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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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gigawatt hours (GWh) of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels across multiple projects, with the first project slated for 500 megawatt hours (MWh) in Louisiana. DG Fuels expects to complete its Louisiana SAF project by mid-2022. The Louisiana facility is the company’s first major project.

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Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group plan large-scale renewable diesel facility on West Coast

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The pretreated feedstock is charged to a high-pressure reactor system in which the renewable molecules are transformed into clean-burning saturated hydrocarbons. This includes REG Geismar, a 75-million-gallon nameplate capacity plant located in Louisiana that was the first renewable diesel plant built in North America.

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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

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Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China. That contributes to extended battery life and increased driving range.

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Transocean to pay record $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines and penalties for role in Deepwater Horizon disaster

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the owner of the drilling rig Deepwater Horion, agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to pay a total of $1.4 and related entities were filed in US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. and related entities were filed in US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks

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The Synthetic Fuels Division was launched in 2014 as part of the acquisition of Syntroleum ( earlier post ) that included the 75 million gallon per year nameplate capacity biorefinery located in Geismar, Louisiana. removing sulfur molecules (hydrodesulfurization) ?from from the intermediate renewable hydrocarbons.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The growth in hydrous ethanol, which uses a blend of 94-95% ethanol to 5-6% water, rapidly increased during the 1980s, with consumption peaking in 1989. water content in it and Gasoline C, or E25, which is a mixture of 75% Gasoline A and 25% in volume of anhydrous ethanol (AEAC) with a maximum of 0.4% Earlier GCC post.]

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BOEM approves first BP deepwater Gulf exploration plan to meet new standards following Deepwater Horion disaster

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The water depth at the proposed well sites range from 6,019 to 6,034 ft (1,835 to 1,839 meters) and are located 192 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

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