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US DOE awards KiOR loan guarantee supporting a more than $1B biofuels project; drop-in fuels from wood biomass

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KiOR also has additional projects in various stages of development in Arkansas, Alabama and other southern states. Khosla Ventures incubated the company in 2007 and is the lead investor. Re-Crude is refined into gasoline and diesel blendstocks that are compatible with existing fuel infrastructure.

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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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The final phase, the development phase (2007–2018), will conduct large-volume carbon storage tests. The National Energy Technology Laboratory manages the partnership program for DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy.

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SymPowerco Corporation Acquires Majority Interests in Highline Hydrogen Hybrids and Hoss Motor Sports

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Under the SymPowerco umbrella, HMSI will manufacture its advanced vehicles at HMSI’s new facility in Dumas, Arkansas. Polygenic was formed in 2007 by Ethanoil and Gas Corp. Hoss Motor Sports Inc. Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell. in partnership with Hybrid Energy Technologies Inc.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both experienced their second and Arkansas its third wettest July on record. Arctic sea ice covered an average of 3.4 million square miles during July. This is 12.7% above the 1979-2000 average.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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In May, EPA released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). In addition, Wang and Sheehan both considered the 2005 baseline stipulated by EISA 2007 to be inappropriate.

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