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MAY 3, 2021

Williston Basin (Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota): University of North Dakota plans to lead a coalition to drive the expansion and transformation of coal and coal-based resource usage within the Williston Basin to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals and produce non-fuel carbon-based products. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The company’s engine technology enables low-carbon, renewable fuels such as ethanol to be integrated easily into existing diesel engine platforms, offering a lower-emission, lower-cost solution than diesel fuel. The financing was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Mercuria, John Deere and Clean Energy Ventures.

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APRIL 11, 2022

Ford Pro is now shipping the first production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe from the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, a milestone that closely follows the start of deliveries to US customers from Kansas City Assembly Plant in February.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Renewable diesel has some of the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scores among existing fuel pathways in programs such as the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), the Oregon Clean Fuels Program, and the Washington State Clean Fuels Program.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

—Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. The California LCFS regulation, which went in to effect on 15 April 2010, targets a reduction of the carbon intensity (CI), on a full-fuel lifecycle basis, of transportation fuels (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) used in California by an average of 10% by the year 2020.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

NextChem, an Italian renewable energy technology company, is partnering with Kansas-based Saola Energy to support the production of renewable diesel from vegetable oils and residual fats. NextChem and Saola Energy will combine their relative knowhow and expertise to deliver a comprehensive solution to the marketplace.

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APRIL 3, 2017

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, acquired Nesika Energy, LLC and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. DuPont, BP and Butamax worked collaboratively with the state of Kansas on the acquisition opportunity. —Stuart Thomas, Butamax CEO.

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MAY 27, 2014

Ford began production of the North American Transit at Kansas City Assembly Plant on 30 April, and vans will be available in US and Canada this summer. Transit vehicles built in Kansas City are the first to use a new two-wet monocoat paint process developed by Ford and its paint suppliers.

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MARCH 23, 2021

These projects, operating in 13 states, have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and water-treatment costs while improving water quality and equity of distribution nationwide. They are based out of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Virginia.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use. Secretary Chu on Carbon Capture. Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. The first phase of these projects will include $21.6

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JULY 25, 2014

Ethanol producer East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC (EKAE) intends to integrate renewable diesel production at its ethanol plant in Garnett, Kansas. It is an elegant solution that adds value while reducing the carbon intensity. WB Services is the technology provider for the catalytic renewable diesel process. D4 RINs per gallon.

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MAY 25, 2017

The change to biofuels reduces carbon dioxide emissions resulting in less pollution. —Greg Cox, Executive Vice President, General Aviation, AEG Fuels. This milestone follows the recent successful biofuel-powered flights of its demonstration aircraft out of Los Angeles International Airport.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The Kansas City region remains committed to displacing diesel fuel with cleaner-burning CNG. Recent vehicle replacements by the City of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will displace an anticipated 5 million total gallons of diesel over the life of the vehicles.

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APRIL 11, 2018

The project also supports BP’s broader strategy to invest half a billion dollars annually into low-carbon technologies, including projects within its established renewables portfolio as well as in new low-carbon businesses. Renewables are the fastest growing form of energy and account for around 4% of global energy demand today.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

HollyFrontier said the investment will provide the opportunity to meet the demand for low-carbon fuels while covering the cost of its annual RIN purchase obligation under current market conditions. The company expects renewable diesel production to generate >600,000 LCFS credits in year 1.

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MARCH 13, 2012

The states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opposing enforcement of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Earlier post.). —Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The team, which includes researchers from Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, seeks to identify a framework of carbon mitigation strategies that would minimize conflicts with food security and clean energy production priorities. University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. Edward Peltier.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

million loan guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas, LLC (ABBK) to support the development of a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. million gallons of gasoline, which will avoid over 139,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The US Department of ENergy (DOE) finalized a $132.4

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

million the US Department of Energy recently awarded to carbon capture and storage research projects, $5.9 Source: Kansas Geological Survey. It is clear, that without displacement of a carbon intensive energy source, CO 2 -EOR systems will result in net carbon emissions. Of the $21.6 million was for EOR projects.

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JUNE 29, 2021

The community seeks to reduce carbon monoxide pollution to improve air quality and quality of life in their EPA-designated non-attainment area. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Eligible applicants for Low-No funding included public transit agencies, state transportation departments and Indian Tribes.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

The project will be based in Oregon and will support additional suppliers and operations in California, Idaho, Washington, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Texas and Maryland. The Energy Department’s cooperative agreements require that the reactors be built domestically.

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MARCH 14, 2016

The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. announced its intent to award up to $10 million to the winning city to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon emission reduction strategies. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

A team at the University of Kansas has demonstrated the feasibility of an integrated wastewater algae-to-biocrude process using hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) that can sustainably cultivate algal biomass for biofuel production. HTL uses subcritical water as the chemical driving force to convert biomass to a carbon-rich biocrude.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The plant’s target is to achieve a yield higher than 300 liters/tonne (79 gallons US/tonne), as well as to ferment sugars with five carbon atoms (C 5 ), opening the door to the next stage in the technological evolution of the process. The new plant will have an annual capacity of 100 million liters (approx. million gallons US).

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MARCH 27, 2012

Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. Ford will bring the all-new Ford Transit commercial van to market with an option for an all-new diesel engine as well as the 3.5L EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

A team led by Yang-Kook Sun at Hanyang University (South Korea), Bruno Scrosati at University of Rome Sapienza, and Khalil Amine at Argonne National Laboratory reports the development of a sodium-ion battery based on a carbon-coated Fe 3 O 4 anode, Na[Ni 0.25 Mn 0.25 ]O 2.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), crude oil producers may generate credits for oil that has been produced using innovative methods and delivered to California refineries for processing. The project meets the minimum threshold requirement in carbon intensity (CI) reduction.

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APRIL 4, 2010

Crop residue removal can make no-till soils a source rather than a sink of atmospheric carbon ,” says Blanco, even at rates lower than 50%. Crop residue removal can make no-till soils a source rather than a sink of atmospheric carbon ,” says Blanco, even at rates lower than 50%.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted thirteen new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website. Among them are two pathways for cellulosic ethanol produced by Abengoa Bioenergy at its Hugoton, Kansas plant. g CO 2 e/MJ.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

’ After launching a pilot program this past Summer in a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. The company has a goal to be net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years after it plans to have 100,000 Rivian EDVs bearing its name on the side.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

demand, carbon emissions, and. The Fort Carson team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based that critical. operations can. be sustained. during prolonged. utility power. electrical power and. consumption at military. installations more efficiently, thus reducing petroleum. transportation costs.

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AUGUST 15, 2021

By Gabrielle Habeeb & Ashok Gupta Eliminating carbon emissions from our building and transportation sectors will be critical to maintaining a healthy and livable climate. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.

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JULY 21, 2022

by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. ” Amazon ordered 100,000 Rivian EDVs in its initial order and has stood behind the EV startup in alignment with its Climate Pledge – a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040. .”

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Jianming Yu, Kansas State University, Manhattan. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

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MAY 18, 2016

The non-advanced or “conventional” fuels portion of total renewable fuels—which requires a minimum of 20% lifecycle carbon emissions reductions—would increase by 300 million gallons between 2016 and 2017 and achieve 99% of the Congressional target of 15 billion gallons. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. billion gallons in 2016.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Methanol (CH 3 OH) is mixed with water and fed directly to the fuel cell anode, where it is oxidized on a catalyst layer to form carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions (H + ) and the electrons that travel through the external circuit as the electric output of the fuel cell. Earp Distribution (Kansas City, Kan.), and Commerce, Calif.),

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APRIL 11, 2016

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a new high-performance Li-ion battery anode material combining silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) glass and graphene. Majority of lithiation occurs via adsorption at disordered carbon phase, which is uniformly distributed in the SiOC amorphous matrix. The self-standing (i.e., David et al.

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