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Renewable fuels company Raven SR announces $20M strategic investment from Chevron, ITOCHU, Hyzon Motors and Ascent Hydrogen Fund

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a waste-to-fuels company, closed a $20-million strategic investment from Chevron USA, ITOCHU, Hyzon Motors and Ascent Hydrogen Fund. For this reason, the California EPA has determined that the Raven SR method is a non-combustion process (cf. Raven SR Inc., Earlier post.). In Steam CO 2 Reforming, there is no oxygen or air (i.e.

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Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

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Yeah, I’m talking to you Exxon/Mobil mercenaries who work at the Torrance refinery and you amoral assassins who get your blood money from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. Now the EPA is about to smack both of you upside the head – and these are only the opening smacks you both have coming. Did you think I was kidding?

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Urban Air Initiative and partners petition EPA to correct ethanol emissions models

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According to UAI, the EPA has published inaccurate data for years claiming that ethanol increases emissions, even though ethanol’s pollution reducing qualities have been demonstrated repeatedly. EPA declined to review that filing due to pending litigation but invited the petitioners to submit a new request later. Driveability.

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UAI and EFC call EPA MOVES2014 emissions model treatment of ethanol “seriously flawed”; call for peer review

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MOVES2014 is the latest version of MOVES and includes the effects of the Tier 3 rule as well the impacts of other EPA rulemakings promulgated since the last MOVES release in 2010; new emissions data; and new features that users have requested. EPA has advised states to use MOVES2014 in SIP development as expeditiously as possible.

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Gevo’s isobutanol receives EPA fuel registration

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has received notification that its isobutanol has successfully cleared registration with the US EPA as a fuel additive. Gevo’s isobutanol is the first isobutanol to be listed in the EPA’s Fuel Registration Directory and is now approved for blending with gasoline. Earlier post.).

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Ensyn receives EPA regulatory approval for its cellulosic renewable diesel RFDiesel

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted Ensyn Corporation ( earlier post ) Part 79 registration for its renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. Ensyn is executing its business plan in conjunction with key strategic relationships, including UOP, Fibria Celulose SA and Chevron Technology Ventures.

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

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The 957 Gg in emissions for completion flowbacks, pneumatics and equipment leaks, coupled with EPA national inventory estimates for other categories, leads to an estimated 2,300 Gg of methane emissions from natural gas production (0.42% of gross gas production). The way in which wells are drilled and brought into production has been evolving.

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