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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with significant deals throughout North America. The contract also includes continued operation and maintenance for the length of the agreement.

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Navy demo shows solid oxide fuel cell tactical generator could cut diesel fuel use by up to 44%

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A key component to the new SOFC system is a small reformer inside the unit that converts high-sulfur military fuels such as JP-8 jet fuel into a hydrogen-rich gas capable of use in the fuel cell. Previous systems required heavy maintenance to operate with such fuels.

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NREL analysis of Proterra electric bus demo finds average fuel economy nearly 4x that of CNG baseline buses

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Another challenge is training operators and maintenance staff in the differences between BEBs and conventional buses. This will be a major challenge for any fleet looking to deploy electric buses that charge during peak times. The industry needs to work on a permanent solution for all BEB adopters to keep costs reasonable in the future.

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Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland

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The decision triggers investments of around NOK 2 billion (US$238 million), realizing a 60-70% cost reduction per MW from the Hywind demo project in Norway. The onshore operation and maintenance base will be located in Peterhead, also drawing on resources from Statoil’s existing office in Aberdeen.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

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Arc has built the first models of its much-anticipated Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat, and we got a chance to take it for a quick demo in Long Beach, CA and holy heck, this thing rips. After getting a quick demo ride from Arc, it was time for me to grab the helm and go for a spin. And maintenance should be easier too.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The production plug-in hybrid has a number of key changes from the 125 prototype demo units that were deployed in the field for testing and customer feedback. The demo units defaulted to EV mode. The pre-set areas include fuel cost for a gallon of gas and miles-per-gallon average. L/100km equivalent and 4.8

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Toyota announces opening of first pipeline-fed hydrogen station in the US adjacent to its campus; plans H2 use for combined heat and power on campus as well

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As station owner/operator, Shell works directly with Air Products who provides onsite equipment and station maintenance. Pipeline hydrogen used on campus will be offset with the purchase of landfill generated renewable bio-gas. As landowner, Toyota leases the land to Shell for a nominal fee. hydrogen production facilities.

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