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Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

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Red Rock Biofuels leverages a commercially proven Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert sustainably harvested biomass residues from forests and sawmills into jet fuel and diesel products. The company is poised to begin construction of its first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon in early 2016.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Oregon State University. Integrated biochemical and electrochemical technologies (IBET) to convert organic waste to biopower via North American research and educational partnerships. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis. Global Algae Innovations. Scale-up of Novel Algae Drying and Extraction Unit Operations. 10,000,000.

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ZeaChem Begins Construction of Cellulosic Biorefinery; Combined Biochemical and Thermochemical Process to Produce Ethanol

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Conventional yeast fermentation creates one molecule of CO2 for every molecule of ethanol.) The acetic acid is converted to an ester which is then be reacted with hydrogen to produce ethanol. The hydrogen is produced by the gasification of the lignin residue to produce syngas.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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More impressively, 4 of these states (California, New York, Washington, and Oregon) accounted for 50.8% coal-fired power plants were repurposed to burn other types of fuels between 2011 and 2019, 103 of which were converted to or replaced by natural gas-fired plants. of US EV sales in 2020. of EVs sold in the US in 2020.

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Researchers Demonstrate Potential for Co-Production of Hydrogen from Cellulosic Ethanol Byproducts Via Gasification in Supercritical Water

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Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Concept for hydrogen gas coproduction from cellulosic ethanol byproduct streams.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

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And in the biggest mysterious coverup of all, Frank went radio silent on how necessary the switch to electric cars is to start cutting the deadly CO2 emissions that gasoline powered cars produce with every mile they drive. Just from my own humble blog alone you can read the following: Electrified Blondes In Convertibles For Everyone.