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REGI secures up to $20M for biodiesel plant capacity expansion

Green Car Congress

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. —Chad Stone, Chief Financial Officer. Terry Branstad at REG’s Newton biorefinery, extends the existing 2 cents per gallon biodiesel production tax credit for seven years beginning 1 Januar 2018. This investment shows our continued confidence in biodiesel for the long-term.

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US indicts 7 individuals and 3 companies in alleged $100M biodiesel RINs fraud in Indiana

Green Car Congress

Congress enacted incentives for the production of biofuels to make the United States stronger and more energy independent. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 created a number of federally funded programs that provided monetary incentives for the production of biodiesel. —Robert G. Background. The defendants.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Or are you getting in the car and doing 300 miles at 75 miles an hour, where aerodynamic drag consumes more energy than actually moving your two- or three-ton vehicle along the highway? You're not using battery energy while you're plugged in to warm your cabin or to bring your battery up to temperature. Finally, age.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Or are you getting in the car and doing 300 miles at 75 miles an hour, where aerodynamic drag consumes more energy than actually moving your two- or three-ton vehicle along the highway? You're not using battery energy while you're plugged in to warm your cabin or to bring your battery up to temperature. Finally, age.