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Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

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Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. In 2002, Suncor partnered with Enbridge to build one of the first renewable.

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Oleo-X launches merchant pretreatment facility for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks

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Oleo-X can process low-carbon, inedible oils—including poultry fat—without blending in high-quality oils taken from the food industry. Oleo-X’s work brings a sustainable, clean energy focus to a facility that previously manufactured chemicals for tires, dyes, and building materials.

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Neste-led project verified 50% methane emission reduction at palm oil mills using belt filter press

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Crude palm oil is one of the more than ten renewable raw materials that Neste uses to produce a range of renewable products, including renewable diesel. Palm oil represents approximately 20% of Neste’s renewable raw material usage annually. Increased pressure is created as the belt passes over rollers which decrease in diameter.

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GM investing nearly $154M in Lockport Components plant for production of electric motor stator

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The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and install new machinery and equipment used in the production of the stator module, a key component in an electric motor. General Motors plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. Ultium Drive stator.

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Tesla Model Y joins a new Police Force, and incentives made it an affordable purchase

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In January, the Hastings on Hudson, New York Police Department welcomed a Model Y police cruiser into their fleet, only to receive several points of criticism from the purchase. The post Tesla Model Y joins a new Police Force, and incentives made it an affordable purchase appeared first on TESLARATI.

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KLM, SkyNRG and SHV Energy announce project to build European plant for sustainable aviation fuel: DSL-1

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed itself for a 10-year period to the development and purchase of 75,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year. SHV Energy, global leader in LPG distribution, will also invest in the facility and will purchase the bioLPG produced.

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HollyFrontier to build $350M renewable diesel unit at Artesia refinery; 125M gallons/year

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The RDU will have a production capacity of approximately 125 million gallons a year (9,000 BPD) and allow HollyFrontier to process soybean oil and other renewable feedstocks into renewable diesel. The Navajo Refinery has a crude oil capacity of 100,000 barrels per day.

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