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has completed production of the world’s first cellulosic renewable jet fuel that is specified for commercial flights. Gevo successfully adapted its patented technologies to convert cellulosic sugars derived from wood waste into renewable isobutanol, which was then further converted into Gevo’s Alcohol-to-Jet fuel (ATJ) fuel.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has an offtake agreement with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to be delivered over the 7-year term of the agreement. Aemetis, Inc., billion, including LCFS, RFS, 45Q and tax credits.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

More than one billion gallons of hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuels—renewable, drop-in diesel and jet fuels such as Neste’s NEXBTL—were produced worldwide in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Finnish Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

The four airlines—United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Cathay Pacific—represent nearly 70% of all flights at SFO, while the four fuel producers include SFO’s two primary suppliers, Chevron Corporation and Shell Oil Company along with Neste and LanzaTech, Inc. Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo.

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MARCH 25, 2024

The management overhaul comes less than three months after a panel, known as a door plug, blew off a Boeing Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. The Alaska incident renewed questions about the safety of Max planes and Boeing’s commitment to quality. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

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MARCH 3, 2021

An open-access paper on their work appears in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. This study tested the effects of depth-cycling on the growth, morphology, and chemical composition of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, a target species for renewable biomass production. The study authors include Ignacio A.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released two nationwide resource assessments showing that waves and tidal currents off the nation’s coasts could contribute to the United States’ total annual electricity production. —Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource.

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MARCH 24, 2022

These feedstocks can then be converted, in some cases, to high-value nutritional products and energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons, including SAF. The agreement is subject to certain conditions precedent, including Gevo developing, financing and constructing one or more production facilities to produce the SAF contemplated by the agreement.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Boeing is trying to stem the fallout from an incident less than four weeks ago during which a hole blew open on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane shortly after takeoff. “My The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release a preliminary report on the Alaska Airlines incident in the coming days. has not yet certified.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

million gallons per year of renewable synthetic diesel (RenDiesel) for ground service equipment operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning in late 2012, when the plant that will produce the fuel is scheduled to go into service. The agreement is the first to supply renewable synthetic fuels to multiple domestic airlines.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Federal regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to fly again — but also said they would put new limits on production of the troubled planes. 6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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JULY 12, 2010

Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University have launched a strategic initiative to promote aviation biofuel development in the Pacific Northwest.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

This represents the second highest increase in geothermal power capacity over a calendar year since the production tax credit (PTC) was extended to geothermal in 2005, and a 5% percent increase over 2011 year-end data. In 2012, seven new geothermal projects and additions came online in three different states.

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JULY 26, 2017

This isobutanol technology is the latest addition to Praj’s diverse product portfolio and reinforces our organization’s leadership in the bioenergy space. In comparison to other renewable jet fuels, Gevo’s ATJ has the potential to offer the optimal solution in terms of operating cost, capital cost, feedstock availability and scalability.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

It also entails what the Administration calls the safe and responsible exploration and development of onshore and offshore Arctic non-renewable energy resources in an environmentally sound manner.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Region States Feedstocks Potential production capacity Land use.

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JUNE 4, 2015

In 2011, the company was awarded $5 million from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. The Gevo’s cellulosic isobutanol production will be conducted at a demonstration facility in St. Earlier post.). Earlier post.]. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

UOP’s hydrotreated renewable jet fuel process and LCA. Boeing and Honeywell’s UOP are commissioning a study on the sustainability of a leading family of saltwater-based plant (halophytes) candidates for renewable jet fuel. Halophytes can be productive sources of biomass energy; for example, salicornia seed is 32% oil by mass.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Obama noted that last year, US oil production reached its highest level since 2003 and that for the first time in more than a decade, imported oil accounted for less than half the liquid fuel consumed. We’re also exploring and assessing new frontiers for oil and gas development from Alaska to the Mid- and South Atlantic.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. Perhaps most important, it requires transparency in the algorithms used to provide product and content recommendations. Revenge of the Geosynchronous Satellites!

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AUGUST 24, 2015

and Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, have entered into worldwide patent cross-license and settlement agreements, ending a patent dispute that stretches back to 2011 related to technologies for the production of bio-based isobutanol. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 22, 2017

The state has become the most energy-productive major economy in the world, moving up three spots from 2013 to 2014, while also reducing its carbon intensity by 4.5%. public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. California’s renewable generation increased 8.3%

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Shale oil production generates greenhouse gas emissions at levels similar to conventional crude oil production, according to a pair of new studies released by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Until now, little information has existed about how production methods impact greenhouse gas emissions at these sites.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Through AB 8, the California Legislature has directed the Energy Commission to invest up to $20 million per year—20% of the annual Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) funding—to build this preliminary infrastructure. million gallons of renewable diesel fuel annually.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

US Geothermal Power Production and Development Update, September 2009 identifies 144 new geothermal projects under development in fourteen states that could represent as much as 7,100 MW of new baseload power capacity. When added to the 3,100 MW of existing capacity, 10 gigawatts of geothermal power appears to be feasible. California.

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MAY 7, 2015

Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). Alaska Airlines was the first US airline to fly multiple commercial passenger flights using a biofuel from used cooking oil. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The MOU with AltAir contemplates the production and purchase of up to 750 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel over 10 years (75 million gallons per year) derived from camelina oil. AltAir Fuels LLC was formed in 2008 to develop projects for the production of jet fuel from renewable and sustainable oils. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 31, 2010

Additionally, by 2012, Interior plans to hold two lease sales—one 50 miles off the coast of Virginia and one in the Cook Inlet in Alaska—provided there is interest from industry; that development can be done in an environmentally responsible manner; and that development does not compromise critical military training in the Atlantic.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Part of that debate has been about the squeeze such a bill would put on oil imports by saving oil through increased development and deployment of cleaner, more efficient vehicles such as plug-in hybrids as well as increasing domestic production. Thankfully, federal transportation policy is up for renewal.

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JUNE 17, 2009

A product of the interagency US Global Change Research Program, the 190-page report was commissioned in 2007 and completed this spring. Another is that energy production and delivery systems are exposed to sea-level rise and extreme weather events in vulnerable regions. Crop and livestock production will be increasingly challenged.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) that encourages appropriate development of renewable energy projects on public lands withdrawn (set aside) for defense-related purposes, and other onshore and offshore areas near military installations.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) that encourages appropriate development of renewable energy projects on public lands withdrawn (set aside) for defense-related purposes, and other onshore and offshore areas near military installations.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Macroalgae can be utilized as a feedstock for domestic transportation fuels, chemicals and other commercial products without competing with food crops for land and water. Finally, the team seeks to demonstrate a prototype harvester that could be adapted to renewable power sources. —ARPA-E Acting Director Eric Rohlfing.

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MARCH 1, 2009

US Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced legislation that would allow the use of advanced directional drilling to tap the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) coastal plain. million acre coastal plain while still tapping into ANWR to increase domestic production of oil and gas. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Earlier post.)

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MAY 25, 2011

path” to help overcome key commercial and sustainability challenges and speed fuel production. Hydroprocessing produces renewable diesel, and can produce 50-70% jet fuel with an additional cracking step. The remaining product would be mostly renewable diesel, with. renewable diesel. —SAFN report.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

a renewable oil and bioproducts company, will help Dynamic Fuels fulfill the contract, which the Navy and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report is the single largest purchase of biofuel in US government history. Solazyme, Inc., The fuel will be delivered to the U.S. Navy in May 2012. Navy in May 2012. Earlier post.)

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