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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy.

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Propane Council of Texas offers business fleets incentives for new or converted propane autogas vehicles

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The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT)—a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of cleaner-burning, domestically produced propane—is offering incentives to private Texas vehicle fleets that are new to propane autogas. Two-thirds of the US’ propane supply is produced in Texas.

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SK Inc. Materials initiates blue ammonia business with offtake agreement with ExxonMobil

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Materials to pursue the offtake of blue ammonia from ExxonMobil’s planned low-carbon hydrogen project at its integrated complex in Baytown, Texas. The company says that blue ammonia will replace conventional coal as a main fuel and accelerate energy transition with less carbon footprint and cleaner power.

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About 1/3 of Class 3-8 trucks in US equipped with advanced cleaner diesel engines

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Texas, California and Indiana have the most overall number of clean diesel trucks, as well as the highest number of post-2010 diesel trucks (although California and Indiana swap positions); beginning with the 2010 model year, 100% of the new on-road heavy-duty diesel engines were required to meet the EPA’s stringent NO x standards.

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TCEQ grants air quality permits to Tenaska new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas; 85-90% capture

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The Commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) voted unanimously to grant the air quality permits necessary for the $3.5 billion 600-megawatt (net) Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center under development near Sweetwater, Texas to begin construction. Earlier post.).

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Direct lithium extraction company EnergyX secures $20M in funding commitments

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In 2020, EnergyX announced a pilot partnership with Orocobre Limited ( earlier post ) to deliver high-quality and comprehensive solutions that will lead to a cleaner, more efficient lithium extraction. The company said that the funding makes it the highest-valued direct lithium extraction technology company on the market. Earlier post.)

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Huge Solar Canopy For Electric Buses Coming To Austin, Texas

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It looks like Austin, Texas, is going to get a bit cleaner thanks to its CapMetro regional public transportation provider, which is making progress toward a zero-emissions future for Austin. A big one. […]

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