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UrbanX Group signs FEED contract with Hyundai Engineering for renewable diesel facility in Bakersfield

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UrbanX Renewables Group of Long Beach, CA, executed a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Hyundai Engineering Co., The company will produce its XRD renewable diesel from vegetable oil, fats and waste cooking oils through a proprietary process. UrbanX process flow.

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Toyota to build first MW-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station

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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. When it comes online in 2020, Tri-Gen will generate approximately 2.35

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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Sonata Hybrid is available to rent at airports including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dulles International and Chicago, as well as cities such as San Jose, San Diego and Long Beach in California; Portland, Oregon; and Denver.

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

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At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. One such company is Capstone Engineered Solutions, which is backing the No. We are different from them.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. quadrillion BTU of energy annually, equivalent to 280 million barrels of oil, or a month’s worth of that nation’s oil imports.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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My close friend and tireless green advocate, Sona Kalapura, the Environmental Programs Manager for the City of Manhattan beach was there continuing her long term support for the school as was former Manhattan Beach City Councilwoman, Portia Cohen, whose legacy as Mayor is a beach city renown for its environmental leadership and vision. .

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California Energy Commission awards more than $23M to encourage use of alternative transportation fuels

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This will divert 100 tons per day of food waste from landfills and use that to produce enough renewable natural gas to replace 566,000 gallons of diesel fuel and generate 3.17 The biodiesel, to be blended with conventional diesel, is derived from waste oils, including used cooking oil. Aemetis, Inc. Kent BioEnergy Corp.