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Mullen secures $150 million financing deal, production Bollinger is a go

Baua Electric

Commercial EV manufacturer Mullen has scored a $150 million capital infusion that will allow it to expand its domestic and international sales efforts – and put Bollinger’s beefy electric trucks into series production. The Bollinger B4 is a cabover-style chassis cab with a 15,500 lb. Electrek’s Take Bollinger B1 chassis cab; via Bollinger.

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Mullen Automotive scores $150 million in new capital, will put Bollinger B4 into production – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Now Mullen has taken a positive step towards the big time, raising $150 million in new financing commitments. The company says the new infusion of cash will allow it to fund operations over the next 13 months, including putting Bollinger’s B4 electric truck into production. The Bollinger B4 is scheduled to join them later this year.

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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.

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Enerkem raises C$59M in latest financing round; Valero Energy joins, Waste Management increases investment

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Waste to biofuels and chemicals company Enerkem announced the closing of C$59 million (US$60 million) in financing. As part of this financing, Valero Energy Corp. Enerkem’s financing round, for which Credit Suisse acted as agent, will support the company’s large roll-out of current and future planned projects.

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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. Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. Khosla Ventures incubated KiOR in 2007 and is the lead investor. Earlier post.). —Fred Cannon.

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

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Other than that commitment, however, Kior said it has no other near-term sources of financing. in two weeks—it will not have adequate liquidity to fund operations and meet obligations (including debt payment obligations), and would not expect other sources of financing to be available.

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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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