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

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. Geothermal.

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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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The California Energy Commission approved an $8-million grant to Equilon Enterprises—a fully owned subsidiary of Shell Oil—to develop a high-capacity hydrogen fueling station to service and promote the expansion of zero-emission fuel cell electric Class 8 drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach. s second-busiest container port.

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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FTA’s Low-No Program supports transit agencies in purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles that use technologies such as battery electric and fuel-cell power to provide cleaner, more efficient transit service in communities across the country. Utah Transit Authority. Metro Transit (Minneapolis–St.

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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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The transition to electric school buses is well underway in California—school districts in the state had ordered over 2,000 electric buses as of late 2023. With the help of grant money from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and the California Air Resources Board , Zum purchased 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

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Using Ozone-Generated Bubbles to Remove Oil Sheen and Contaminants from Water

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A University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filters. Emerging contaminants, such as wastewater polluted with medications and personal care products.

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

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Just over 85% of mined oil shale was used to produce electricity and heat generation; the rest was turned into shale oil, retort gas and other valuable chemicals. Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity. of global and 17% of European reserves. million (US$12.8

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District is replacing three school buses and four agriculture engines and converting three irrigation pumps to clean burning electric.