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DOE awards $165M GEODE grant to consortium to accelerate development of geothermal by leveraging oil and gas industry

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The grant will provide $10 million in the first year, which will fund the consortium members, in collaboration with more than 100 partner entities, to develop a roadmap to accelerate the growth and development of geothermal, leveraging expertise, technologies, and methods from the oil and gas industry.

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Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

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Canadian researchers have developed a large-scale economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands (natural bitumen) and oil fields. This can be used to power hydrogen-powered vehicles, which are already marketed in some countries, as well as to generate electricity. —Grant Strem, CEO of Proton Technologies.

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Toyota and Kenworth collaborate to develop 10 hydrogen fuel-cell T680 trucks as part of ZANZEFF grant

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Kenworth Truck Company and Toyota Motor North America are collaborating to develop 10 zero-emission Kenworth T680s powered by Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains. The electricity generated by the fuel cells powers electric motors to move the trucks, while also charging the lithium-ion batteries to optimize performance as needed.

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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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The California Energy Commission approved an $8-million grant to Equilon Enterprises—a fully owned subsidiary of Shell Oil—to develop a high-capacity hydrogen fueling station to service and promote the expansion of zero-emission fuel cell electric Class 8 drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach.

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Cal Energy Commission grants Hydrogen Energy California suspension, denies request to terminate power plant project

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The California Energy Commission committee reviewing the proposed 390-megawatt Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) power plant ( earlier post ) rejected a motion to terminate the project’s application for certification (AFC) and granted a separate request to suspend the AFC for six months.

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There’s Only One Kind Of “Just” Transition I Want To See

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That’s granting the workers who pocketed great salaries and benefits, while filling our air and water with toxic waste, a free pass from taking any responsibility for their actions. Oil, gas and coal workers have all known for more than a dozen years that their work was helping to destroy people’s health and well being.

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Jordan signs $2B oil shale investment agreement with Saudi company

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The government of Jordan and the Saudi Arabian Corporation for Oil Shale (SACOS) recently signed a $2-billion agreement under which the government grants the Saudi company the right to extract and to develop the oil shale resources in the Attarat Um-AL-Ghudran region covering an area of 11 square kilometers.

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