canada to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) for the heavy duty transport sector.

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MAY 23, 2022

Canada-based Nutrien Ltd. is evaluating Geismar, LA as the site to build the world’s largest clean ammonia facility. Building on the company’s expertise in low-carbon ammonia production, clean ammonia will be manufactured using innovative technology to achieve at least a 90% reduction in CO 2 emissions. Source: Nutrien.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

The joint venture between Rush Enterprises and Cummins will seek to enhance production of near-zero emissions natural gas powertrains by manufacturing Cummins-branded natural gas fuel delivery systems for the commercial vehicle market in North America. —Srikanth Padmanabhan, President of the Engine Business at Cummins.

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MAY 26, 2017

The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018. Clean growth and clean jobs.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will create a 50/50 joint venture to develop carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the United States, as well as credit support to build additional downstream RNG fueling infrastructure. Littlefair, CEO and president of Clean Energy. and its largest shareholder, Total S.E.,

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APRIL 1, 2021

The Government of Canada announced a $2,890,000-investment in the University of Alberta’s biojet technology. Western Economic Diversification Canada, Future Energy Systems, CanmetENERGY Devon and Edmonton International Airport, are also providing funding toward this $7.4-million million project.

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JULY 23, 2021

Air Products has selected Haldor Topsoe’s low-carbon SynCOR technology for a world-scale net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Canada. The clean energy complex will help refining and petrochemical customers served by the Air Products Heartland Hydrogen Pipeline to reduce their carbon intensity. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

billion clean energy complex to be built in Louisiana that will make the state a leader in the US clean energy transition. In addition to our leadership in gray hydrogen, our Canada project and this Louisiana project make us the leader in blue hydrogen.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Use of the renewable diesel could reduce missions in the Canadian transportation sector by about 3 million metric tons per year, as determined in accordance with Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulation. Regulatory approval for the project is expected in the near term. Site preparation and initial construction are underway.

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JUNE 27, 2019

The Memorandum of Understanding commits both governments to work together on developing their respective regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles, such as those currently in effect in Canada, California and the 13 US states that have adopted California’s standards.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

a Vancouver-based company that is developing a novel methane pyrolysis technology platform which produces clean and low-cost hydrogen, closed a CAD $79-million (US$62-million) Series A round. Ekona Power Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. are combining their compressor manufacturing subsidiaries to form a new standalone company that will immediately become one of the leading global suppliers of natural gas compressors and other related products. Littlefair, President and CEO of Clean Energy, will serve as the chairman of the board.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Industrial gases leader Air Products, and its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd., in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex. blue hydrogen). The company’s technologies are used in over 1.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced its largest project to date, the $65-million Clean Ocean Advanced Biofuels Project. In the project, Ontario-based Valent Low Carbon Technologies will work with a pan-Canadian team to produce Canada’s first renewable diesel from abundantly available agricultural and forestry by-products.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

The Government of Canada will consult with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industries, and non-governmental organizations to develop a clean fuel standard. The standard would require reductions in the carbon footprint of the fuels supplied in Canada, based on lifecycle analysis. Some jurisdictions (e.g.,

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DECEMBER 25, 2022

Canada recently released the first details of its flagship policy to achieve one of its most ambitious climate goals to date — by 2035, every new car sold in the country must be emissions-free. While ambitious, Canada may very well achieve the milestone within the next 12 years. of new cars sold in Canada were electric.

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JULY 6, 2021

Originally published on Transport Canada. To build a cleaner, more prosperous economy that fights climate change and creates good jobs, the Government of Canada is taking action to cut pollution from all sectors of the economy — including from the transportation sector, which accounts for one-quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the first to test MCI’s first all-electric coach—the MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, designed for long-range express routes—in Canada. MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE. —Ian Smart, MCI President.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Gevo’s, wholly-owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas (RNG) project company located in northwest Iowa—Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC (NW Iowa RNG)—has signed binding, definitive agreements with BP Canada Energy Marketing Corp. and BP Products North America Inc. collectively, “bp” ) for the sale of NW Iowa RNG’s production.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Canada committed $27 million to E3 Lithium’s $87 million project for the construction of a demonstration plant specializing in Lithium production, the country’s Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development announced today. Any company can apply for funding through the Government of Canada’s website.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

The purchase was made in part using funds from the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, which are contributing more than $6.3 million to the clean school bus project through the Green Infrastructure stream (GIS) of the “Investing in Canada” infrastructure plan.

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MAY 23, 2019

UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. Renewable natural gas, produced naturally from bio sources such as landfills and dairy farms, not only turns trash to gas, but it turns it into clean gas.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

Decarbonizing the economy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the company’s priorities. Hydro-Québec’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024 outlines five applications for clean hydrogen: Ammonia and methanol production. Renewable natural gas. Heating buildings. Road and trail transportation.

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APRIL 4, 2021

Most of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, and the country is working a little bit harder (slightly harder) to cut those emissions by electrifying more cars, trucks, and SUVs. The Canadian government is launching an awareness campaign around zero-emissions vehicles to stimulate more adoption.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Nikola Corporation and TC Energy Corporation, a leading North American energy infrastructure company, have agreed to collaborate on co-developing, constructing, operating and owning large-scale hydrogen production facilities (hubs) in the United States and Canada.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel engine. Assembled in Lordstown, Ohio, the 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel has demonstrated an estimated 42 mpg (5.6 This Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel represents a new era in diesel performance for American cars. 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Cruze models in the United States and Canada offer a 1.4L

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JUNE 30, 2021

Momentum Fuel Technologies delivers the industry’s first complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6-8 vehicles. This collaboration shows Cummins’ continued commitment to natural gas powertrains. We are thrilled to expand our network of clean and reliable power solutions. Cummins Inc.

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DECEMBER 29, 2019

Canada-based Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., In addition, the residual off-gas, a byproduct of the biogas upgrading process, will be blended with natural gas to generate power for on-site facilities and processes. To date, there are no projects upgrading landfill gas into RNG for injection into SoCalGas’ network.

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JULY 27, 2014

The Hydrogenics project, which will use PEM electrolyzers in a Power-to-Gas system, will deliver 2MW of storage capacity and be located in the Greater Toronto Area. We are very excited to have been awarded this Power-to-Gas project, the first of its kind in North America. —Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced developments on three new regulatory initiatives to further support Canada’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to provide cleaner air through lower air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks. Canada Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy Regulations'

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Building a more efficient electric grid based on clean and renewable generation. The two leaders discussed practical ways the United States and Canada could encourage the development of clean energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change.

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DECEMBER 10, 2016

Canada’s First Ministers (The Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers) issued a joint communiqué and released the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change following the First Ministers’ Meeting. The Framework outlines actions that will grow the economy while reducing GHG emissions.

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JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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APRIL 6, 2017

The Government of Canada will invest C$120 million (US$89 million) to deploy infrastructure for electric vehicle charging and refueling stations for alternative fuels such as natural gas, as well as to support technology demonstration projects. Overall, Budget 2017 proposes to invest C$21.9 billion (US$16.4 billion (US$16.4

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

million tranche to subsidiary Aemetis Biogas to build, own and operate dairy biomethane digesters, pipelines and gas cleanup/compression facilities primarily under 20-year agreements with dairy farms in California. and funded the first $8.3-million —Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis.

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