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Vega Biofuels’ pilot torrefaction plant to use new process to lower costs of biomass feedstock; site remediation biomass

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Vega Biofuels announced that its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Agri-Tech Producers, LLC (ATP) has developed a new and patent-pending process that significantly reduces the cost of some of the biomass feedstock for the company’s Allendale, SC pilot torrefaction plant by using site remediation biomass.

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EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

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Comparative levelized cost of electricity in 2025 ($/MWh) at different CO 2 prices. Representative costs are reported in constant December 2010 US dollars. LCOE calculations are based on assumptions regarding future unit operations, operating costs, fuel prices, financing terms, and inflation. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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Alberta to Award C$285M to Underground Coal Gasification with Carbon Capture Project for Power Generation; 75% Lower GHG Intensity Than Existing Coal-Fired Generators

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The Province of Alberta (Canada) has executed a letter of intent with Swan Hills Synfuels to provide a C$285 million (US$273 million) grant in support of a underground coal gasification (UCG) project that will reduce emissions by capturing and sequestering more than 1.3 Swan Hills calls the process in situ coal gasification (ISCG).

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BNEF: wind and solar boost cost-competitiveness versus fossil fuels

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This year has brought a significant shift in the generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil fuels, according to detailed analysis by technology and region, published this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. —Seb Henbest, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNEF.

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ConocoPhillips announces sanction of $6B second train for Australia Pacific coal seam gas to LNG project; Sinopec interest to increase

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million tonnes per annum (MTPA) production train for its Australia Pacific LNG coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Queensland, Australia. From this point we are committed to the development and construction of all infrastructure and facilities to ensure the first delivery of LNG in 2015.

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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In 2015, outside of road transport, 81% of emissions were untaxed, according to the report. Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions. The report assesses the magnitude and coverage of taxes on energy use in 2015, and considers change between 2012 and 2015.

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New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

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Because MOFs are solid, the process also saves the energy costs of heating the water in which amines are dissolved. Last summer, Long co-founded a startup, Mosaic Materials, to use the new technology to reduce the cost of chemical separations, with plans in the works for a pilot study of CO 2 separation from power plant emissions.

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