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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

(SoCalGas) will soon begin using renewable natural gas for the first time at the 25 utility-owned natural gas vehicle fueling stations across its service territory, as well as at six fueling stations in the San Diego area. It can be used to fuel trucks and buses, to generate electricity, to heat homes and businesses, and to cook.

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MARCH 15, 2023

JetBlue and Shell Aviation are collaborating to bring additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), targeting commencement of delivery in the first half of 2023. Shell has announced its ambition to have 10% of its aviation jet fuel sales as SAF by 2030.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. But now it says it will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel cells generated from plastic, food, and organic waste to power a whole new generation of EVs, from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks. It has set its target as the far-away date of 2050.

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JUNE 4, 2013

United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels ( earlier post ) for cost-competitive, sustainable, bio-synthetic paraffinic kerosene at commercial scale. AltAir will produce low-carbon, renewable jet fuel and other renewable products. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new and extended contracts for more than 20 million gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) to accommodate the continued demand across key business segments for the ultra-low carbon fuel produced from organic waste. The station will fuel an expected 1.1 million gallons.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

million gallons per year of renewable synthetic diesel (RenDiesel) for ground service equipment operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning in late 2012, when the plant that will produce the fuel is scheduled to go into service. Both the synthetic fuel and the electricity have a carbon footprint near zero.

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JULY 31, 2018

Toyota unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck ( earlier post ) during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Northern Michigan. With a gross combined weight capacity of 80,000 lbs. —Andrew Lund, chief engineer for the project.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The sustainable fuel is produced by Neste from used cooking oil and will reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil kerosene. In the US and Europe, Neste’s renewable jet fuel annual capacity is currently 100,000 tons.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Super-emitters are facilities, equipment, and other infrastructure, typically in the fossil-fuel, waste, or agriculture sectors, that emit methane at high rates. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is much more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. The instrument can also measure carbon dioxide.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota Motor North America announced that it will build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted five new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website: two for biodiesel, one for renewable diesel, and two for ethanol. g CO 2 e/MJ; for diesel fuel, it is 94.71 The carbon intensity (CI) for biodiesel from CO is 9.78.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The upgrade will increase the availability of Redeem at the nation’s largest alternative fuel station in America’s largest port complex.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

The approved awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. will receive $1,211,370 to design and install a new system to pre-process solid food waste for use in two existing anaerobic digesters at a solid waste facility in Chino.

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MARCH 20, 2013

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted four new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathways to the LCFS web site. The CI of a fuel is determined by the sum of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, processing and consumption of a fuel (its pathway). Earlier post.)

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MARCH 17, 2017

Greyrock Energy, a developer of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process that produces synthetic diesel, will participate with Tsinghua University of Beijing, China and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of Reno, Nevada to quantify the positive impact on air quality from the use of synthetic diesel fuels as compared with petroleum derived diesel fuels.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

According to the International Maritime Organization , shipping was responsible for over 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018. This reduces emissions because electricity from the grid, especially from renewable sources, is more environmentally friendly than burning diesel fuel on site.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

MOE promises large savings in energy and carbon dioxide emissions as compared to existing technologies for producing primary iron and steel. Idaho National Lab will be conducting research to develop a new pathway to produce hydrocarbon feedstocks and fuels from ethane via an electrochemical process, as well as generating hydrogen.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Nissan continues to work toward achieving its environmental targets set forth in the company's action plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP2016), through a number of innovative sustainability initiatives in following key areas: Minimizing corporate carbon footprint. Electric vehicle penetration.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Breakthroughs in battery technology, carbon sequestration, and other energy technologies that result in a five-fold improvement over current technology could literally change the world. Four startups presented particularly unique ways of addressing the challenge of reducing the use of fossil fuels. But the opportunities are huge.

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JUNE 21, 2016

The winning coalition, headquartered in Los Angeles, California brings together a consortium of nearly 200 partners from across academia, industry, and non-profits to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can significantly improve the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

His new company, ZeroAvia, is developing an aircraft powertrain energized by hydrogen fuel cells. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system. So, that was a progression that we made.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

One negative side effect of a lean burn engine, whether powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, is an increase in the amount of emissions released to the environment. The plasma reformer, installed into the engine compartment, convert fuel into hydrogen.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

By including upstream emissions from fuels, GHG emissions from cities exceed those attributed to direct end-use by up to 24% (for Toronto). Within the overall trends there are differences between cities with more or less public transit; while personal income also impacts heating and industrial fuel use. Tonnes CO 2 e/capita.

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JULY 21, 2009

An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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JUNE 14, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance the development of green fuels, and the installation of fueling stations. The awards are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118.

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. Funding priorities through the ARFVT Program support fuel and vehicle development to help attain the state’s climate change policies.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 12, 2016

United Airlines has become the first US airline to begin use of commercial-scale volumes of sustainable aviation biofuel for regularly scheduled flights, beginning with the departure of United Flight 708 from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). AltAir’s fuel meets the same standard as traditional jet fuel, ASTM D1655.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

kilowatt-hour battery that can be powered by electricity generated by hydrogen via the fuel cell stack. California-only fuel cell EV Honda is aiming for a low-volume production cycle on the car, of only about 300 vehicles per year. Hyundai has already been mass-producing hydrogen fuel cell EVs for a while with its Nexo line.

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JUNE 30, 2015

the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. The investment is so far the largest single investment by a US airline in alternative fuels. Fulcrum expects its first alternative fuels plant to begin commercial operation in 2017. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $17,223,593 for eight projects including alternative fuel production, plug-in truck demonstrations, EV charging station deployment, and infrastructure planning. Pipeline transport of fuel and waterless processing will result in near-zero production emissions at the facility.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Application of Advanced Materials Processing to Enable Direct Production of Fast Reactor Fuel Alloys, $1,000,000. Scale-up and Business Aviation Test Flight of DMCO High-Performance Sustainable Aviation Fuel, $1,500,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. These awards, totaling $20,093,718, are made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118.

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MARCH 23, 2019

Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. University of California-Los Angeles. This would substantially reduce aviation fuel usage and carbon emissions.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

California’s strategy to meet the goals of AB 32 is based on the continued implementation of adopted actions including Advanced Clean Cars ( earlier post ); the 33% Renewables Portfolio Standard; statewide energy-efficiency initiatives; Cap-and-Trade; the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS); and other programs. Waste Management.

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