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Cellulosic fuels company KiOR reveals “substantial doubts” about its viability; funding needed by 1 April

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In its Form 10-K (annual report) filed with the SEC on 17 March, cellulosic renewable fuels company KiOR said it has “ substantial doubts about [its] ability to continue as a going concern ”. As of 28 February 2014, the company had aggregate indebtedness of $279.5 million under its loan with the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA).

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Wärtsilä to equip first US ocean-going LNG fueling barge

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This will be the first fueling barge with a Wärtsilä solution operating in US waters, and is seen as being an important logistics link for the growth of LNG as a marine fuel in the USA. Wärtsilä will also supply the barge automation, power management, and ballast water management systems, as well the bow thruster.

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EmberClear completes technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, MS

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has completed the technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, Mississippi. EmberClear has access to an 800-acre site along the Mississippi River. EmberClear is also the developer of two 300 MW natural gas combined cycle power projects, located in Good Spring, Pennsylvania. EmberClear Corp.

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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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Southern Company, El Paso Exploration & Production, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the University of Alabama are all participating in the field test, known as the Black Warrior CO 2 Storage Project. gigatons of CO 2 —approximately the amount that Alabama’s coal-fired power plants emit in two decades. gigatons to 2.3

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China to be Site of First Commercial Implementation of TRIG Coal Gasifier

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(Beijing Guoneng) has awarded KBR a contract to provide licensing, engineering services and proprietary equipment for the implementation of KBR’s and Southern Company’s Transport Integrated Gasification technology (TRIG) at a power plant operated by Dongguan Tianming Electric Power Co., Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

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Explosion and Fire on GOM Deepwater Drilling Rig

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s dynamically positioned, semisubmersible drilling unit Deepwater Horizon has left “a substantial majority” of the 126 crew aboard safe, but some crew members remain unaccounted for, according to the company. It can operate in maximum water depth of 8,000 ft (2,438 m) and has a maximum drill depth of 30,000 ft (9,144 m).

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The winning team, led by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, has established a new not-for-profit organization headquartered in Knoxville, TN and includes the following 86 key partners and 36 additional consortia members: 57 Companies: A&P Technology, Inc.; Thogus Products Company; Toray Composites (America), Inc.;

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