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Arbor Renewable Gas evaluating West Baton Rouge for $800M renewable gasoline and green hydrogen plant

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Operating as Magnolia Renewable Fuels LLC, the new facility would produce renewable gasoline from wood waste biomass sourced from Louisiana and Mississippi timber operations. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project would also support at least 110 indirect jobs, for a total of 142 new jobs in Louisiana’s Capital Region.

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US DFC approves $150M conditional loan commitment for Balama graphite mine in Mozambique

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million loan to Syrah for the expansion of its Syrah Vidalia Facility in Louisiana—a processing facility that produces graphite-based active anode material (AAM), a critical material used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean energy technologies. Earlier post.)

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Mitsubishi Power & Texas Brine partner on large-scale salt cavern storage for hydrogen to support decarbonization efforts in the eastern US

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The nation’s largest brine producer, Texas Brine, and its affiliates have salt positions in New York, Virginia, Texas and Louisiana that will enable access to major load centers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and the Gulf Coast. Texas Brine gas storage cavern wellhead. Credit: Texas Brine Company).

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Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group plan large-scale renewable diesel facility on West Coast

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The companies expect to make a final investment decision in 2019. This includes REG Geismar, a 75-million-gallon nameplate capacity plant located in Louisiana that was the first renewable diesel plant built in North America. If approved, production at the new facility is currently premised to start in 2021.

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Syrah Resources completes BFS for expansion of US anode material production

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has completed a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for expansion of its natural graphite AAM facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, as it continues to execute its strategy of becoming the first vertically integrated producer of natural graphite AAM (advanced anode material) outside of China.

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Tesla Model 3 price cuts puts new car cheaper than some used Model 3s

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For example, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the lowest price for a used Model 3 is in the $33,000 range, with the highest price, at this time, being $59,800 for a used 2022 Model 3 Long Range with Dual Motors and All-Wheel Drive. The lowest prices for used Tesla Model 3s in Austin were in the $35,000 and $36,000 ranges for 2019 base Model 3s.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted using crafty air suspension feature

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That’s why Cybertruck has active suspension height & damping control — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2019 With the Cybertruck being geared toward multiple applications, both residential and commercial, it makes sense that Tesla would outfit it with air suspension.

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