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Biden Administration launching offshore wind offensive

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The Biden Administration announced a series of measures to support rapid offshore wind deployment, including designation of a new wind energy area and targeting the deployment of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. New Wind Energy Area. Deploying 30 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030.

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Iberdrola to invest more than €1.1B to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Australia; Bell Bay Powerfuels

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A small dimethyl ether (DME) plant will be built either onsite or at another location, producing renewable DME from methanol for local industry. Overall Bell Bay facility flow scheme including key processing units, inputs and products. The company has currently installed 1,122 MW of renewables (wind, solar and batteries).

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Air Products and AES plan to invest ~$4B for mega-scale green hydrogen production facility in Texas; 200 metric tons per day

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gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power generation, along with electrolyzer capacity capable of producing more than 200 metric tons per day (MT/D) of green hydrogen, making it the largest green hydrogen facility in the United States. This mega-scale renewable power to hydrogen project includes approximately 1.4

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Plug Power invited to submit Part II Application for proposed $520M DOE loan guarantee for green hydrogen production network

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The invitation for the Part II application is for a proposed $520-million loan guarantee from the DOE to support the use of green hydrogen to transform the materials handling, transportation, and industrial sectors in the United States. Today, Plug Power customers are the largest consumers of hydrogen in the United States.

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Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

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The contract is expected to make Air France KLM DGF’s largest European airline customer and lays the groundwork for expansion of this commercial relationship as DGF scales up production at the Louisiana and additional planned SAF production plants to be located in the United States and beyond. —Christopher J.

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EIA expects increased US crude oil production, with continued high petroleum prices in 2022

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EIA also published its annual Summer Electricity Industry Outlook , which forecasts that continued US economic growth will increase electricity use by 0.4% in the United States this summer (June–August) compared with the summer of 2021. EIA forecasts that retail sales of electricity to the industrial sector will grow by 2.8%

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US Departments of Energy and Interior unveil national offshore wind strategy and major offshore wind initiatives

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Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up to $50.5

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