Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

Phillips 66 made a final investment decision Wednesday to move forward with Rodeo Renewed, the project to convert its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities. million cars off California roads each year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, has delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via pipeline, where it will be used by major airlines committed to reducing carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that $7 billion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) supply agreements have been signed with 10 airlines for a total of 916 million gallons of blended SAF. Aemetis, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will, for the first time, use renewable diesel, a low-emissions, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 City government vehicles, including in large vehicles such as sanitation trucks. from the intermediate renewable hydrocarbons.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has an offtake agreement with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to be delivered over the 7-year term of the agreement. Aemetis, Inc., billion, including LCFS, RFS, 45Q and tax credits. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

Neste announced the rebranding of its renewable diesel fuel during a customer seminar and appreciation event in San Diego, California. Neste is replacing its “Neste Renewable Diesel” and earlier brand name “NEXBTL” with “Neste MY Renewable Diesel” brand name.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Neste plans to start selling diesel produced entirely from renewable raw materials at selected stations in Finland around the turn of the year. The majority of the renewable raw materials the company uses to refine the product, consists of waste and residues. —Mika Hyötyläinen, VP, Marketing at Neste Oil Retail.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

a renewable oils and bioproducts company, announced a two-year joint development agreement (JDA) with Bunge Limited to develop microbe-derived oils utilizing Brazilian sugar cane feedstock. Solazyme, Inc., To further align the incentives of both parties, the two companies also entered into a Warrant Agreement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2017

US-based biotech startup Amfora and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the federal government agency for scientific research in Australia) signed an agreement to advance development and commercialization of technology to produce oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds. Source: CSIRO.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

SAF is a type of renewable fuel that exists today that drops directly into existing aircraft and infrastructure with no impact to safety or performance. The airline has an option to purchase up to 5,000,000 gallons more in the third year, either at LAX or other airports in JetBlue’s network.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

SB 100 (De Leon) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. SB 100 accelerates the existing renewable energy targets to 60 percent RPS by 2030, and requires retail energy sellers to plan, model, and invest over the next 28 years to reach the 100% clean, zero carbon, and renewable energy target. But you can help.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Neste recently launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region today, 9 January 2017. The feedstock selection available for Neste’s renewable diesel has been successfully expanded to more than 10 raw materials.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

On 9 August, the California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) awarded a grant of $16,362,500 to Equilon Enterprises LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company, for the introduction of seven hydrogen refueling stations in Northern California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

Gevo has signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a group of eight airlines and certain fuel producers to work cooperatively on expanding the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). In October 2016, Gevo produced the world’s first cellulosic renewable jet fuel meeting ASTM D7566.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

UPS announced agreements for up to 46 million gallons of renewable diesel over the next three years, constituting a 15-fold increase over prior contracts and making UPS one of the largest users of renewable diesel in the world. Neste, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

In working to elucidate the chemistry of hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) for the catalytic upgrading of pyrolytic bio-oil to fuel-grade products, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered that water in the conversion process helps form an impurity which, in turn, slows down key chemical reactions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Separately, the company announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels. E-Golf test. —Prof. Dr. Jurgen Leohold, Head of Volkswagen Group Research.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in mid-2020 on flights from San Francisco International Airport. JetBlue has agreed to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and a pioneer in renewable jet fuel, starting in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2015

Recently, the Energy Resources Center made headlines by saying the EPA’s shift on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) would equal adding 1 million more passenger vehicles on the road. The oil industry would seem to be understandably upset about it. The oil industry responded. Earlier post.) But is there a better way? ZsC2JA ).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Compared to Starlink’s sky-cluttering swarms of tiny satellites, San Francisco–based Astranis’s plans may seem old school. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S. The plant could not come too soon to help decrease Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

There’s definitely change on the horizon,” said Sinclair, who is a member of both the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Women of Electric Vehicles (WEV) , as well as EV Gals, a smaller, Bay Area-only group. They need to know they won’t have to do a smog check or an oil change, or replace a timing belt.” “And

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Environmental author Mark Hertsgaard spoke at the San Francisco Department of Environment today. When Shell Oil's CEO finally believes it's real, as he apparently does, the debate is over, Hertsgaard said, The question is what are the best policies to support. Killing two birds with one stone, pardon the murderous cliche.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2007

The reality, however, is no removal of tax breaks for Big Oil; no 15% renewables standard for utilities; no plug-in hybrid incentives. The best stuff in the bill is energy efficiency standards, including phasing out the incandescent light bulb. Incentives for wind and solar were stripped out, as well, according to Sen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2016

The 15 million gallons of biofuel is enough to power the equivalent of 12,500 flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco. AltAir retrofitted portions of the Paramount Petroleum Corporation—a subsidiary of Alon USA Energy—refinery in Paramount, California, to create a 35-million gallon per year advanced renewable fuel unit.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins: Energy systems became globalized in the middle of the 20th century and then encountered global supply shocks, like the oil embargoes of the ’70s. Back to top How has energy-system modeling evolved to make the detailed simulation s and projections like REPEAT’s possible?

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

I just want to see projects get funded, renewable energy put to work, energy efficiency retrofits instituted, conservation measures adopted and sustainable practices replace business-as-usual before the climate crisis makes any positive action a moot point. You can argue the merits of that if you want, but I’m done arguing.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

My father worked in the oil industry, but his formal education was in aviation maintenance and mechanics back in the Soviet Union, so I got exposed to some of that early on. They tend to be used on regional rounds like the San Francisco-Los Angeles example I mentioned. Then, when I came over to the US, I got my pilot’s license.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Metro and commuter rail were modeled after the San Francisco Bay Area’s (SFBA) Bay Area Rapid Transit and Caltrain while the LRT modes are modeled after San Francisco’s (SF) Muni Metro and the Boston Green Line.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program awards. The facility will create biodiesel from renewable waste-based materials such as used cooking oil from restaurants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The $9,612,515 is funded from the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Transportation program. Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Electric vehicles components.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 06, 2009 – The "Spirit of DC's" on the road again on its Sun Belt Grand Finale from San Francisco to Washington, DC. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America (PHEV3A) tour with "EVJerry" Asher driving started last year on Earth Day, in front of the Nation’s Capitol.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

Natron, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, will target data centers, which use copious amounts of energy and frequently switch servers on and off. have committed to lowering their emissions, and batteries connected to renewable grids could provide one avenue to do it. and Amazon.com Inc., Nabors Industries Ltd.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

coli secreting oil droplets containing biodiesel fuel, along with fatty acids and alcohol. Fuels and chemicals have been produced from the fatty acids in plant and animal oils for more than a century. Electron micrograph shows rod-shaped E. Image by Jonathan Remis, JBEI) Click to enlarge. —Jay Keasling.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. This program is slated to invest approximately $90 million during this fiscal year to develop new transportation technologies, as well as alternative and renewable fuels. Blue Line Transfer, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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