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Air Products announces multi-billion dollar net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta

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JUNE 10, 2021

in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex. Canada’s clean energy diversification strategy and regulatory framework make clear that hydrogen is a key enabler for carbon neutrality by 2050. blue hydrogen).

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Hydrogen Production Energy Canada

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. The proposed solicitation will cover a broad range of advanced fossil energy projects.

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Obama Cleaner Fuel Economy Climate

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Energy source. Natural gas. Geothermal.

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Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Chevron Corporation made a Series A investment in Zap Energy Inc. , Zap Energy will use the funds raised in this round to continue technology development and grow its development team. Viable fusion energy approaches must confine high-temperature plasmas at sufficient density for long durations.

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Chevron Fusion Energy Seattle

California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

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JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. —Energy Commissioner Patty Monahan.

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California Diesel Energy Pollution

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

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JANUARY 5, 2021

BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec began testing battery-electric locomotive technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. The battery-powered locomotive ( FLXdrive ) will be situated in a consist between two Tier 4 locomotives, creating a battery-electric hybrid consist.

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California Batteries Battery Electric

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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JULY 9, 2020

The European Union adopted strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen, paving the way “towards a more efficient and interconnected energy sector, driven by the twin goals of a cleaner planet and a stronger economy.”. Energy System Integration. The Renovation Wave will be an important part of these reforms.

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Hydrogen Cleaning Clean Energy

Sen. Baucus draft for energy tax reform focuses on clean production of electricity and fuels; repeals plug-in vehicle credits

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

This new staff discussion draft focuses energy tax policy on stimulating domestic, clean production of electricity and transportation fuels, which account for 68% of energy consumed in the US. It also would repeal a number of current tax incentives, including those for plug-in electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles.

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Tax Tax Credit Cleaning Clean

CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is joining forces with Energy Observer , the first hydrogen-powered vessel to embark on a round-the-world voyage. Energy Observer , formerly a racing catamaran, is now an experimental platform for tomorrow’s energy sources. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Energy Power Powered

Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

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JUNE 25, 2023

A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review paper is published in the journal Fuel.

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Qatar Hydrogen Production Solar

US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in turn making EVs cleaner.

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IEA: COVID-19 crisis causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history

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MAY 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report. —Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director.

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Global Energy Coal 2020

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Devised by Professor Yulong Ding and Dr Harriet Kildahl from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering, the system is detailed in an open-access paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 Kildahl et al.

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Carbon Emissions Cleaner Gas-Electric

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Renewable energy is another solution. Click to enlarge.

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Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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JANUARY 12, 2023

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version. Pedestrians will also be at risk.

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F-150 Climate Petrol Gas-Electric

California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. 15 million for medium- and heavy-duty electric truck and hybrid vehicle demonstration projects. $12 12 million for natural gas vehicle incentives.

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Green Vehicles California 2014 2013

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The new contracts result from a plan recommended by SCE in response to state forecasts of local reliability needs due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and anticipated retirement of older, natural gas generation plants along the Southern California coastline that rely on ocean water for their cooling needs.

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Energy Storage Purchase California Grid

ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

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APRIL 7, 2014

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council ( ERTRAC ) has published a new roadmap assessing energy carriers and powertrains in the context of the European target to achieve a 60% reduction in CO 2 emissions from transport by 2050. Liquid Air technically does not store any energy, as energy has been removed to create it.

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Gas Energy Power Powered

Con Edison, Lion and Posi-Plus developing all-electric bucket truck

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MARCH 29, 2021

Con Edison and its partners Lion Electric and Posi-Plus are developing the country’s first all-electric bucket truck capable of performing the full range of work that electric utilities require of such vehicles. As of last year, every new light-duty vehicle that Con Edison buys is a plug-in hybrid or all-electric.

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All-Electric New York City New York Fleet

Dow to work with X-energy to deploy SMR for one of Dow’s Gulf Coast sites

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AUGUST 11, 2022

Dow, a leading global materials science company, and X-energy , a nuclear energy innovation company, signed a letter of intent which will help Dow advance its carbon emissions reduction goals through the development and deployment of X-energy's advanced small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology in the US.

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Energy Carbon North America Cleaning

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas.

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Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

High cost of coal and natural gas could make EVs, US grid cleaner this summer

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JUNE 8, 2022

Anticipated price hikes for coal and natural gas could lead to increase use of renewable energy in electricity generation, making both the grid and EVs cleaner, according to new United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis.

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Cleaner Coal Grid Gas

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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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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London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in

PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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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. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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F-150 Ford Electric Vehicles Charging

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. Even as demand increases, the world will continue to become more efficient in its energy use, according to the 2015 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040.

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Energy Global 2010 Oil-Sands

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.

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Grid Cleaning Clean Power

GlobalData: hydrogen to become game changer as large-scale source of cleaner power

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JULY 6, 2020

In the short- to medium-term, hydrogen technology could be used to replace compressed natural gas (CNG) in some areas with minor changes to the existing infrastructure, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. of electricity generation, mainly within the steel sector, petrochemical plants and refineries.

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Hydrogen Cleaner Powered Power

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

New research by economic and public policy consulting group M.Cubed finds a proliferation of backup generators across California, with nearly 90% being diesel-fueled, posing significant obstacles to achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets and driving nearly $136 million in annual health costs. Source: Bloom Energy.

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Diesel California Fuel San Francisco

California Energy Commission awards $2M to Symbio H2 Central Valley Express heavy-duty fuel cell truck project

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APRIL 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) selected Symbio, Michelin, and Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners, to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled, regional-haul Class 8 truck, as major contributors to a state-supported hydrogen mobility project.

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California Fuel Energy Hydrogen

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e.,

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Carbon Supplies Global Transportation

AP Ventures makes follow-on investment in small-scale GTL company Greyrock Energy

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MAY 7, 2019

London-based AP Ventures has made a follow-on investment in Greyrock Energy , Inc. a provider of small-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology. Greyrock’s systems are designed to transform a variety of gas resources (including natural gas, flare gas, bio-gas, natural gas liquids, and other feedstocks) into premium transportation fuels.

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Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Dominion Energy announced a significant expansion of the company's greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gases, from both electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.

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Emissions Gas Energy Power

King County Metro to begin testing electric buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Among the buses under test are four New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, heavy-duty transit buses (two 40-foot and two 60-foot). King County is working with local utilities—Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy—to ensure that the batteries are charged with clean, renewable energy.

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Miles Seattle North America Charging

New UK energy strategy pushes new nuclear; up to 8 additional reactors

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APRIL 9, 2022

Under the plan, 95% of electricity by 2030 could be low-carbon, the government said. This would represent up to around 25% of projected electricity demand—three times more than now. The strategy will see a significant acceleration of nuclear, with an ambition of up to 24GW by 2050.

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Energy Wind Gas-Electric Cleaner

NRG invests additional $35M in FuelCell Energy for 6% of company; establishes $40M financing facility

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AUGUST 3, 2014

FuelCell Energy, Inc., which designs, manufactures, operates and services carbonate fuel cell power plants, announced a broadening and deepening of its existing relationship with NRG Energy including a $35.0-million million investment in FuelCell Energy common stock by NRG Energy and the establishment of a new $40.0-million

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IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. trillion in 2018, a level similar to 2017.

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2018 Global Energy Coal

EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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JANUARY 28, 2019

EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. Light-duty vehicle energy efficiencies are affected by current federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards.

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Transportation Energy Fuel Economy 2018

Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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JUNE 14, 2021

The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,

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Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel Kenworth

First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles on 19 February: a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden. The Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series developed in collaboration with selected customers.

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Volvo Electric Electrical Sweden

Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. Wind turbines generate electricity but also alter the atmospheric flow, explained first author Lee Miller. degrees Celsius.

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Wind Power Powered Coal

Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

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APRIL 8, 2021

Clean Energy Ventures , a $110-million venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech startups, is leading the investments in two battery startups: one in the upstream ( N th Cycle ) and one in the downstream ( Volexion ). Volexion’s funding is co-led by Energy Foundry. N th Cycle. million first tranche of its $2.2-million

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Clean Cleaning Energy Batteries

DOE announces $64M for research into future coal power plants

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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $64 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0002057 ), “Critical Components for Coal FIRST Power Plants of the Future.”. —Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg.

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Coal Future Powered Power

Bloom Energy and Baker Hughes to collaborate on efficient power and hydrogen solutions

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MAY 7, 2021

Solid oxide fuel cell company (SOFC) Bloom Energy and Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, will collaborate on the potential commercialization and deployment of integrated, low-carbon power generation and hydrogen solutions to advance the energy transition.

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Hydrogen Energy Power Powered

Air Products announces multi-billion dollar net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Sen. Baucus draft for energy tax reform focuses on clean production of electricity and fuels; repeals plug-in vehicle credits

CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner

IEA: COVID-19 crisis causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

Con Edison, Lion and Posi-Plus developing all-electric bucket truck

Dow to work with X-energy to deploy SMR for one of Dow’s Gulf Coast sites

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

High cost of coal and natural gas could make EVs, US grid cleaner this summer

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

GlobalData: hydrogen to become game changer as large-scale source of cleaner power

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

California Energy Commission awards $2M to Symbio H2 Central Valley Express heavy-duty fuel cell truck project

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

AP Ventures makes follow-on investment in small-scale GTL company Greyrock Energy

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

King County Metro to begin testing electric buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge

New UK energy strategy pushes new nuclear; up to 8 additional reactors

NRG invests additional $35M in FuelCell Energy for 6% of company; establishes $40M financing facility

IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

DOE announces $64M for research into future coal power plants

Bloom Energy and Baker Hughes to collaborate on efficient power and hydrogen solutions

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