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Aemetis harvests demo crop of optimized biomass sorghum in California for advanced biofuels; ~90 days from planting to harvest

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The CISS program has just completed the first harvest of grain sorghum at the CSU Fresno International Center for Water Technology. Aemetis’ 60-million gallon per year ethanol plant in California converts sugars to biofuels. As of 2015, announced US cellulosic fuels producers’ nameplate capacity is about 85 million gallons.

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California oil producer applies for LCFS credits for producing crude oil using solar-generated power

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In 2012, Seneca acquired a portion of assets in the east Coalinga oil field, located in the western Fresno County, Ca., In 2015 the Oil Field produced 1,442,809 barrels (bbl) of crude oil. In 1998, Seneca expanded its base into Kern County, Ca. from Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation. The Seneca Solar Project is a 3.13

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