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Velocys receives FONSI from USDA for planned Mississippi biorefinery; wood waste to drop-in fuels

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Velocys plc announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the environmental assessment report for Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi. No opposing or negative comments were filed as part of the USDA’s public consultation process.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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Polyitaconic acid is a water-soluble polymer with a 2 million metric ton per year market potential as a replacement for petrochemical dispersants, detergents, and super-absorbents. The self-contained process uses minimal water and no acids or chemical additives. DOE Awards. Exelus, Inc. BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS. USDA Awards.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Promote electric vehicle adoption by increasing access to charging infrastructure and supporting the development of plug-in electric vehicles that are as accessible, available, and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Southern Company: Mississippi Power.

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DOE to Award Up to $16.5M to RD Initiatives for Renewable Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels Via Pyrolysis and Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock Production

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million for three projects that support research focused on designing landscapes that produce bioenergy feedstock while protecting air, soil, water, and wildlife resources and enhancing ecosystem services. Grace & Company (MD)— New Technology for Processing Bio-oils to Produce Gasoline, Diesel and Jet Fuels —up to $3.3

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. Corporation, Columbia. at San Diego, Mississippi State. Corporation). Corporation). heating and water purification. . $3,734,939. Chromatin, Inc. Plant-Based Sesquiterpene Biofuels Chromatin will lead a team to engineer sweet sorghum, a plant.

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