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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

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Once the rendered tallow has been converted to renewable diesel, the finished fuel is transported an estimated 7,677 nautical miles by ocean tanker to Los Angeles. After the sugarcane has been crushed, all of the cane juice is sent to sugar production. Neste’s process generates a propane-rich off-gas as a biogenic co-product.

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ARB posts six new LCFS pathway applications for comment; new PFAD biodiesel approach

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The plant was originally fueled by coal but was converted to natural gas in 2010. After the sugarcane has been crushed, the cane juice is filtered, treated with calcium hydroxide, decanted, and then sent to sugar production. Nameplate capacity is 50 million gallons per year of denatured ethanol.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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The solar panels attach to the roof and convert solar light into electrical energy. The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. . In March 2020 we installed 9 solar panels an inverter and 2 battery packs.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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That being said, even a car that derives its energy from coal power plants would be far more clean. Having centralized energy production in that way allows for centralized pollution control measures, filters, so-called "clean coal" rather than depending on X number of cars, manufacturers, and consumers to deal with pollution control.