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Oklahoma approves rebate program for vehicle CNG conversions, purchases and home fueling stations

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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) approved a rebate program that enables Oklahomans to receive rebates for the purchase of a. vehicle powered by compressed natural gas (CNG); conversion of a vehicle to CNG; and for the purchase of a residential CNG fueling system.

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Tesla Service Centers in Oklahoma in jeopardy after HB3994 heads to House

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Tesla Service Centers in Oklahoma are in jeopardy following the unanimously passed HB3994 that aims to make manufacturers unable to service or sell cars directly to consumers in the State. HB3994 is a House bill that could end Tesla Service Center locations in Oklahoma as we know it. The bill was passed with a unanimous vote of 11-0.

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Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

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The company has current operations at 15 operating projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas. The company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of experience in the development, operation and management of landfill methane-fuelled renewable energy projects.

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Southern Rock Energy Partners picks Cushing, OK as site for new $5.56B 250 kbpd crude refinery

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and the City of Cushing, Oklahoma announced that Southern Rock Energy Partners, LLC (SREP) has selected Cushing as the site for its 250,000 BPD next-generation, full conversion crude refinery. The Cushing Economic Development Foundation, Inc. The project is expected to have $5.56

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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. An important strategy is to hydrogenate the molecule so it can be used in the chemical industry later.

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Panasonic strikes OK off list of potential battery plant sites

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Panasonic announced that Oklahoma is no longer on its list of potential battery plant sites. Earlier this year, the Japanese battery supplier entered into an agreement with the State of Oklahoma regarding a potential cell production facility.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The electric vehicle community in the United States took a collective gasp earlier this month when a proposed House Bill in Oklahoma unanimously passed a committee vote. The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry. Oklahoma Senator Mary B.