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Summary of CARB/CEC Zero Emission Drayage Truck and Infrastructure Pilot Project Workshop
On June 11, the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) hosted a remote-access workshop to solicit feedback on the forthcoming, first of its kind, joint solicitation for the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck and Infrastructure Pilot Project. This is a combined effort, with funding provided by CEC’s Clean Transportation Program funds and
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Summary of SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan Advisory Group Meeting
On April 16, the South Coast Air Quality Management District held an Air Quality Management Plan Advisory Group Meeting. The Advisory Group reviews the overall aspects of a draft air quality management plan and to makes recommendations concerning emission inventories, modeling, control measures, and socioeconomic impacts. CHBC Executive Director, Jeff Serfass, participated and prepared this
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Summary of CARB Work Group Webinar for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Heavy-Duty Investment Strategy
On April 16, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a work group meeting to solicit feedback on developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Investment Strategy for Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Off-Road Equipment. The Strategy, built upon previous years’ work, will be incorporated into the upcoming FY 2020-21 Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) and Low Carbon Transportation
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Summary of Re-Imagining the Energy Ecosystem with Green Hydrogen Webinar
On April 14, the Green Hydrogen Council and Strategen hosted the “Re-Imagining the Energy Ecosystem with Green Hydrogen” webinar, which presented “why green hydrogen should be the backbone of the clean energy transition that is already underway, and why green hydrogen is a ‘super gamechanger’ to achieve multi-sectoral decarbonization.” GHC founder and CEO, Janice Lin,
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Summary of CEC Webinar Draft Solicitation Transit ZEV Infrastructure Workshop
On April 10, the California Energy Commission (CEC) Staff hosted a pre-solicitation workshop to solicit feedback on a draft concept for Zero-Emission Transit Fleet Infrastructure Deployment. CEC Staff has released a “Draft Solicitation Concept” document, which details the concept under consideration for a competitive grant solicitation to be issued by the CEC’s Clean Transportation Program.
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Summary of CARB HVIP Workgroup 1 Webinar
On April 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public work group webinar to discuss Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 policy for Clean Truck and Bus Vouchers (HVIP). The discussion focused on how best to adjust the HVIP to align with growing demand and the Governor Newsom’s proposed budget. Stakeholders addressed potential policy options
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Summary of CEC Staff Webinar to Discuss Two Draft Solicitation Concepts – Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles
On April 2, the California Energy Commission (CEC) staff held a pre-solicitation workshop to solicit feedback on two draft concepts: Blueprints for Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MD/HD) Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and ZEV Infrastructure, and Block Grant for MD/HD ZEV Infrastructure Incentive Projects. CEC staff has released “Draft Solicitation Concept” documents, which detail the concepts under consideration
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Summary of CORE Voucher Project Work Group Webinar
On March 27, CALSTART and CARB hosted a webinar on the CORE Vouch Project. The CORE project team is evaluating several adjustments to the Implementation Manual and seeking feedback from stakeholders. CORE is a first-come, first-served voucher program that is open until funds are used. There is currently $18.7 million still available from the original
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Summary of Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities Webinar
On March 26, University of California, Davis hosted a webinar for the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) on “Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities.” NCST is one of seven national centers funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program, and the only national center focused
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SunLine Transit Agency Provides FCEB Transport to the President
On February 19, SunLine Transit Agency was on-site at Palm Springs International Airport assisting White House and Secret Service staff with the arrival of Air Force One and President Donald Trump. Two of SunLine’s hydrogen electric fuel cell buses shuttled 150 people and members of the media from the parking lot to a security checkpoint,
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Report on CHBC Meeting with Breathe LA
On February 7, Cory Shumaker, CHBC Development Specialist, visited Breathe California of Los Angeles County to present the case for hydrogen and fuel cells to staff through a series of videos and presentation slides. The non-profit was founded in 1903 and for more than 30 years, the organization was committed to increasing public awareness about
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Summary of SCAQMD Clean Fuels Program Advisory Meeting
On February 6, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) held their semi-annual Clean Fuels Program Advisory Meeting to provide an annual report on the Clean Fuels Program for 2019 and an update on the Clean Fuels Program Plan for 2020. It was also an opportunity to solicit feedback and comments from stakeholders, State
