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San Diego begins using Neste renewable diesel in city fleet

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The city of San Diego, California has begun using Neste renewable diesel in its vehicle fleet. We’re leading by example and showing other cities how to make common-sense changes to improve the environment around us. —Major Kevin Faulconer. the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel.

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EPA, San Diego County Air District monitoring PM2.5 at San Ysidro border crossing

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The US EPA and San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD), in cooperation with US Customs and Border Protection and the US General Services Administration have installed a new air pollution monitor at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Mexico border crossing,” Atmospheric Environment doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.042.

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UCSD/Sapphire team shows marine algae can be engineered to perform as well as fresh water algae to produce enzymes and biofuels; removing the constraint of fresh water

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Researchers from UC San Diego and Sapphire Energy, Inc. The ability to genetically transform marine algae into a biofuel crop is important because it expands the kinds of environments in which algae can be conceivably grown for biofuels. They don’t tolerate any salt in the environment. —Stephen Mayfield.

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Coral-inspired 3D-printed biomaterials could support efficient algae biofuel production

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Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego and their colleagues have designed 3D-printed, coral-inspired structures capable of growing dense populations of microscopic algae. —lead author Daniel Wangpraseurt.

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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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The BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment funding opportunity is jointly funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Advanced Manufacturing Office. Partners include 3M, Archer Daniels Midland, and Diageo.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography and SoCalGas to explore system using algae to capture CO2 from natural gas equipment and power plants

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego (Scripps) and Southern California Gas Co. Taking this research a step further, Scripps’ researchers hope to leverage algae’s natural ability to absorb CO 2 in the environment and convert it into oil rich biomass or biomethane or refined into fossil fuel replacements.

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ABB adds 20 kW Combined Charging System (CCS) fast charger to EVSE portfolio

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The Terra 23 is designed for areas where EV drivers plan to stay 30-60 minutes, such as retail locations, commercial office environments and EV auto dealerships. More recently BMW showcased the Terra 53 at the IAA Live-Drive event in Frankfurt and at the Plug-In 2013 Conference & Exposition in San Diego.

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