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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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UCR study finds ultra-low emission natural gas bus exceeds federal and state NOx standards; as low as 0.0007g/bhp-hr

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A study by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) found that a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (Metro) bus equipped with an ultra-low emission natural gas engine performs significantly cleaner than its certification standards across all duty cycles.

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BASF and Yara to evaluate low-carbon blue ammonia project at US Gulf Coast

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BASF and Yara Clean Ammonia are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct a world-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the US Gulf Coast region. This would allow Yara to serve its customers with clean ammonia with a significantly reduced product carbon footprint. million tons p.a.

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Once this gas is processed, Anaergia produces pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG) and a clean stream of carbon dioxide that normally gets released to the atmosphere. Founded in 2004, European Energy has a development pipeline of more than 20 GW of renewable energy projects.

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Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

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The funding will help Sierra Energy further develop and commercialize its FastOx gasification technology, which converts virtually any waste into clean, renewable energy and fuels without burning. Injected oxygen and steam react with the carbon char to produce a synthesis gas (syngas), comprised predominately of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

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EcoDual achieves EPA compliance for natural gas conversions of heavy-duty diesel engines under CAFC rule

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EcoDual , LLC, a provider of dual fuel natural gas conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, has achieved US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. The systems are easily installed at the fleet owner’s site and are fully warranted.

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The Big E: July 17, 2024 – Today’s Most Important News

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The good news is–it found the total cost of ownership over that period was positive (compared to a comparable gas-powered car) in 48 of 50 states. Different Year, Different Rules The New Jersey sales tax exemption for EV purchases dated back to 2004, covering sales, rentals and leases for new and used zero-emissions vehicles.