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EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

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EIA’s annual Summer Fuels Outlook, released today with EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), expects a 15% increase in US highway travel this summer but still less highway travel than in the summer of 2019. For diesel fuel, EIA expects retail prices to average $2.91/gal gal this summer, up from an average of $2.43/gal million b/d.

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A hydrogen-powered electric truck is being built by Adani in partnership with Ashok Leyland and Ballard

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Indian company Adani Enterprises Limited has signed agreements with Ashok Leyland and Canadian company Ballard Power to pilot the development of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks for the logistics and start-up of mining operations. Electrolysis is the process of using electricity to split water to produce hydrogen that can be used as fuel.

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Mayor DiVirgilio: “Why Hermosa Beach is Going Carbon Neutral”

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Now is the time to use the stimulus, grant and foundation money available to those who lead before the map is even drawn. Now is the time to step up and seize the opportunities available to those who act on new realities before they become mainstream trends.

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IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

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Today around the world, new renewable power plants are being built that will generate electricity for less cost than fossil-fuel power plants. And through 2050, the decarbonization can fuel sustainable economic growth and create more new jobs in renewables. Electric vehicles need to become the predominant car type in 2050. Around US$3.5

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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

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Sunpower Corporation’s VP of public policy, Julie Blunden, will be sharing her views on how incentives and laws shape & drive demand for solar energy. UCI’s solar energy research center will be presenting their advice on partnering with the private sector to leverage research in the pipeline & to commercialize it.

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US Departments of Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3B in Recovery Act Funds for Direct Payments for Renewable Energy Projects

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Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the program will provide direct payments in lieu of tax credits in support of an estimated 5,000 biomass, solar, wind, and other types of renewable energy production facilities. Fuel cells. Biomass (closed-loop and open-loop). Geothermal. Landfill gas.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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percent of energy consumption to come from non fossil fuels [ earlier post ]. Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 mpg by 2016. Source: EIA.

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