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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. |
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Sac Metro Air District Announces Funding Opportunity |
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The Sac Metro Air District has announced the release of an $18M RFP on March 29, 2021.
Funding will be available to replace medium and heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission trucks and buses, install low carbon fueling infrastructure, replace older farm tractors, upgrade locomotives or complete other eligible projects.
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Propane Education Research Council Accepting Contractor Applications |
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The Propane Education Research Council (PERC) is now accepting applications from contractors for up to $1,000 per home for installing propane systems in new homes, and up to $5,000 for regional propane systems.
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US Department of Transportation Releases 2021 Infrastructure Grant Program |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released the 2021 Infrastructure Grant Program (INFRA). In addition to traditional road and bridge projects, the 2021 INFRA will entertain ZEV infrastructure projects.
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US Department of Energy Grant Solicitation |
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) has announce a grant solicitation for innovative energy strategies across a broad spectrum of categories, a few of which include: Grid Scale Batteries Energy Storage, Grid Scale Non-Battery Energy Storage, Grid Reliability, Transportation Management, Combined Heat & Power, Building Heating & Cooling, Building Energy Management, Combined Heat & Power, Stationary Fuel Cells.
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DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity |
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DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy has announced its intent to issue three sustainable transportation technology funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021.
- Improving the vehicle efficiency and safety of freight transportation to develop and demonstrate higher efficiency, low-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks and freight systems.
- Develop affordable, efficient, and clean transportation options to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies.
- Develop technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources into low carbon biofuels and bioproducts.
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements |
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CARB Approves Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation |
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The California Air Resources Board approved The Advanced Clean Trucks regulation that requires heavy-duty fleet operators in California to report specific information about their fleets by April 1, 2021. There is a significant fine for any fleets failing to comply.
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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Clean Energy Fuels Enters Partnership with BP |
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Clean Energy Fuels has entered into a partnership with BP to produce renewable natural gas from dairy waste and other agricultural operations. CARB has assigned a Carbon Intensity (CI) score of NEGATIVE 250.
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Altec has a series of training classes in 2021 including:
- Preventative Maintenance 1 & 2
- Hydraulic Symbols
- Hydraulics 1, 2 & 3
- Electrical 1 & 2
- AXIS (Altec Service Interface Tool)
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Altec Introduces JEMS ePTO System |
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Altec has also introduced their JEMS ePTO system to powering aerial lifts electrically without the need to run the engine to provide hydraulic power. The Altec JEMS ePTO has been approved for funding under the CARB HVIP voucher program.
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Lion Electric Introduces All-Electric Type A School Bus |
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Lion Electric has introduced an all-electric Type A school bus designed with an in-chassis electric motor and monococ body panels, so the vehicle is not built as a cutaway on a conventional cab/chassis.
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Toyota Explains Commitment to Hydrogen as Zero-Emission Technology |
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Toyota’s Mirai is mentioned in a full page ad in the March 23 Los Angeles Times placed by the Japanese government explaining their commitment to hydrogen as a zero-emission technology for transportation and energy generation. In addition to their light-duty Mirai, Toyota’s truck subsidiary, Hino, will be demonstrating their Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck in mid-2021 in California.
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NVGi Offers Discount on Fuel System Inspection Labels |
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NVGi is offering a special 20% discount on CNG fuel system inspection labels. You can take advantage of this discount if you order before April 16, and use the discount code “LUCKY.”
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Rivian Announces Charging Network |
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Rivian, the electric pickup and SUV startup partially owned by Ford and sitting on a publicly announced commitment by Amazon to purchase 100,000 SUV delivery vehicles, has announced that they will build a network of 600 charging stations with a total of 3,500 200kW DC fast charging ports that will be available only to Rivian R1T and R1S vehicles, and will also install thousands of public 11.5kW Level 2 chargers.
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Amazon Tests Rivian Electric Vans in Hilly San Francisco |
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Amazon has already begun using Rivian.electric delivery vans, beginning on flatter terrain in Los Angeles in February, now adding San Francisco in March. With Amazon’s massive warehouse now operating at Metro Air Park near the Airport, perhaps Sacramento Clean Cities Stakeholders should ask Amazon, “Why not Sacramento?”
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SmartPTO is Approved for CARB HVIP Funding |
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Viatec’s “SmartPTO” has been approved for CARB HVIP funding. The SmartPTO system can allow aerial lift operations using stored electrical energy rather than running the engine to power a hydraulic system.
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CEC Awards Sierra Northern Railroad $4M |
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The Sierra Northern Railroad, operating on 75 miles of track in the Sacramento Region including moving freight in and out of the Port of Sacramento, has been awarded $4M by the CEC to demonstrate a hydrogen fuel cell locomotive.
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California Refineries: For the week ending 3/12/21, refineries in California produced 6,506 barrels of gasoline and 1,888 barrels of diesel. The current LCFS Credit for 1 MT of CO2 is $192.00.
Read More Here for gasoline and diesel production.
Read More Here for LCFS credit.
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