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MARCH 6, 2012

Virdia, formerly HCL CleanTech, a developer of cellulosic sugars, announced a number of major company milestones, including a new brand and CEO, its latest funding round, and a $75-million deal with the Mississippi Development Authority to build manufacturing plants in the state. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 17, 2012

a next-generation renewable fuels company, has been granted Part 79 (Title 40 CFR Part 79) registration for its Renewable Diesel Blendstock 5 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In July, KiOR had received Part 79 registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 5. KiOR, Inc., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Dynamic Fuels, LLC and Mansfield Oil Company have signed an agreement to supply renewable diesel to Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of the US’ largest transporters of coal and industrial products. Dynamic Fuels produces next-generation renewable and synthetic fuels from animal fats and greases. The company’s Geismar, La.,

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Cellulosic biofuels company BlueFire Renewables, Inc. —Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. Cooper Marine Timberlands (CMT), with several chip mills in operation in Mississippi and Alabama, is a member company of Cooper/T.

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MARCH 19, 2014

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 Earlier post.).

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MAY 3, 2011

CLE’s purchase of products is contingent on, among other things, satisfaction of product specification criteria and RIN certification of the products as cellulosic biofuels under the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Earlier post.) KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR reported that in July and August, its Columbus, Mississippi facility produced 172,398 gallons of fuel, bringing the 2013 production total from the facility to 357,532 gallons through 31 August. billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the US fuel supply (a 9.74% blend).

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JUNE 8, 2011

Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology ( earlier post ), has acquired the Delta BioFuels facility in Adams County, Mississippi. The Mississippi Development Authority worked with company and local officials to help facilitate the project.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

a developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass, has received a term sheet for a loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program supporting a more than $1-billion biofuels project. Khosla Ventures incubated the company in 2007 and is the lead investor. KiOR, Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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JUNE 8, 2011

developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass, and Catchlight Energy LLC (CLE), a 50-50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Chevron Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company focused on providing liquid transportation fuels from sustainable forest-based resources, have signed a feedstock supply agreement.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Each company has committed US$10 million to the World Energy BIOX Biofuels joint venture. It is a large scale asset that is well positioned to supply biodiesel for compliance with the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard in the US market.

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JUNE 16, 2010

million) to five Alberta-based renewable energy projects including waste to biofuels and energy, concentrating solar power, biogas and home generation. Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Waste to biofuels and chemicals company Enerkem announced the closing of C$59 million (US$60 million) in financing. With Valero joining Waste Management as a strategic investor, Enerkem becomes one of the very few renewable products companies that is aligned with industry leaders from both upstream and downstream parts of the business.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

This latest milestone reinforces Ryder’s ongoing commitment to assist companies, across multiple industries reduce fuel costs, lower carbon output, and meet their environmental objectives. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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JUNE 24, 2009

ClearFuels and Rentech will integrate ClearFuels’ BTG technology platform with Rentech’s Fischer-Tropsch Process for the production of certified renewable synthetic jet and diesel fuels at commercial-scale facilities. The renewable synthetic diesel and jet fuels produced can also have carbon footprints of near zero.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. In August, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Earlier post.) With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, facility through construction of a second facility incorporating KiOR’s commercially proven technology. billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the US fuel supply (a 9.74% blend).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

In December 2009, Enerkem was awarded US$50 million in funding by the US Department of Energy for development of its planned Mississippi plant. —Tim Cesarek, managing director of Organic Growth at Waste Management. Its commercial-scale demonstration facility in Westbury, Canada, which was completed in 2009, reached 1,000 hours of operation.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

In the Friday call, he said that the company would only operate the Columbus facility during Q1 “ only to the extent we want to test and prove optimization projects. ” KiOR is a significant factor in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) calculation of cellulosic fuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

a developer of renewable algae-based biofuels, started pilot operations at the company’s test facility in Brownsville, TX. Consisting of 45 acres of open saltwater ponds, the facility will be used for research on optimizing algal productivity and increasing the rates of conversion of biomass into renewable oils.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

On an energy basis, that yield is about 12 times greater than current corn ethanol production levels, the company noted. The giant miscanthus was developed at the University of Mississippi and provided from a high yield plot by Repreve Renewables. —Mike Cheiky, Cool Planet’s founder and CEO. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Québec-based company and its subsidiary, Agrisoma USA, is working with a network of 40 academic researchers from seven universities associated with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Science. Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. Agrisoma’s goal is to maximize production of carinata seed grown in the southeastern US.

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MAY 7, 2010

a waste-to-biofuels and advanced chemicals company, has been selected by Alberta Energy to receive C$3.35 It will also directly contribute to meeting the provincial and federal renewable fuel standards by producing enough ethanol locally to fuel 400,000 cars per year, running on a 5% ethanol blend. Enerkem Inc., million (US$3.2

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The new specification constructs a framework to enable the use of multiple alternative fuels (including both non-renewable and renewable blends) for aviation, and targets complete interchangeability with conventional fuels produced to specification D1655. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 9, 2015

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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JULY 21, 2016

Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Southern Company: Alabama Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Southern Company: Gulf Power. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. Hawai`i Electric Light Company. Maui Electric Company.

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JUNE 15, 2011

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program ( BCAP ) project areas to promote the cultivation of crops that can be processed into renewable energy. A project area must have specific boundaries that are approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Once operational, this unit will supply LNG along the Mississippi River, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and to the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the onshore oil and gas exploration areas of Texas and Louisiana. The Interlake Steamship Company is expected to be the first marine customer in this region, as it begins the conversion of its vessels.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Amy Myers Jaffe, one of the report authors The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) mandates production targets for renewable fuels, mainly biodiesel and ethanol. It will be difficult and expensive to reach congressionally mandated levels for renewable fuels if corn-based ethanol is the main product for achieving such targets.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Chanje, a California-based commercial electric vehicle and energy solutions company, has emerged from stealth mode. Chanje will subsequently work with large fleet customers to provide renewable energy and charging capabilities as a turnkey service. A 70 kWh liquid-cooled battery can charge at up to 7.2

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This determination has subsequently been independently verified by ENVIA’s appointed third-party insurance company, which found that the leak was not a result of any flaw in the core Velocys Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology. ENVIA’s investigation into the leak identified the ancillary coolant system as the root cause.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production. Grace & Company (MD)— New Technology for Processing Bio-oils to Produce Gasoline, Diesel and Jet Fuels —up to $3.3 The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $16.5

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

National Renewable. at San Diego, Mississippi State. resulting in reduced cost for renewable solar electricity. transportable like fuels, 100% renewable, rechargeable like a. California Los Angeles, Ford Motor Company). If successful in this high-risk, high-reward research. University of Houston. If developed.

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APRIL 19, 2024

New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network.

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