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Waste-to-hydrogen producer Ways2H announces strategic investment by John Molina and Pacific6 Enterprises

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, the developer of a gasification-based process that converts waste into clean hydrogen fuel for mobility, microgrids and power generation ( earlier post ), closed an investment from Pacific6 Enterprises, led by founding partner John C. The technology was engineered, refined and enhanced over more than 15 years in Japan by Japan Blue Energy.

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UrbanX Group signs FEED contract with Hyundai Engineering for renewable diesel facility in Bakersfield

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UrbanX Renewables Group of Long Beach, CA, executed a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd—an essential step for building the state’s first facility producing ultra-low carbon renewable diesel. It can also yield a prime sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel

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Ecology is one of the largest trucking and transportation companies in the Western United States, providing services for transportation, heavy haul and oversize loads, and containers to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5

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Toyota reveals second iteration of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck: Project Portal 2.0; 300 miles per fill

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Since it first began operation in April 2017, the Project Portal “Alpha” truck has logged nearly 10,000 miles of testing and real-world drayage operations in and around the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles while emitting nothing but water vapor. —Andrew Lund, chief engineer for the project.

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The City of Sacramento has signed a contract for an expected 650,000 gallons of Redeem to fuel approximately 100 solid waste vehicles.

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Tech: Renewable Diesel: A Sustainable Substitute

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Renewable diesel can be produced using various technologies including those that process solid biomass, liquid biomass, waste gasification and pyrolysis. The NREL tests concluded that renewable diesel reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 4.2% The cities of San Diego and Long Beach have followed suit.

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

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At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. Beginning in 2024 the cars will be powered by hybrid engines. We are different from them.

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