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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

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“Finding external capital for a new lithium project could prove difficult at current lithium prices, though it will help that Carolina Lithium is very low on the cost curve,” said brokerage TD Cowen. North Carolina regulators have approved a state mining permit for Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium to develop one of the largest U.S.

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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US

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Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The turbines for the Hummel generating station will be manufactured at Siemens’ manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

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Novus is working with an Oregon lender, Old West Federal Credit Union, to finance the project. The plant will return approximately 172,000 gallons of treated water to the Port of Morrow daily. USDA has financed projects in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina and Oregon.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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A precise amount of ground biomass is fed into a moving tray; at the first heating and processing stage, the function is to drive off entrapped water, and to perform the first step of de-hydration of the biomass while mechanically compacting it for more effective heat transfer at later stages of processing. Depending on the temperature (300

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EPA Awards $56M in Recovery Funding to 10 States to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks

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The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and contaminate groundwater, the source of drinking water for nearly one-third of all Americans. North Carolina: $7.5M. New York: $9M. Georgia: $4.9M. New Jersey: $4.8M. Tennessee: $4.5M.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Solar Thermal System: A solar thermal system on the building roof will provide hot water for the operations building and the maintenance building.

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