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DOE awards $10 million to 5 projects for advanced biofuels and bio-based products

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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will partner with universities and industry, including the University of Kansas , to complete the project. Both Lygos and TeselaGen are spin outs of JBEI , a Department of Energy research center established in 2007 to pursue breakthroughs in the production of cellulosic biofuels.

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Sinopec purchasing 50% of Chesapeake Energy leasehold in Mississippi Lime unconventional play for $1.02B

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Chesapeake is the largest leaseholder in the Mississippi Lime (which is in Kansas and Oklahoma) with ~ 2 million net acres. The company discovered the horizontal play in 2007, and currently has 273 horizontal producing wells, with 55 wells coming online in 4Q 2012. Chesapeake in the Mississippi Lime. Source: Chesapeake.

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Ford to expand 3-Wet Paint capacity by 50% globally in 2013

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Ford was the first automaker to implement the 3-Wet high-solids solvent-borne technology in 2007; it now has eight plants in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe equipped to use the process to paint vehicles. Kansas City Assembly Plant, Claycomo, Mo. The actions will reduce CO 2 emissions by an estimated 15-25% at those facilities.

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API: March US Gasoline Demand and Production Set Records

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million barrels per day in July 2007. Louisiana, North Dakota and Kansas saw the largest oil production increases in March over February. March gasoline deliveries (a measure of demand) were higher—at 9.2 million barrels per day—than any previous March. The highest amount of gasoline ever delivered was 9.6 from a year ago.

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Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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Top: County-level corn production and ethanol facilities in 2007. Bottom: EWe and TCW of each state as of 2007. Among the 19 ethanol-producing states in 2007, Ohio shows the lowest EWe of 5 L L -1 , whereas California has the highest EWe of 2,138. The graph illustrates the proximity of ethanol facilities to corn production.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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The plan assumes carbon intensity will be reduced 10% from 2007 levels by 2023, with reductions beginning in 2014. The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The final report on an LCFS was published in February 2011. British Columbia.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Hourcar by Hymotion, August 2006 (Twin Cities, MN), contact info@hourcar.org Southern California Edison by EnergyCS, August 2006 (Los Angeles County) Manitoba Hydro by EnergyCS, August 2006, then converted by Hymotion, November 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact jeinnes@hydro.mb.ca 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Jim Tech Ltd.

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