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Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

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North Dakota-based Red Trail Energy (RTE), which since 2007 has operated an ethanol production facility with annual production of about 60 million gallons per year, is proposing sequestration of CO 2 produced from starch fermentation to lower the overall carbon intensity of the fuel for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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He joined the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , in Rapid City, in 1977 as vice president and dean of engineering. He left seven years later to serve as president of Dakota State College, now Dakota State University , in Madison, S.D. In 1987 he returned to South Dakota Mines as its president.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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Similarly, the study’s three traffic fatality categories—overall, urban and rural—all show more fatalities in 2016 than in any year since 2007. Unfortunately, 18% or more of bridges remain structurally deficient in five states: Iowa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007. Based on these numbers and other research we’ve done, we would still see over a billion tons available per year as the bioeconomy continues to develop.

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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a five-spot well configuration was drilled in the summer of 2007 consisting of a center injection well surrounded by four monitoring wells. The final phase, the development phase (2007–2017), will conduct large-volume carbon storage tests. In collaboration with Eagle Operating Inc.,

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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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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. By the way Boones plan covers: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. He states this as a positive of his program.

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