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Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

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DG Fuels (DGF), a provider of cellulosic drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), signed a multi-year SAF offtake agreement with Air France KLM for up to 60,408 metric tons (21 million gallons) per year from DGF’s initial plant to be located in Louisiana.

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DOE offers $2B conditional commitment for first advanced fossil energy loan guarantee

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) offered a conditional commitment to guarantee loans of up to $2 billion to Lake Charles Methanol, LLC to construct the world’s first methanol production facility to employ carbon capture technology in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The captured carbon would be utilized for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Texas.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Marc is an advocate for clean energy, drives a Tesla Model S 100D, has solar panels and two Tesla Power Walls. Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Marc is an advocate for clean energy, drives a Tesla Model S 100D, has solar panels and two Tesla Power Walls. Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). The project also includes construction of a B20 station.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. Overview of WCI.

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