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A collaboration including the city of SanDiego (CA), SanDiegoGas & Electric (SDG&E), GE, UC SanDiego and CleanTECH SanDiego launched Smart City SanDiego to develop and implement local initiatives that will improve the SanDiego region’s energy independence, empower consumers, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and drive economic growth.
The Cleveland National Forest Foundation and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the SanDiego Superior Court against the SanDiego Association of Governments (SANDAG), challenging SANDAG’s $214-billion 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2050 RTP/SCS). Click to enlarge.
This analysis examined the effect of flight distance on greenhouse gas emissions per passenger, and compared emissions from flying different distances with annual emissions from driving. Greenhouse gas emissions were examined for 17 nonstop flights with round-trip distances ranging from 131 miles to 19,040 miles. by Michael Sivak.
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The grants were awarded to the SanDiego Association of Governments (SANDAG); the Ventura County Air Quality Management District; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. The four awards just approved included: $199,379 to SANDAG.
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the developer of a novel liquefied gas electrolyte. South 8 is the first company to develop liquefied gas electrolyte technology as a safer, higher performance alternative to standard liquid electrolytes. Originally developed via research at University of California, SanDiego by cofounders CEO Cyrus Rustomji, Ph.D.,
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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The founding members of the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group include: Achates Power, SanDiego, CA. Direct injection also avoids the risk of backfire.
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million contract to develop a high-efficiency supercritical CO 2 hot gas turbo-expander for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. million contract to develop a novel gas turbine combustor for a CSP hybrid gas turbine system. The first is an $8.5-million The second is a $3.8-million Turbo-expander.
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Stephen Mayfield, director of the SanDiego Center for Algae Biotechnology. ABO said that the report was based upon obsolete data and “ grossly outdated ” business models, and overlooked tremendous improvements in technology and processes across the production cycle.
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