Archive for May 2026
Air Board Adopts Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive with New Cap-and-Invest Regulations
In late May, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted revisions to the state’s Cap-and-Invest (formerly, Cap & Trade) program, including the adoption of a new Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive (MDI). The MDI will help manufacturing facilities in California to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by allocating free allowances to facilities that switch from fossil fuels…
Read MoreCalBio Smashes Carbon Intensity Records
How low can it go? Well, California Bioenergy’s new dairy biogas to hydrogen project is breaking carbon intensity records in all the best ways. CalBio is working with Bar20 Dairy Farm in Kerman, California to convert dairy manure to low carbon hydrogen for transportation fueling. The California Air Resources Board has released a draft analysis…
Read MoreResources Agency Secretary Calls for Increased Biomass Use
In early May, the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, Wade Crowfoot, called on the heads of eight other state agencies to increase inter-agency collaboration on biomass utilization. Secretary Crowfoot sent a letter to the heads of the CPUC, CEC, Air Board, CalFire, Department of Conservation, Governor’s Office of Business Development and other agencies.…
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