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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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MAY 16, 2014

Among its provisions, the agency’s proposal would, for the first time, require monitoring of air concentrations of benzene around the fenceline perimeter of refineries to assure that emissions are controlled. These results would be available to the public. Due to uncertainty in these estimates, the flaring reductions could be higher.

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MARCH 3, 2022

VinFast also proactively applies multiple solutions that help reduce water waste and chemical emissions. The VF 8 and VF 9 were introduced to the global audience at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. Reservations, announced at CES 2022, are taking place from until the end of 5 April 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The latest generation of natural gas engines for heavy-duty vehicles can reduce smog-forming emissions by more than 90% compared to the cleanest heavy-duty diesel trucks. When these ultra-low emissions natural gas trucks are fueled with renewable natural gas, greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by at least 80%.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

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 doing so, Neste will reduce the CO 2 emissions of its own business travel on KLM flights by 100%. Furthermore, Neste is joining KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Program.

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MAY 26, 2017

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Clean Energy a renewable natural gas (RNG) contract to fuel the Metro fleet of transit buses. Redeem is derived from biogenic methane or biogas, which is methane that is naturally generated by the decomposition of organic waste.

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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. It’s a unique capability that will raise the bar on efforts to attribute methane sources and mitigate emissions from human activities.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The station will fuel an expected 1.1 million gallons of Redeem through 2023.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

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. The digesters will use the waste to produce biomethane to be converted into renewable compressed natural gas fuel. Nations Bus Corp., Big Valley Ford, Inc.,

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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. In fiscal year 2014, NESCO proposed solutions to reduce CO 2 emissions by 50,000 tons. Nissan Motor Co.,

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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. —Doug Murtha, Group Vice President-Strategic Planning.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Greyrock’s synthetic diesel burns more cleanly and efficiently than comparable petroleum based fuels resulting in reductions of particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions. Dennis Schuetzle, Greyrock’s Chief Technology Officer.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The San Pedro Ports Clean Air Action Plan will start imposing a container rate, scheduled to start next year, on containers that are hauled by trucks that do not meet stricter emission standards.

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JULY 31, 2018

Since it first began operation in April 2017, the Project Portal “Alpha” truck has logged nearly 10,000 miles of testing and real-world drayage operations in and around the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles while emitting nothing but water vapor. Project Portal 2.0 With a gross combined weight capacity of 80,000 lbs.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The two main issues were the risks to health posed by the facility’s arsenic emissions to air, and the use of deteriorated pipes that leaked water potentially contaminated with hazardous wastes into soil below the facility. Exide began furnace modifications early this year to reduce arsenic emissions.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Scheduled to be placed in service in late 2018, the buses will be designed and built in California at Proterra’s Los Angeles County manufacturing facility. million pounds of greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions over the lifetime of these vehicles. Funded in part by a $3.8-million

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APRIL 4, 2014

VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of flywheel kinetic energy storage systems, has completed delivery of its kinetic energy storage system at the Los Angeles Metro Red Line Westlake/MacArthur Park station. The equipment will be used in Metro’s Wayside Energy Storage Substation-WESS Project , which is funded by a grant of $4.4

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JULY 17, 2015

Earlier this year, BBB modified its original agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp to transition the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for its fleet to Clean Energy’s Redeem renewable LNG, which is non-fracked methane harvested from organic waste in landfills.

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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). By including upstream emissions from fuels, the researchers found that GHG emissions attributable to cities exceed those from direct end use by up to 24%. Tonnes CO 2 e/capita.

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JUNE 4, 2013

With United’s strategic partnership, AltAir Fuels will retrofit part of an existing petroleum refinery to become a 30-million gallon, advanced biofuel refinery near Los Angeles, Calif. United will use the biofuel on flights operating out of its Los Angeles hub (LAX). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 12, 2010

Criteria emissions by drive cycle. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. The goal of the ReFUEL testing was to quantify the reduction in emissions realized with the gHEV and to compare the fuel economy of a gHEV and a diesel vehicle.

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MAY 26, 2018

Over the next 10 years this plan will put in place not only tools to clean up VW’s excess emissions, but also to help achieve further reductions of smog-forming pollution for decades to come. The mitigation plan approved by CARB will invest primarily in zero emission replacements for heavy-duty trucks, buses and equipment.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

g/bhp-hr optional Near Zero NO x Emissions standards for medium-duty truck, urban bus, school bus and refuse applications. The engine will be used to power a New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 bus for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro). as the 0.20 g/bhp-hr NO x ISL G.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Toyota today is the world's most ardent proponent of using hydrogen fuel cells for zero-emission vehicles rather than large battery packs. The huge Japanese carmaker, one of the world's four largest, now sells its Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan around the world, and has more hydrogen-powered vehicles in development.

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JUNE 3, 2022

15 states, 27 destinations Events scheduled along the route include ride-and-drives in a slew of cities such as New York, Knoxville, Nashville, Dallas, and Los Angeles, and charging pit spots at five national parks including the Grand Canyon, Zion. and Death Valley. It’s become an epidemic.”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Bio2Electric’s project will demonstrate a novel conversion process to produce ethylene (a widely used commodity chemical) from natural gas, with the goal of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower reactor capital and lower operating expense compared to current industry practice. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Two of the awardees, Halotechnics and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), also received funds from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Colony Energy Partners Tulare, LLC: $5 million to construct a digester for processing waste that will produce 2.8

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AUGUST 16, 2016

These standards will result in significant GHG emissions reductions and fuel efficiency improvements across all of these vehicle types. For example, when the standards are fully phased in, tractors in a tractor-trailer will achieve up to 25% lower CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption than an equivalent tractor in 2018.

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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 16, 2015

The largest US cities—New York, Los Angeles and Chicago—score best in economic factors but are hindered by poor transportation infrastructure, lack of green spaces and diminishing affordable housing, according to the inaugural Sustainable Cities Index by ARCADIS, a leading global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Once the rendered tallow has been converted to renewable diesel, the finished fuel is transported an estimated 7,677 nautical miles by ocean tanker to Los Angeles. The plant utilizes biogas and waste wood products in addition to natural gas (NG) and electricity for process energy. gCO 2 e/MJ (30 of which is also indirect).

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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 hydrogen causes the fuel to burn more completely, resulting in greater fuel efficiency, less emissions, and more power.

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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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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The South Bay region I live and work in covers an area of 161 square miles and encompasses 15 cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the County of Los Angeles. At this very moment, as you read these words, emissions are still climbing, just as they have been every year since 1990.

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MARCH 20, 2013

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). Once the rendered tallow has been converted to renewable diesel, the finished fuel is transported an estimated 7,677 nautical miles by ocean tanker to Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will result in the development of approximately 184 liquid propane Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Seattle, Orlando, San Diego, St. Hunt LNG Truck Project: Made in America Initiative.

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