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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has signed a new agreement with Clean Energy Fuels for an estimated 47.5 The fueling contract resulted from a competitive RFP process, with Metro awarding Clean Energy three fueling depots for a five-year term, with an option to extend up to three additional years.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this in the world. It is the first time this feedstock has been used to make rDME at commercial scale.

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JULY 3, 2014

About one-third of all medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks registered in the United States (2.9 million trucks)—are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines, according to data compiled by IHS Automotive for the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Growth in clean diesel trucks by year. million of 8.8

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. Investments made in previous years’ Funding Plans have been tremendously successful.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The V2G testing center is part of Austin SHINES , an Austin Energy project that is testing how energy storage at grid, commercial-, and residential applications-scale to help increase the penetration of solar energy to reduce peak demand, increase grid resiliency and achieve the City of Austin’s renewable energy and storage goals by 2027.

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JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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JANUARY 27, 2012

The Advanced Clean Cars package will help clean our air, help us fight climate change, and perhaps most important for average citizens, save thousands of dollars over the life of the vehicles. It also gives use the ability to brag that we are the clean car capital of the world. —Mary Nichols.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Ford is commercializing technology it developed and patented for installing vehicle windshields that makes the attachment less costly, simpler and more eco-conscious than current practices. One patent covers cleaning and activating the edge of the windshield glass in less than 10 seconds.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. The decline was not confined to China, however.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

a renewable oils and bioproducts company, has begun a collaboration with Qantas to pursue the potential for commercial production of Solazyme’s microbial-derived aviation fuel, Solajet, in Australia. This represents the first collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region to explore the use of Solajet in commercial aviation. Solazyme, Inc.,

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MARCH 22, 2022

The new Emgrand runs on 100% clean methanol available in fueling stations. seconds and traveling 100km consumes roughly 9L (WLTP) of clean methanol. In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. From 0-100km/s takes 8.8

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and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, have expanded their synthetic fuels alliance to include synthesis gas cleaning. A critical step in that process is the conditioning and clean-up of syngas produced by the Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasifier. Rentech, Inc. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 31, 2011

(SoCalGas) and Oberon Fuels , a San Diego-based low-emission alternative fuels company, announced a joint research and development agreement to design and construct the first commercial facility in the United States to produce Dimethyl Ether (DME) from natural gas for use as a transportation fuel.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, but this time with a clean mobility twist. Shell will also expand its role in providing Hyundai with cleaner mobility solutions. —Carlos Maurer, Executive Vice President of Shell’s Global Commercial Business.

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JUNE 25, 2013

In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. The Better Buildings Challenge targets helping American commercial and industrial buildings becoming at least 20% more energy efficient by 2020. Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge.

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JUNE 1, 2019

At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries.

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AUGUST 2, 2020

Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the electric box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

The “Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project” (CORE) will feature a streamlined voucher process for buyers to receive funding that will offset the higher costs of clean, zero-emission equipment including terminal tractors, transport refrigeration units, cargo-handling equipment and more. On- and off-road terminal tractors.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions. million is also now available through the NYTVIP to school bus operators statewide to support the purchase of cleaner, less polluting buses. Specifically, this effort includes $16.4 Additionally, another $2.5 million from the state’s $127.7

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MARCH 11, 2022

One in five EVs in the country are on the road in PG&E’s service area of Northern and Central California, where customers are often early adopters of new clean energy technologies. Through collaborations with automakers like Ford, we are innovating together for a cleaner, safer and brighter future for all.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

The keys to commercialization have been demonstrating cost, size and optimized energy consumption in line with automotive requirements. These vehicles have long lifetimes and will continue to occupy the roads next to clean EVs for years to come. —Dan Singleton, CEO and co-founder of Transient Plasma Systems. hp diesel engine.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

WWI) to develop, to market, and to commercialize a heavy-duty, natural gas engine featuring the Westport HPDI 2.0 As the demand for natural gas vehicles has grown significantly over the years, the demand for better performing, cleaner, and more efficient engines has also increased. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. Westport HPDI 2.0

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JANUARY 26, 2017

To align with industry megatrends and boost its long term growth, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies has reoriented its strategy and become Faurecia Clean Mobility. Faurecia Clean Mobility is one of three Faurecia business groups, the other two being Automotive Seating and Interior Systems. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

Today, a commercial operator using one backpack leaf blower for one hour generates the same smog-forming emissions as a car driving 1100 miles. The zero-emission alternatives are quieter, cleaner, have less vibration, and havegreatly improved over the last few years.

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JULY 12, 2011

Chesapeake also announced $305 million in two initial investments for CNGV: $150 million to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Chesapeake has agreed to invest $150 million in newly issued convertible debt of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., per gallon cheaper than gasoline and diesel; and. —Aubrey K.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

That report, authored by group co-chairs, Agriculture and Energy Secretaries Vilsack and Chu, and EPA Administrator Jackson, lays out a strategy to advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable biofuels industry to meet or exceed the nation’s biofuels targets.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

A commercial industry partner assisted the team with getting the right amount of acidity within the catalyst support, while the research team turned to palladium metal nanoparticles to chemically couple the molecules together. A promising feature of the single-phase catalyst is its regenerative properties.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

This funding comes from DOT’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Low or No Emission Vehicle (Low-No) Program, helping transit agencies purchase and lease new, cleaner vehicles and renovate and construct the infrastructure needed for zero-emission transit vehicles. Cleaner Transportation in the Coachella Valley. Project title.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Battery electric applications, hybrid hydraulics, fuel cells and other advanced technology can make these on- and off-road vehicles cleaner and more efficient. 10 million to fund projects that establish commercial-scale clean transportation manufacturing facilities in California.

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MAY 4, 2020

The A$300 million (US$193 million) Advancing Hydrogen Fund will be administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The ARENA round is a $70-million grant program aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large-scale using electrolysis.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced an agreement for Ryder to switch the fuel at their stations in Orange and Fontana, CA, to Clean Energy’s Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG)—i.e., Redeem biomethane vehicle fuel is procured from more than 15 biomethane production facilities, including two owned and operated by Clean Energy.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

This year’s Index finds that 2018 greenhouse gas emissions—the latest year for which data are available—rose overall for the first time since 2012, driven in part by increases in the power and commercial sectors. This is the result of policies promoting cleaner vehicle fuels and advanced clean vehicle standards.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

To set the stage for increased growth, the commercial AMR market must evolve and challenge the status quo. Common applications include indoor parcel delivery, security, inventory management, cleaning, and disinfection, to name a few. Today, there are many application-specific AMRs solving problems for businesses.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The assessment came in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). To illustrate this inertia, the report, Tracking Clean Energy Progress , introduced the Energy Sector Carbon Intensity Index (ESCII), which shows how much carbon dioxide is emitted, on average, to provide a given unit of energy.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

The engine is 90% cleaner than the current Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent 0.2 Last year, we introduced a propane autogas engine that was 75% cleaner than the EPA’s emissions standard. grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr). Earlier post.). g/bhp-hr heavy-duty engine standard. and ultra-low NOx 0.02

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JANUARY 18, 2011

GE and Shenhua have agreed to form an industrial coal gasification joint venture to advance the deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. The agreement was signed today at a ceremony at the Strategic Forum on US-China Clean Energy Cooperation in Washington DC.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Tightened controls on residential wood-burning stoves and fireplaces, and enhanced incentives for cleaner-burning alternatives. Enhanced incentives for purchase of cleaner agricultural equipment and commercial underfired charbroilers.

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