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Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

Green Car Congress

The project is supported by a $70-million grant from the U.S. Joule’s proprietary platform provides a path towards carbon-neutral mobility and Red Rock Biofuels will add an immediate commercial capability to produce renewable diesel and jet fuel, complementing our unique direct pathway through direct conversion of CO2 to drop-in fuels.

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USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

Green Car Congress

Specifically, USDA will administer competitive grants to match funding for state-led efforts to test and evaluate innovative and comprehensive approaches to market higher blends of renewable fuel, such as E15 and E85. USDA will post a Notice of Solicitation of Applications in June.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

Green Car Congress

Finalists for the Gigafactory location are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The interest rate, conversion rate and other terms of the notes are to be determined. Total land area required will be 500-1,000 acres, and total employees are estimated to be about 6,500. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. billion offering.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? In the last six months, I’ve served the EAA National Board by sitting on the new logo design committee and developed partnerships with a workforce organization to bring on internships.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? In the last six months, I’ve served the EAA National Board by sitting on the new logo design committee and developed partnerships with a workforce organization to bring on internships.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. So when Texas got hit by Uri, it couldn’t pull power from New Mexico or Colorado or further away in the Eastern Interconnection.

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