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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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The announcement provides the opportunity to expand the use of non-food, energy crops for liquid biofuels and to help meet state mandated Renewal Portfolio Standards (RPS). REPREVE Renewables, based in Georgia, also is the sponsor of the project’s accompanying environmental assessment. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers BCAP.

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Rentech Takes 25% Stake in Biomass Gasification Company

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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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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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Southern Company: Mississippi Power. billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. PNM Resources. Puget Sound Energy.

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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Finally, the team seeks to demonstrate a prototype harvester that could be adapted to renewable power sources. Continuous, High-Yield Kelp Production The Trophic team will develop a suite of technologies to significantly increase the capital efficiency of seaweed farms to reduce production costs.

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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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National Renewable. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. that substantially reduce costs of the motor. the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. at San Diego, Mississippi State.

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