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US and California release draft renewable energy and conservation plan covering 22M acres in California desert

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US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency John Laird released a landscape-level draft renewable energy and conservation plan covering more than 22 million acres in the California desert. The plan also includes an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of these alternatives.

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. The four awards just approved included: $199,379 to SANDAG. 200,000 to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The return on this investment extends far beyond the San Diego campus. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 parter on co-processing of algae crude oil with conventional crude

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San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc., The goal is to complete fuel certifications to ready Sapphire Energy’s renewable crude oil for wide-scale oil refining. In 2008, the Company successfully produced 91-octane gasoline from algae that fully conformed to ASTM standards.

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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

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The Energy Commission began working on these energy efficiency standards in April 2008. Consumer chargers used in cell phones, personal care devices, and power tools will be required to comply with the new standards by 1 February 2013.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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Support was provided by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office. and funded through Argonne National Laboratory by the US Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. For example, San Diego has installed 2.4

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Genomatica Develops Bio-manufacturing Process for Methyl Ethyl Ketone; Potential Product for Struggling Corn Ethanol Plants

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Genomatica’s research proves these chemicals can be manufactured inside organisms using renewable feedstocks. The Renewable Fuels Association has estimated that 10 or more companies have shut down 24 ethanol plants over the last three months. Genomatica is based in San Diego.