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Harvey Gulf orders Wärtsilä 746 kWh battery systems for another four LNG-powered supply vessels

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Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf placed this latest order with Wärtsilä in October. The boats will be capable of closed bus Dynamic Positioning (DP) operation running only one engine augmented by the Wärtsilä Energy Storage System. © Wärtsilä Corporation. A fifth vessel in this class was earlier fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS.

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Sundrop Fuels selects Louisiana site for planned first biogasoline facility

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a gasification-based drop-in advanced biofuels company ( earlier post ), has agreed to purchase about 1,200 acres of land near Alexandria, Louisiana, for the planned construction and operation of its first production facility. Sundrop Fuels, Inc., Chesapeake invested $155 million in Sundrop Fuels last summer.

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Neste Oil sues Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods for infringement on NExBTL-related patent

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Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. 29 May 2012: Fuel composition for a diesel engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Neste Oil has invested some €1.5 billion (US$1.86

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Neste Oil sues Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods for infringement on NExBTL-related patent

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Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. 29 May 2012: Fuel composition for a diesel engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Neste Oil has invested some €1.5 billion (US$1.86

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Waterfront Shipping to commission new ships with methanol flex-fuel engines

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These 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels will be built with MAN ME-LGI flex fuel engines running on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil. (MOL), Westfal-Larsen & Co A/S (WL) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest to build six new ships, with an option for building an additional three, all to be delivered during 2016. Earlier post.).

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DOE to award up to $1.2B to two direct air capture (DAC) demonstrations

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billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The investment—the largest in engineered carbon removal yet—will eventually remove more than 250 times more carbon dioxide than the largest DAC facility currently operating.

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Diamond Green Diesel considering expansion to 550M gallons annual production of renewable diesel

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Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. A final decision on the incremental 275 million gallons of annual production capacity is expected in 2018 and will be dependent on further engineering and cost estimates, as well as the status of government regulations.

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