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Octillion Power Systems moves US headquarters to Richmond, Calif.; Li-ion packs for transportation and stationary storage

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Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems. Octillion also supplies batteries for the energy-storage market. Wyoming-based Orison uses Octillion batteries to store energy for its home-battery system. —Paul Beach.

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Wabtec signs MOUs with CMU, Genesee & Wyoming to decarbonize freight rail & improve safety; battery and fuel cell locomotives

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In addition, Wabtec announced an MOU with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), The announcements, which are based on a joint vision of building a more sustainable freight transportation network, were made during a ceremonial gathering on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. This vision consists of two parts. —Jack Hellmann, CEO of G&W.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9

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All Green Hydrogen Roads Lead To…Wyoming!

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A new waste recovery scheme could add a tinge of green hydrogen to Wyoming's status as the biggest coal producer in the United States.

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HF Sinclair selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel at three facilities in US

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HF Sinclair selected Topsoe as a technology provider for the production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair, Wyoming; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Artesia, New Mexico. All three facilities have now successfully been put into operation and deliver renewable diesel into the United States transportation market.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Energy source. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. from coal.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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However, the emissions of electric vehicles depend greatly on the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. 5 Wyoming 132.3 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5