Tag: California

Global Clean Energy’s Bakersfield renewable fuels plant is operating commercially

December 23, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings says its Bakersfield Renewable Fuels facility is commercially operational, producing approximately 250,000 gallons of renewable diesel daily. This critical milestone marks a significant step forward as the company begins delivering sustainable, low-carbon, and cost-efficient fuel to the market. The facility leverages patented, highly scalable nonfood camelina varieties to produce […]

NGOs sue CARB over failture to address health and environmental impacts through LCFS

December 19, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, environmental justice and environmental groups sued Governor Newsom’s California Air Resources Board (CARB) over its failure to adequately address the health and environmental impacts of its recently approved amendments to one of California’s flagship climate programs – the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). They say the LCFS incentivizes pollution in communities across the […]

Rubi gets nearly $1M from NSF to scale its carbon-to-cellulose platform

December 17, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Rubi has been awarded a $969,961 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and scale its carbon-to-cellulose platform. This prestigious grant, awarded to less than 5% of SBIR applicants over the last decade, recognizes Rubi’s groundbreaking advancements in CO2-to-materials technology and will support the company’s […]

G2 Energy selects Waga Energy for two California landfill RNG projects

December 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, G2 Energy has selected Waga Energy to develop RNG projects on two landfills owned and operated by Recology, an integrated resource recovery company providing materials collection, processing, and outreach and education to customers along the West Coast. Under this agreement, Waga Energy will finance, build, own and operate two RNG production facilities using […]

CyberFuels gets CARB approval for its Dynamo additive

December 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, CyberFuels says its Dynamo product has received approval from the California Air Resources Board, paving the way for its deployment in one of the world’s most progressive clean energy markets. The CARB approval underscores Dynamo’s compliance with California’s rigorous emissions standards, reinforcing its role as a game-changing solution in the clean fuel sector. […]

RNG contributed $7.2B to US GDP in 2024: Report

December 15, 2024 | Jim Lane

In California, the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas announced the findings of its 2024 Renewable Natural Gas Economic Impact Analysis, underscoring the renewable natural gas (RNG) industry’s remarkable contributions to the U.S. economy. The 2024 Economic Impact Analysis, prepared by Guidehouse, highlights the broad benefits of RNG across the energy, environmental, and economic sectors. Released […]

California Senator introduces bill to repeal CARB’s LCFS changes

December 12, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, last week State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones introduced Senate Bill 2 to repeal the recent Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is expected to increase gas prices 65 cents per gallon. The bill is coauthored by the entire Senate Republican Caucus. Specifically, SB 2 […]

Aemetis Biogas starts producing biogas at 10th dairy farm

December 10, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Aemetis Biogas started producing renewable natural gas from its tenth anaerobic digester built to process waste from a dairy in Stanislaus County, California. The newly constructed digesters for five additional dairies are in final stages of commissioning and construction, which is scheduled to expand the total Aemetis Biogas operations to twelve digesters processing […]

Phillips 66 to build 30.2MW solar facility at Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex

December 10, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Phillips 66 is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2 megawatt (MW) solar facility. The solar facility will reduce the complex’s grid power demand by 50% and is expected to avoid approximately 33,000 metric tons a year of carbon […]

LG Chem and Acies Bio partner on biobased chemicals

December 9, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In California, Acies Bio and LG Chem have partnered to develop biobased chemicals by leveraging LG Chem’s large-scale manufacturing expertise and market access with Acies Bio’s microbial strain engineering and synthetic biology know-how. Specifically, the collaboration will utilize Acies Bio’s innovative OneCarbonBio™ microbial platform, which focuses on transforming renewable and recycled one-carbon feedstocks—such as captured […]

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