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Mississippi Approves $75M Loan to Catalytic Pyrolysis Startup KiOR for Biomass to Renewable Oil Plant

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The first site will be built in Columbus, Mississippi and could open by the end of 2011. In 2008, Petrobras, through its research center (Cenpes), signed a cooperation agreement with KiOR to use its Biomass Catalytic Cracking (BCC) process to produce second-generation biofuels from sugarcane waste. Earlier post.).

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USDA announces availability of $181M to support development of advanced biofuels projects

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The Biorefinery Assistance Program was created through the 2008 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA Rural Development. Sapphire Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., It provides loan guarantees to viable commercial-scale facilities to develop new and emerging technologies for advanced biofuels.

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Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 parter on co-processing of algae crude oil with conventional crude

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Sapphire Energy is now producing crude oil daily from algae biomass cultivated and harvested at the company’s Green Crude Farm, located in Columbus, New Mexico. In 2008, the Company successfully produced 91-octane gasoline from algae that fully conformed to ASTM standards.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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Columbus, Ohio Close: 31 Dec 2009. Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. Close: 31 Dec 2009.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Webster More autos headlines GM: We wont make June debt payment Granholm: Bailed-out banks suffocating Chrysler Mich. and Dave Bing talk with the Free Press about Cobo, DPS and more.

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