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CARB moves forward with third-party verification for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) has supported an innovative revolution in alternative fuels. billion gallons of petroleum fuel in the past 12 months, providing Californians with cleaner alternatives. If a fuel has a carbon intensity above that baseline it generates a deficit for the producer.

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Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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Honeywell and Wood announced a comprehensive package of technologies to support the effort to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel. The renewable hydrogen is then injected back into the Honeywell Ecofining process to remove feed impurities and create a cleaner burning renewable fuel. Earlier post.). million Nm 3 /h of hydrogen.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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CARB and California electric utilities partner to offer point-of-sale reduction of up to $1,500 on PEVs

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The lists of enrolled retailers and eligible vehicles will be continually updated as the new retailers and EV models are added. The CCFR is funded by electric utilities participating in CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program. There is no need for the customer to do any paperwork after the sale to receive the reward.

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Propel Fuels expands retail sales of drop-in renewable diesel across Southern California; $2.59/gallon

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Utilizing Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel, Propel’s Diesel HPR is a low-carbon, drop-in renewable fuel that meets petroleum diesel specifications and can be used in any diesel engine. A complete list of locations is also available at dieselhpr.com/locations. Earlier post.) Inland Empire: Arcadia, Claremont, Hemet and Ontario.

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Canada aligns with US on light-duty vehicle GHGs, Tier 3 regulations and heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency

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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. GHG regulations. Heavy-duty vehicles.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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If you’re looking at electric cars , environmental impact is probably high on your list of priorities. Right across the world, we’ve finally realised that carbon emissions are harming our planet. This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. DriveElectric Dictionary Definition .