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JANUARY 18, 2017

Neste announced the rebranding of its renewable diesel fuel during a customer seminar and appreciation event in San Diego, California. Neste is replacing its “Neste Renewable Diesel” and earlier brand name “NEXBTL” with “Neste MY Renewable Diesel” brand name.

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JULY 1, 2019

Improvements to a class of battery electrolyte first introduced in 2017—liquefied gas electrolytes—could pave the way to replacing the graphite anode with a lithium-metal anode. Meng and colleagues’ approach was to switch to a more compatible electrolyte, called liquefied gas electrolytes. —Yang et al.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. FXI) announced the addition of 11 new ultra-low emission natural gas trucks to the FXI fleet. The company is on the wait list for an additional $900,000 in Prop 1B grants from the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, which would be used to purchase another 9 trucks.

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JANUARY 30, 2015

Researchers from Caltech and UC San Diego have developed a family of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts that have shown exceptional activity in the conversion of seed oils to linear-chain olefins. The ethanolysis of fatty acids derived from seed oils could provide a renewable source of LAOs. —Marx et al.

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JUNE 17, 2024

A Fuel Switch for Today Continues To Evolve In the past, renewable diesel was considered a niche product that failed to attract mainstream investor interest. It’s chemically similar to petroleum diesel, but is 100% renewable and sustainable, making it the greenest diesel on the market.

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JULY 31, 2020

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7

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JUNE 13, 2017

Porvoo is the first city in Finland to start using Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced 100% from waste and residues, in all of its diesel-fueled vehicles during this year. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is an excellent solution for many cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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MARCH 21, 2013

The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. In addition, CEC awarded $1,815,274 to fund 20 energy research projects in the areas of transportation, electricity, and natural gas. Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program awards.

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JULY 31, 2012

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego (Scripps) and Southern California Gas Co. Targeted CO 2 sources include: natural gas power plants, large engines used in natural gas compression and water pumping and boilers used to produce steam for industrial processes such as enhanced oil recovery.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most utilities struggle with the fact that renewable and distributed energy sources are not as stable as traditional sources, such as natural-gas power plants. UC San Diego is building on experience from NODES, a three-year, $2.88 Solar panel output depends on the weather, for example, as do wind turbines.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel ( earlier post ), has been awarded a grant for $2,876,139 from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a first-of-its-kind, multi-phase project to produce the first renewable dimethyl ether (rDME), a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel, in the US.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

A Navy ship has, for the first time, operated on a 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) completed final-phase testing of a 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel as part of the Navy’s MILSPEC qualification program. Earlier post.). The ex- Paul F.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

Propel Fuels has expanded its sales of Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) to locations across Southern California. Utilizing Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel, Propel’s Diesel HPR is a low-carbon, drop-in renewable fuel that meets petroleum diesel specifications and can be used in any diesel engine. Earlier post.) per gallon.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Oberon Fuels announced commercial availability of a blend of propane and Oberon’s renewable DME (dimethyl ether). Oberon Fuels’ pilot DME production plant in Brawley, California, 2 hours east of San Diego. In June, 2021, Oberon produced the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Utilizing Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel, Propel’s Diesel HPR is a low-carbon, drop-in renewable fuel that meets the ASTM D-976 petroleum diesel specifications for use in diesel engines, while offering drivers better performance and lower emissions. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Neste recently launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region today, 9 January 2017. The feedstock selection available for Neste’s renewable diesel has been successfully expanded to more than 10 raw materials.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted for public comment three new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathway applications for landfill gas to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Clean Energy has applied for three landfill-gas-to-biomethane fuel pathways. San Diego Metro.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Several leading companies and authorities in San Diego have united in an effort to improve the area’s energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The city of San Diego, along with San Diego Gas & Electric, CleanTECH San Diego, UC San Diego and GE have teamed up to create a plan that includes five key [.].

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APRIL 14, 2016

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of DC fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.;

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MARCH 17, 2017

and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of California and public utility company San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), started the demonstration of the United States’ largest redox flow battery system in California. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Background.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

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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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The program’s 2012-2014 plan calls for investing $330 million between 2014 and 2015 in innovative technologies that provide benefits to electric ratepayers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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MAY 18, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. The generation system uses sunlight to convert natural gas and water into hydrogen and capture the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to prevent carbon emissions. The generation system uses sunlight to convert natural gas and water into hydrogen and capture the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to prevent carbon emissions.

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APRIL 23, 2014

Another is an annual clean transportation investment plan that is designed to spark innovation in projects that will help transform California’s fleet to meet greenhouse gas and clean air goals. EPIC is funded by electricity ratepayers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The $9,612,515 is funded from the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Transportation program. Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Natural gas-powered vehicle fueling.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The approved awards were made through the Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. The program is slated to invest approximately $90 million during this fiscal year to develop new transportation technologies, as well as alternative and renewable fuels.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) established a combined energy storage target of 1,325 megawatts (MW) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric by 2020, with installations required no later than the end of 2024. (MW

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Chan Park of University of California, Riverside will receive $94,407 to develop a fuel sensing technology for natural gas vehicles.The technology has the potential to help the state attain its clean air standards and increase adoption of natural gas vehicles in California through the development of new sources of renewable natural gas.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

Electricity providers, including Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Charging network providers, including EVgo, Greenlots and Electrify America.

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APRIL 30, 2013

This project includes $150,000 in match funding from San Diego Gas & Electric. Other projects receiving funding include: Foresight Renewable Solutions of San Francisco will receive $1.7 million to demonstrate renewable energy management using a compressed air energy storage system.

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MAY 9, 2013

The update sets funding priorities for the approximately $100 million in annual state funds under the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. 12 million for natural gas vehicle incentives. million ZEVs on the state’s roads.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

PG&E ’s proposal is aimed at accelerating widespread EV adoption and combatting climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions related to transportation. For the seven proposed projects, PG&E is requesting a total budget of approximately $253 million.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

For more than 20 years, California has aggressively supported the rooftop solar market through its Net Energy Metering (NEM) program in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) territories. NEM has enabled 1.3

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JANUARY 29, 2016

The program features dynamic pricing—a time-variant rate—that creates incentives for charging when renewable energy is most available. million zero-emission vehicles on state roads by 2025, the San Diego region would need 150,000 EVs on its roads. Currently, the San Diego region has only around 19,000 EVs.

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JUNE 20, 2014

The Energy Commission approved 15 grants totaling more than $5 million to install 475 electric vehicle chargers in communities throughout California, including the cities of San Francisco, Burbank, Torrance and San Diego and the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles.

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JUNE 5, 2015

A diverse set of public interest groups, automakers, labor unions, and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) submitted a proposed settlement to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to accelerate the deployment of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that would support the utility grid in San Diego.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Further, Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement with FirstElement Fuel Inc (FEF), a leader in retail hydrogen infrastructure in the US, to supply renewable hydrogen to FEF’s retail liquid hydrogen fueling stations in California. Currently FirstElement operates 19 of its True Zero retail hydrogen stations with 12 more under development.

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