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ZeaChem signs contract to develop advanced drop-in biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol

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Production of bio-based jet and diesel is expected to begin in 2013 and production of bio-based gasoline, part of the C 3 product platform, will follow in 2015. The grant allows ZeaChem to use our existing integrated demonstration facility to develop advanced biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol, including bio-based jet, diesel and gasoline.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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Northeast States, Oregon, the EU, etc.). The Oregon Legislature authorized an LCFS program in 2009 as part of House Bill 2186, tasking the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to design the program. The proposal is modeled after California LCFS while being customized to meet conditions in Oregon. Washington.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. Currently, nine states have done so: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. They cost drivers on average only 2.5

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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University of California, Davis. The University of California, Davis (UCD) will engineer new biological pathways for bacteria to convert ethylene to a liquid fuel. Oregon State University. Oregon State University (OSU) will develop an entirely new bioreactor design to enable low-cost conversion of methane to liquid fuel.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. It is reminiscent of the early 1900’s, when steam, electric, diesel, biomass, and gasoline power options competed on a level playing field for consumers’ attention. Think has established a U.S. before 2010.