August 25, 2023 Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors.

In this August 25th eNewsletter from Sacramento Clean Cities

Upcoming Grants - Funding for a wide range of transportation and energy programs and projects   Upcoming Workshops - Participate in the decision making process   New Updates, Regulations & Requirements - Regulations and requirements that may affect your operations   Alternative Fuel & Zero-Emission Insights - Learn what’s new and what’s coming soon   Conferences, Programs - Educational, networking and presentation opportunities   Presentations Slides and Videos from Previous Sacramento Clean Cities Webinars Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here

Special Announcement

City of Sacramento Draft Existing Building Electrification Strategy

Roadmap to electrification of all buildings in Sacramento by 2045 out for public review The plan will transition all buildings currently using natural gas to electric Public comments accepted online and at a Planning Commission meeting 8/24 at 5:30 Comment Here

Sac Clean Cities Board Member Helps Explain PepsiCo Tesla Semi Introduction

Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition board member and SMUD Senior Strategic Business Planner, Evan Speer, helps explain the PepsiCo implementation of 21 Tesla Semis at their Sacramento facility and their overall plans to be 100% carbon free by 2040.  Read more Here

Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Regional Climate Protection Authority - Executive Director Recruitment

Plan, develop policy, fund priorities, and implement projects Responsibilities covering local government action on transportation and climate change Read more Here

Grants Accepting Applications

VW Zero-Emisssion Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Grant Fund Open

$20M Available First-come, First-served basis until funding is exhausted  Stacking with CORE Allowed Eligible equipment includes forklifts (>8,000#) Airport GSE, Terminal Tractors, Ferries/Tug Repowers, Shore Power & More Read more Here

Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Funding Available

Voucher Incentives for the purchase of Heavy-duty Off-road Equipment  $182M Available Now on a First Come/First Served Basis Until Funds are Exhausted Read more Here

ZEV Transit & Drayage EnergIIZE Infrastructure Funding Available

Transit Funding Eligible Applicants: Transit Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs Serving Tribes $11.4M Available Drayage Funding Eligible Applicants: Fleets currently requesting HVIP Drayage Truck Set-Aside Vouchers Fleets currently on the HVIP Drayage Set-Aside list of eligible entities $22.275M Available Applications due by August 25 Application Deadline Extended to September 15 Read more Here

CARB Clean Transportation and Planning Funding Grants

$32.65 million available to fund planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects Community-based organizations, local governments, public schools and tribes are eligible Concept Phase applications due September 8, 2023.  Full Phase applications due November 3, 2023 Read more Here

2023 DERA Announced

Diesel Emission Reduction Act for 2023 $115M to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines Applications due by December 1, 2023 Read more Here

New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements

"Comprehensive Report on Hydrogen" Workshop

Sept 5 SB 1075 Mandates CEC, CPUC, GO-Biz Joint Report Technical and policy evaluations and recommendations regarding the development, deployment, and use of hydrogen Read more Here

Lake Tahoe Electric Transportation Forum

Sept 29 - Lake Tahoe Community College The benefits of electrifying transportation in the Lake Tahoe Basin Lake Tahoe leaders’ perspectives on challenges & opportunities in electrifying transportation Grants, tax credits, and other financial incentives available to electrify transportation The “Transportation as a Service” model for government agencies Model examples of electric transportation in other areas Electric watercraft and other “e” recreational products such as snowmobiles and ATVs Register Here

American River Fall Career Fair

Students are getting AA Degrees as Auto Techs, Electricians, Computer Techs, Office Workers, etc. Reserving a table ($350) includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch, 1 Table, 2 Chairs, Free Parking October 11, 10am - 2pm - 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento Read more Here

Clean Cities Celebrates 30th Anniversary

With 75 coalitions around the US, the National Clean Cities Program is celebrating 30 years of work reducing the US dependence on fossil fuels.  Read more Here

Clean Truck Check Announcement

CARB is now using Roadside Emissions Monitoring Devices (REMD) throughout California These devices use remote sensing to screen for potential high emitting vehicles Potential High Emitting Vehicles will be issued a Notice to Submit to Testing (NST) Vehicle owners will have 30 days to submit a passing emissions test to CARB Failure to submit a passing test may result in an enforcement violation Read more Here

EPA to Review Ozone Standards

The EPA has announced a new review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to ensure the standards reflect the most current, relevant science and protect people’s health from these harmful pollutants. Read more Here

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

e-Mission Control LCFS Calcs

e-Mission Control has a free program to provide preliminary incentive estimates based on a fleet’s actual energy consumption information.  Read more Here

GM Powers Homes

GM has announced that by 2026, every one of their EVs will be equipped with Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) bidirectional charging capabilities.  Read more Here

Yosemite Clean Energy Receives CEC Grant

Yosemite Clean Energy has received a $5M grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to support their hydrogen production plant in Oroville. Using forest biomass, this facility will begin producing negative carbon “green” hydrogen in Q1 of 2026.  Read more Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

NASA Software for Self-Flying Taxis

NASA is working with Lockheed Martin’s subsidiary Sikorsky to develop software that would manage self-flying “Taxis” that would make passenger and freight transport easier in high-density areas.  Read more Here

Newly Discovered Enzyme Speeds Biofuel Production

A newly discovered enzyme can convert biomass to biofuels at ambient temperatures versus what has traditionally required high temperature & high pressure using cobalt, platinum, nickel & palladium metallic catalysts, allowing more efficient and less expensive production of biofuels.  Read more Here

CATL's Super-Fast Battery Chemistry

CATL has announced a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that they say can load ~65kWh in 10 minutes at room temperature. Read more Here

EVSE Reliability Questioned

A recent study by J.D. Power indicates that 20% of vehicle charging efforts are unsuccessful. Failure rates varied by area with parts of Florida at 35%, Seattle, Denver and Austin at 29% and Cleveland at 12%.  Read more Here

Pyka Approved for "Uncrewed" ZEV Aircraft Operations

Electric aircraft company Pyka has received FAA approval to commercially operate their 1,125 pound crop sprayer aircraft with no crew on board.  Read more Here

Amazon Invests in Moxion Power

Amazon is using Moxion Power’s trailer-mounted battery to silently power their film and TV sets as part of their $2B “Climate Pledge” to lower their carbon footprint. When fully charged, the Moxion trailer-mounted battery has 520kWh of usable energy exportable at 480v, 208v and 240v. Read more Here

Honda/Acura Move to NACS

Honda and their luxury brand Acura have announce that they will join the growing number of automakers who will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS) beginning in 2025 or 2026. Read more Here

LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways

California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 79.43 to 81.49gCO2e/MJ.

CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$76.50

Check CARB Carbon Intensity (CI) Pathway Here The following RNG LCFS Applications are being released for a 10-day public comment B042201: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Five H in Merced, California B042202: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Red Rock, California  B042203: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Vista Verde in Chowchilla, California B042204: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Vander Woude in Merced, California B042205: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Rockshar in Merced, California B042206: Merced Pipeline from Dairy Manure at Michael De Hoog in Merced, California B042207: Merced Pipeline,from Dairy Manure at Double Diamond in El Nido, California Read more Here

Conferences and Programs

Electric Truck DEPOT Bootcamp

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is offering a free ten-session series of one hour webinars covering the requirements for electrifying a truck depot. The webinars will run from 10am - 11am every other Tuesday from April 25 through September 5. Please register Here

"ZEB Con" Zero Emission Bus Conference

Sept 26-28 San Diego Site Tours of Electric Bus Deployments ZEB 101 Course Charge Management Hydrogen Fueling ZEB Depot Planning Financing Workforce Development ZEB Transition Planning Microgrids Read more Here

Mobilize Summit 2023

October 30 & 31 - Long Beach Transportation, Aviation & Logistics Professionals Latest on Emerging Technologies Workforce Education  Read more Here

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