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Tesla owners raise over $2K for children’s hospital

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The Tesla Owners Club of Columbus, Ohio held an end-of-the-summer community event at the Medallion Country Club this weekend to raise funds for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Credit: TOC Columbus OH. ” Credit: TOC Columbus OH. ” Credit: TOC Columbus OH. Roy Serruto, Jr.,

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Algae-to-crude company Sapphire Energy pays off government loan guarantee

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million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the USDA Rural Development-Cooperative Service, to build a fully integrated, algae-to-crude oil commercial demonstration facility in Columbus, New Mexico. 2009, the company was awarded a $54.5-million

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

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Sapphire Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., The company expects to produce 100 barrels of refined algal oil per day by 2015, and to be at commercial-scale production by 2018. is an example of the use of this program. In 2011, USDA provided Sapphire Energy a $54.5-million

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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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. The company expects to be at commercial demonstration scale in 2015, commercial scale in 2018, and is eventually projected to produce 1 billion gallons per year by 2025.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. He closed the business in 2018. Former CEO of American Electric Power Life senior member, 94; died 4 July. White served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Johnson Mechanical filter pioneer Fellow, 88; died 18 April.

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Murine study suggests preconception exposure to PM2.5 can lead to heart trouble in male offspring

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To conduct the study, researchers concentrated air from Columbus, Ohio, until the level of harmful particulate matter reached a level on par with large cities such as Los Angeles and Beijing. The next step will be a more-detailed analysis. —study lead author Vineeta Tanwar, a research scientist at Ohio State. Vineeta Tanwar, Jeremy M.

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