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California Energy Commission awards $5M to sugar beet ethanol biorefinery demo

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The California Energy Commission has awarded $4,998,399 to Mendota Bioenergy, LLC to support the design, construction and operation of an advanced biorefinery demonstration plant in the Mendota area (Fresno County), where sugar beets will be used to create advanced biofuel ethanol.

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EV state champion

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The founder of LEAP The California Energy Commission Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards are given to leaders who have made exceptional contributions to help California achieve a 100 percent clean energy future. Now that the river has water, everyone needs a canoe.” “We We don’t have to worry about EV demand,” he continued.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said. “ The results would be pretty dramatic and pretty negative.” of automotive software and hardware.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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These focus areas have overlapping and competing interests that will require careful coordination in the State’s future policies and strategies. For example, much of the transportation sector is expected to be electrified in the future. The focus areas include: Energy. Transportation, Land Use, Fuels, and Infrastructure. Agriculture.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. For the future, Renault is working on development of exchangeable batteries for continuous mobility. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. SZ (1) 6753.T

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