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California Energy Commission awards $2M to Symbio H2 Central Valley Express heavy-duty fuel cell truck project

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Faurecia, company of the Group FORVIA, will bring its recognized expertise in hydrogen storage systems by providing a complete hydrogen storage system with five 700 bar homologated tanks. Data will then be analyzed within existing laboratory and industrial environments.

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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., of global and 17% of European reserves.

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New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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New research by economic and public policy consulting group M.Cubed finds a proliferation of backup generators across California, with nearly 90% being diesel-fueled, posing significant obstacles to achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets and driving nearly $136 million in annual health costs. Of these, 20,907 are diesel-fueled.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. of greenhouse gas emissions to 3% by 2020. Other efforts will include: Natural Gas.

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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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But it was all organized by pranksters, not Toyota itself. The Yes Men are a duo of pranksters who have targeted several large companies in the past, mostly to bring attention to the environmental wrongdoings of these companies. The press release fooled some (including Carscoops , who then issued a mea culpa ).

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Synbio company Intrexon and Dominion partner to commercialize bioconversion of natural gas to isobutanol in Marcellus and Utica Basins

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Intrexon’s proprietary methanotroph bioconversion platform uses optimized microbial cell lines to convert natural gas into higher carbon compounds such as isobutanol and farnesene under ambient temperatures and pressures. Intrexon developed a suite of tools enabling the rapid manipulation of methanotrophic organisms—e.g.,

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Why Electrifying the Supply Chain Is More Important Than Ever

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Plus, the investment gap between gas-powered vehicles and EVs is becoming less egregious, which means company owners don’t have to wait as long to start seeing the cost savings associated with owning an electric vehicle. Around 42% of organizations are ordering EVs because they believe it will make them industry leaders.