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Consolidated bioprocessing company Aemetis licenses plant oil hydroprocessing technology from Chevron Lummus Global for renewable jet and diesel

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CLG is a completely integrated source for hydroprocessing technologies, catalysts, reactor internals and engineering and is a 50-50 joint venture between Chevron Products Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Lummus Technology Inc., Outline of the Biofuels ISOCONVERSION process. Source: ARA.

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California Air Resources Board issues nearly $1M in fines for failures to report GHG emission

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The California Air Resources Board announced nearly $1 million in penalties against 3 companies for late or inaccurate reporting of their greenhouse gas emissions for 2011. Utilities and industrial facilities emitting more than 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions.

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KiOR signs second offtake agreement for renewable gasoline and diesel blendstocks

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This is the second offtake agreement KiOR has signed for its Columbus, MS, facility, having announced an agreement with Hunt Refining Company in March of 2011. Earlier post.) KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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UT Austin team and partners report on extensive measurements of methane emissions during natural gas production

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Because of this equipment, methane emissions from well completions are 97% lower than calendar year 2011 national emission estimates, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April 2013. Nine companies volunteered to have emissions at their well sites measured for the study.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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In the past industry ultimately called the shots. Rulemaking will determine the extent to which this new regime will promote plug-in cars beyond the initial tens of thousands that seem slated to appear from the majors beginning with MY 2011. However, the power relationships have shifted somewhat. Will we get our money’s worth?

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Canada oil sands producers form alliance to improve environmental performance

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In February 2011, oil sands producers including Nexen, Suncor, Total, Statoil and ConocoPhillips, represented by the Oil Sands Leadership Initiative (OSLI), conducted a winter wetland planting trial in Alberta’s boreal forest. Results recorded during summer 2011 indicate that more than 94% of the black spruce trees have survived.

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California ARB staff hosting first meeting of Low Carbon Fuel Standard advisory panel

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board is holding the first meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Advisory Panel on 16 Feb 2011. Stephanie Batchelor, Biotechnology Industry Organization. Dwight Stevenson, Tesoro Corporation. Russell Teall, Biodiesel Industries Inc. James Uihlein, Chevron Corporation.