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Velocys receives FONSI from USDA for planned Mississippi biorefinery; wood waste to drop-in fuels

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Velocys plc announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the environmental assessment report for Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi. No opposing or negative comments were filed as part of the USDA’s public consultation process.

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Cellulosic fuels company KiOR reveals “substantial doubts” about its viability; funding needed by 1 April

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In its Form 10-K (annual report) filed with the SEC on 17 March, cellulosic renewable fuels company KiOR said it has “ substantial doubts about [its] ability to continue as a going concern ”. Other than that commitment, however, Kior said it has no other near-term sources of financing. Earlier post.). —KiOR 10-K.

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Velocys, Southwest Airlines in 15-year off-take agreement for 219M gallons of negative-carbon-intensity SAF; 575M gallons of net-zero blend

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Velocys plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Velocys Renewables LLC, has entered into its first offtake agreement for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be produced at the planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery project in Mississippi with Southwest Airlines. IAG”) for the offtake of Bayou Fuels SAF.

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KiOR seeks to double cellulosic fuels production at Columbus plant; $50M in from Khosla for Columbus II

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is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, facility through construction of a second facility incorporating KiOR’s commercially proven technology. KiOR has developed a proprietary catalytic pyrolysis process to convert non-food biomass into drop-in fuels. Earlier post.). —Vinod Khosla.

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DOE pulls grant funding from BlueFire Renewables cellulosic biofuels plant

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BlueFire also asserted that if it failed in reversing the DOE decision, it would devise a new strategy with respect to financing the Fulton Project. BlueFire was established to deploy the Arkenol Process Technology for the conversion of cellulosic waste materials into renewable fuels and other products. BlueFire Renewables, Inc.,

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EmberClear completes technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, MS

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has completed the technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, Mississippi. EmberClear has access to an 800-acre site along the Mississippi River. The company has completed all major milestones related to Good Spring NGCC 1 and is currently evaluating proposals for construction financing.

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KiOR halts cellulosic fuels production at Columbus in Q1 to optimize production; need for R&D to boost yield and cut costs

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KiOR is a significant factor in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) calculation of cellulosic fuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the US fuel supply (a 9.74% blend), EPA projected 6 million gallons (0.004%) of cellulosic biofuels.

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