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ADM, Gevo sign MoU to produce up to 500M gallons of sustainable aviation fuel

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ADM and Gevo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. The isobutanol is expected to be produced at a proposed new facility in Decatur that would employ ADM’s carbon capture and sequestration capabilities.

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Sapphire Energy and Linde Group to commercialize hydrothermal treatment technology used to upgrade algae into crude oil

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and The Linde Group will expand their partnership to commercialize a new industrial-scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. We have become confident with the company’s expertise and its capability to produce a low carbon and economic energy source from algae. Sapphire Energy, Inc.

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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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$3M Award Supports Production of New Multi-tasking Fuzzy Fiber Nanomaterial; Energy Applications

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When incorporated into resins, fuzzy fibers enable composites to be tailored for electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical and biological sensing, energy storage and conversion, thermal management and other properties. NAHF-XTM inventor Khalid Lafdi, Group Leader for Carbon Materials at UDRI. Brian Rice.

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One EV enthusiast leads to anothe

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They are all connected in common cause to accelerate the adoption of EVs, either due to the belief that EVs are simply better than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, or because EV adoption would, on balance, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change.

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One EV enthusiast leads to another

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They are all connected in common cause to accelerate the adoption of EVs, either due to the belief that EVs are simply better than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, or because EV adoption would, on balance, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Primary lithium chemistries include: manganese spinel cathode and lithium titanate anode for high power applications, as well as manganese spinel cathode and amorphous carbon for high energy applications. Bristol, TN Columbus, GA. Production of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide. General Motors Corporation.

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