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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. The EPA provides further information on how renewable energy certificates are used to account for renewable electrcity generation and use.

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Rivian (RIVN) will use wind energy to power up to 75% of its Illinois factory

Electrek

Rivian (RIVN) signed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) today to source 50 MW of clean electricity from Apex Clean Energy’s proposed Goose Creek Wind Farm. The EV marker will use the wind energy purchase and its other renewable energy initiatives to power up to 75% of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility.

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Rivian makes huge investment into renewables to power operations

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Rivian has signed a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy to supply their Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility with wind power. Now, Rivian will invest an undisclosed amount of money into 50MW of wind energy that will supply the company’s operations in Normal, Illinois. What do you think of the article?

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Three sustainable marine fuels showcased at Miami International Boat Show

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Neste MY Renewable Diesel: Reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 75% relative to conventional fossil‐based diesel fuel. EcoGen Ethanol‐free Gasoline with Renewable Content by VP Racing: A partially renewable gasoline that reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 30% more than E10 gasoline and does not contain ethanol.

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REG expanding footprint at 75M gallon renewable diesel refinery in Geismar

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Renewable Energy Group will acquire approximately 82 acres of land at its Geismar, Louisiana biorefinery from Lion Copolymer. With the recent increase in production at REG’s Geismar site and the growing market demand for renewable hydrocarbon diesel, we believe now is the right time to evaluate capacity expansion opportunities.

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USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) nearly to double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American motorists. The final awards are estimated to expand infrastructure by nearly 5,000 pumps at more than 1,400 fueling stations.

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Toyota Motor awards MP2 Energy 5-year contract for 100% renewable energy for Plano headquarters

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Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The five-year deal also supports 7.75

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