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Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

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Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Active conversations with a wide variety of partners to help achieve this 2030 EV vision. If realized, EVs would make up 20% of all vehicles on the road in those areas—more than 30 times the number today.

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EIA: new drilling technology revitalizes Powder River Basin oil production

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The Powder River Basin encompasses more than 43,000 square miles and is located primarily in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana, along with small areas of South Dakota and Nebraska.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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He joined the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , in Rapid City, in 1977 as vice president and dean of engineering. He left seven years later to serve as president of Dakota State College, now Dakota State University , in Madison, S.D. In 1987 he returned to South Dakota Mines as its president.

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DSM and POET form major JV for cellulosic bioethanol; POET to decline $105M DOE loan guarantee

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DSM and POET will each hold a 50% share in the joint venture, which will be headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In November, 2008, the company started operating a cellulosic bio-ethanol pilot plant at its research center in Scotland, South Dakota.

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POET and Agrivida sign cellulosic ethanol technology joint development agreement

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In November, 2008, the company started operating a cellulosic bio-ethanol pilot plant at its research center in Scotland, South Dakota. Agrivida has developed its technology to produce ultra-low cost fermentable sugars from biomass at high conversion efficiencies.

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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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South Dakota State University (SDSU) received $2.3 AgPower Jerome of Shoshone, Idaho, is receiving $3,027 for the conversion of nearly 137 million gallons of dairy cattle manure into 25.5 million through the Sun Grant Program. million kWh of electricity that is sold to a local utility.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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USDA’s report identifies numerous biomass feedstocks to be utilized in developing biofuels and calls for the funding of further investments in research and development of: Feedstock; Sustainable production and management systems; Efficient conversion technologies and high-value bioproducts; and. Decision support and policy analysis tools.

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