Southern California Gas Company

SoCalGas Joins Center for Transportation and the Environment to Reduce Emissions with Innovative Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Delivery Vans

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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ONTARIO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) have deployed the first of a planned 15 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) medium-duty delivery vans, as part of their collaborative effort to replace diesel-powered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. SoCalGas' support and funding of the project are aimed to help propel ongoing advancements toward the commercialization of zero-emission, medium-duty vehicles and potentially assist companies in decarbonizing their fleets. A leading courier service is driving these hydrogen FCEV vans to facilitate package deliveries in underserved communities within the Inland Empire.

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  • A leading courier service is driving these hydrogen FCEV vans to facilitate package deliveries in underserved communities within the Inland Empire.
  • The project team successfully retrofitted and converted diesel delivery vans to a hybrid electric drive, incorporating on-board hydrogen storage and a fuel cell range extender.
  • The pilot project aims to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen FCEV vans for delivery operations.
  • The delivery vans benefit from easy access to a public hydrogen fueling station in Ontario, which serves as a refueling point for the retrofitted vans.

Registrations Underway for Future-Focused Utility and Technology Boot Camp at Upcoming Building Industry Show

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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Anticipation is mounting for the upcoming Building Industry Show ––SoCal’s largest trade show for the building industry––according to The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC).

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  • Anticipation is mounting for the upcoming Building Industry Show ––SoCal’s largest trade show for the building industry––according to The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231011554940/en/
    Anticipation is mounting for the Building Industry Association of Southern California's (BIASC) upcoming Building Industry Show––SoCal’s largest trade show for the building industry.
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    “The Utility and Technology Boot Camp is one of the Show’s most anticipated segments because it centers on the future,” said Craig Foster , Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President for BIASC.
  • The Utility and Technology Boot Camp takes place on Thursday, October 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis San Diego.

U.S. Department of Energy Makes Historic Award for a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub in California

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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SoCalGas is a proud partner of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), the statewide public-private partnership and the organizer for California's Department of Energy clean hydrogen hub application:

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  • SoCalGas is a proud partner of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), the statewide public-private partnership and the organizer for California's Department of Energy clean hydrogen hub application:
    "The Department of Energy's visionary investment in a California hydrogen hub is a watershed moment for a clean hydrogen economy," said SoCalGas President Maryam Brown.
  • "The DOE's investment demonstrates the essential role that clean hydrogen will play in accelerating California's energy goals, growing California's clean energy workforce, and improving our environment, air quality, and the lives of millions of Californians.
  • "Working with ARCHES and state policymakers in support of California's clean energy and climate goals is a central focus of SoCalGas.
  • When coupled with renewable energy, clean hydrogen could help facilitate a globally scalable, resilient, and carbon free energy system.

Human Services Association, Southeast Community Development Corporation & Others Join SoCalGas in Providing 20,000 Meals for Seniors in Southeast Los Angeles

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of SoCalGas' 2023 Fueling Our Communities initiative, the company announced a $200,000 donation to the nonprofit organization Human Services Association (HSA) to provide 20,000 meals to 5,000 seniors in Southeast Los Angeles County. As part of the initiative, the nonprofit Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC) was also awarded $35,000 to provide 595 boxes of food to low-income seniors as well as information on SoCalGas' Customer Assistance Programs to help save money and conserve energy.

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  • "Human Services Association would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to SoCalGas for their generous support in providing meals to seniors.
  • "I appreciate SoCalGas for supporting both the Human Services Association and the Southeast Community Development Corporation and getting warm meals to thousands of low-income seniors who have had trouble affording their groceries and making ends meet.
  • Our seniors come together to enjoy music, socializing and warm meals thanks to partners like the Human Services Association.
  • "Our continued work with the Human Services Association and Southeast Community Development Corporation is an extension of an incredible partnership to provide warm meals to seniors in need."

13 Innovators Awarded Grants through the SoCal Climate Champions Grant from SoCalGas

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SoCalGas announced today that 13 innovative organizations were awarded project grants of up to $40,000 each through the company's SoCal Climate Champions Grant. These grants aim to support projects that focus on resilient energy, clean air, and organic waste to reduce, mitigate, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • With a total of $400,000 grant funds awarded, SoCalGas is supporting 13 nonprofits' innovative climate solutions in communities throughout Southern California
    LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SoCalGas announced today that 13 innovative organizations were awarded project grants of up to $40,000 each through the company's SoCal Climate Champions Grant .
  • The SoCal Climate Champions Grant recognizes programs, projects and research submissions that address climate solutions for communities in SoCalGas' service areas.
  • The SoCal Climate Champions Grant is part of a renewed focus on SoCalGas' Environmental Champions Initiative that began in 2015.
  • Since then, the SoCalGas' Environmental Champions Initiative has awarded more than 200 grants, totaling over $3.8 million to support projects that improve the environment or lower emissions.

Skyven Technologies, Inc. Announced Today The Successful Integration of Decarbonization Solutions with California Dairies, Inc.

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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VISALIA, Calif., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyven Technologies, an Energy-as-a-Service company with a mission to decarbonize industrial process heat, and California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), the largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative in California, announced today they have successfully implemented three state-of-the-art decarbonization technologies designed to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions without affecting facility operations.        

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  • Skyven and CDI have worked together to design, install, and replicate a first-of-its-kind integration of three decarbonization technologies at each of CDI's two largest facilities.
  • The six total projects include two of the largest solar thermal systems for industrial process heat in the world.
  • Skyven and CDI are currently working toward the implementation of additional decarbonization solutions at more facilities.
  • "We are thrilled to combine the manufacturing expertise of California Dairies, Inc. with the industrial decarbonization expertise of Skyven," said Arun Gupta, CEO of Skyven Technologies.

Boyle Heights' Los STEMateros Places 13 in World Finals at Hydrogen Grand Prix Competition

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyle Heights S.T.E.M. Magnet High School's team, Los STEMateros, competed at the 2023 Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) World Finals, placing 13 out of 26 high school teams from across the globe. The team is a first-time participant at the H2GP and advanced to the World Finals after qualifying at prior regional and state finals by racing a hydrogen-powered, remote-control fuel cell car that they designed and built themselves. Los STEMateros are one of 10 Title 1 LAUSD high school teams sponsored by SoCalGas' Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) program. Last week, SoCalGas donated an additional $3,000 to help the school pay for the student's trip to the World Finals in Las Vegas September 11-14.

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  • Magnet High School Beat Hundreds of Teams to Compete in Largest Hydrogen Competition in the World in Las Vegas
    LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyle Heights S.T.E.M.
  • Magnet High School's team, Los STEMateros, competed at the 2023 Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) World Finals , placing 13 out of 26 high school teams from across the globe.
  • Last week, SoCalGas donated an additional $3,000 to help the school pay for the student's trip to the World Finals in Las Vegas September 11-14.
  • Los STEMateros and students like them are critical to California's clean energy future," said Neil Navin, Chief Clean Fuels Officer of SoCalGas.

35 Small Latino and AAPI-Owned Restaurants Receive $2,500 Grants from Latino Restaurant Association

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latino Restaurant Association today announced that 35 restaurant owners have been awarded $2,500 grants, with a focused effort in supporting 25 Latino-owned and 10 Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (APPI)-owned restaurants. This inaugural initiative was made possible through a $100,000 grant from SoCalGas and is part of the company's ongoing support for small restaurants recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2021, SoCalGas has supported 471 small restaurants with over $2 million in grants through the California Restaurant Foundation's Restaurants Resilience Fund.

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  • Since 2021, SoCalGas has supported 471 small restaurants with over $2 million in grants through the California Restaurant Foundation's Restaurants Resilience Fund.
  • This funding has allowed us to give back to our vibrant restaurant community in the form of $2,500 grants," said Lilly Rocha, Executive Director and CEO, Latino Restaurant Association.
  • It was important to the Latino Restaurant Association to also offer these grants to those in the AAPI community.
  • The Latino Restaurant Association (LRA) supports and promotes restaurateurs, small businesses and the Latino restaurant community to ensure the equitable economic growth of the sector.

ClearSign Technologies Corporation Receives Support and Collaboration from SoCalGas for its Flexible Hydrogen Fueled Ultra Low NOx Process Burner Project

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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SoCalGas has pledged financial support on top of the SBIR program Phase 2 Award for $1.6 million from the DOE which was previously announced.

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  • SoCalGas has pledged financial support on top of the SBIR program Phase 2 Award for $1.6 million from the DOE which was previously announced.
  • Their support will provide additional funding to the project which is designed to help decarbonize hard-to-electrify industries and is entering the commercialization phase.
  • Their support will include $500,000 to promote the introduction and field demonstration of our hydrogen capable ClearSign Core burner technology in Southern California.
  • Phase One saw the completion and deployment of a prototype process burner that successfully integrated hydrogen and hydrogen blending while maintaining NOx below 5 ppm.

SoCalGas and ClearSign Collaboration Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Scale-Up Ultra-Low-NOx Hydrogen-Powered Industrial Burner Prototype

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A project on which Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Tulsa-Based ClearSign Technologies Corporation are collaborating has been awarded more than $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to scale-up an ultra-low-NOx hydrogen-powered industrial burner prototype, and introduce this technology to industries in Southern California.

Key Points: 
  • SoCalGas will be providing an additional $500,000 to help fund the project and to field demonstrate the technology in Southern California.
  • The burner is designed to operate on up to 100% hydrogen and to help decarbonize hard-to-electrify, high-heat industrial processes.
  • The ClearSign project set out to build a process burner, which provides high heat in a number of industrial uses.
  • SoCalGas has made clean energy innovations designed to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors a key component of its efforts to help California achieve net zero by 2045.