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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

Green Car Congress

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. Brine, a mixture of salt and water, is produced during the solution mining of salt formations.

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

Green Car Congress

High-pressure hydrogen and a patented catalyst configuration are used to affect the chemical transformation by saturating unstable double bonds (hydrogenation), reacting with oxygenates of the fatty acid molecules to form hydrocarbons and water (hydrodeoxygenation), and ?removing removing sulfur molecules (hydrodesulfurization) ?from

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Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

Green Car Congress

The US plastics industry reported releasing 114 million tons of greenhouse gases nationwide in 2020; an increase of 10 million tons over 2019. Three others are planned in Ohio, Louisiana, and Texas. Plastics in the Water degrade into GHGs. These 35 cracker facilities release as much GHG as 35 coal-fired power plants.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption.