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Oberon Fuels Partners with Suburban Propane and Empresas Lipigas to Evaluate Renewable Dimethyl Ether and Propane Blends in Latin America

  |   Biorenewables, Cleantech San Diego Members

Three leaders in their respective industries have announced a collaboration to test a clean, innovative low-carbon fuel blend in residential and commercial applications in Latin America.   The collaboration includes Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) – the third largest retail propane distributor in the United States; Empresas Lipigas –...

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Oberon Fuels Secures $2.9 Million Grant from State of California for First-Ever Production of Renewable Dimethyl Ether in U.S.

  |   Biorenewables, Cleantech San Diego Members

Cleantech San Diego member company Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, 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...

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Oberon Fuels Begins First Customer Demonstration of a Dimethyl Ether (DME)-powered Mack Truck

  |   Biorenewables

Cleantech San Diego member company Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning Dimethyl Ether (DME) transportation fuel, today announced the commencement of the first-ever customer demonstration of a DME-powered Mack truck, a Mack® Pinnacle™. Oberon and Mack are working with the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to...

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Developer’s Guide to Imperial Valley

  |   Biorenewables, Imperial Valley

Cleantech San Diego, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and Imperial Valley EDC partnered through the Regional Industry Clusters of Opportunity-II (RICO-II), an initiative of the California Energy Commission, Workforce Investment Board, and Employment Development Department to engage businesses and community/public partners to identify...

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San Diego Pioneering Microgrids According to New Analysis of CA Regional Cleantech Economies

  |   Biorenewables, Highlights, Smart Grid

Southern California is a driver for California’s world-class clean transportation sector and of new microgrid and biorenewable technology according to two new reports by the nonpartisan nonprofit group Next 10.   “The Los Angeles area and the San Diego region have unique local assets that are being...

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Algae Biomass Organization Announces Preliminary Agenda for 8th Annual Algae Biomass Summit in San Diego

  |   Biorenewables, Cleantech Industry News, Cleantech San Diego Members, Events, Uncategorized

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, has announced the preliminary agenda for the 8th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, unveiling a list of the latest advances in algae commercialization, research and finance that will be discussed at the largest algae...

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San Diego’s Thriving Algae Biotechnology Industry Continues to Fuel Region’s Economy

  |   Biorenewables, Cleantech Industry News, Cleantech San Diego, Highlights, Imperial Valley

A study conducted by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and released last week by its service bureau found that the direct, indirect, and induced economic impact of the algae biotechnology research and manufacturing industry generates a total of approximately 1,020 total jobs, $80...

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