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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Cool Planet has devised a biomass-to-liquids thermochemical conversion process that simultaneously produces liquid fuels and sequesterable biochar useful as a soil amendment. The output of these processing stations is connected to an array of catalysts. Sapphire Energy has paid off its USDA loan for a plant now operating in New Mexico.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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Finalists for the Gigafactory location are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The interest rate, conversion rate and other terms of the notes are to be determined. Total land area required will be 500-1,000 acres, and total employees are estimated to be about 6,500. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. billion offering.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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The paper describes how when a neuron in the brain fires, it excites similar connected neurons (especially those already aroused by sensory input) and randomly excites other cortical neurons. Cells may form assemblies and connect with other assemblies.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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This new retrofit technology—consisting of an air management system, integrated sensors, and a cloud-connected control system—will reduce emissions (i.e., University of New Mexico aims to develop advanced gas sensors (mixed potential electrochemical [MPE]) coupled with advanced computation (artificial neural networks).

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Yet, as noted in a Clean Air Task Force report , “To date … there has been hardly any conversation among policy analysts, let alone high-level policymakers, about how such a massive [energy] infrastructure initiative should be undertaken.” If no final hurdles appear, that project might begin construction in 2023 and be completed in 2025.

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