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IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report— Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: scaling up electrolyzers to meet the 1.5 Source: IRENA.

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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APRIL 18, 2023

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. During the tour, Chevron representatives will talk with members of the public about the benefits of lower carbon fuels such as biofuels and renewable gasoline blend.

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BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

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JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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Renewable energy generation operations begin at 75MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Electrify America has begun commercial operation of the new 75MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1 solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, CA, announced last year. This new construction contributes to additionality by producing new renewable energy that may not otherwise be available.

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Solar America Renewable Energy

Hydrogen from renewable energy could be cost-competitive by 2030, analysis finds

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JULY 17, 2020

Hydrogen produced using renewable energy could become a cost-competitive option over that made from natural gas within the decade, according to a new analysis from IHS Markit.

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Renewable Hydrogen Energy Water

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Renewable energy sources are central to the energy transition toward a more sustainable future. While there are many effective solutions for daily energy storage, the most common being batteries, a cost-effective long-term solution is still lacking.

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Energy Storage Energy Renewable Store

Honeywell introduces single-stage version of UOP Ecofining process for renewable diesel; fast-to-market, low capital cost

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Honeywell recently introduced a single-stage UOP Ecofining technology offering for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Interest in renewable fuels production continues to grow as customers work to meet sustainability goals and find new uses for existing assets. Honeywell UOP jointly developed the Ecofining process with Eni SpA.

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Diesel Renewable Market Oil

Neste selects Rotterdam as a location for its possible next world-scale renewable products refinery

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MARCH 16, 2021

Neste announced in March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. While there are many positive drivers for both sites, the difference between the costs is significant in favor of Rotterdam. Neste has existing sites in both locations.

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Renewable Finland Production Netherlands

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Given the nature of wet waste resources that requires dedicated waste management practices to collect, store, treat, and dispose of the waste, shifting the waste resources from going through conventional waste management practices to utilization as feedstocks for energy production may represent an avoided cost of waste management and disposal.

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Waste Diesel Renewable Convert

Phillips 66 progressing its conversion of California refinery to renewable fuels

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MAY 4, 2021

In August 2020, Phillips 66 announced that it planned to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. In April, the company completed the diesel hydrotreater conversion, which will ramp up to 8,000 bbl/d (120 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel production by the third quarter of 2021.

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Conversion Renewable California Fuel

GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors and GE Renewable Energy signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel used for manufacturing of electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.

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Renewable GM Supplies Energy

Electrify America enters into 15-year VPPA for 100% renewable energy for network

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MAY 19, 2022

Electrify America entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California called Electrify America Solar Glow 1. The solar project is targeted to be operational by mid-2023.

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America Renewable Energy Solar

Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Low Cost Renewable Production Building

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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MAY 11, 2020

While there is global potential to generate renewable energy at costs already competitive with fossil fuels, a means of storing and transporting this energy at a very large scale is a roadblock to large-scale investment, development and deployment. Generation 2 moves the Haber-Bosch process to renewable sources of hydrogen.

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Renewable Economy Hydrogen Water

Proteum Energy produces low-cost, low-CI renewable hydrogen for transportation

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Proteum Energy is facilitating the green transition with its renewable hydrogen solutions. The post Proteum Energy produces low-cost, low-CI renewable hydrogen for transportation appeared first on Innovation News Network. Discover more here.

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Low Cost Renewable Hydrogen Transportation

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

million for the next phase of Gigastack, a new renewable hydrogen project, as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition. Producing hydrogen has traditionally been associated with high carbon emissions, but by using renewable electricity—e.g., The UK has awarded £7.5

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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The project partners will generate zero-carbon hydrogen onsite via electrolysis with solar and wind power and reformation of renewable natural gas from a Texas landfill. Frontier Energy, Inc.,

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IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at US$351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019.

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Climate Renewable Financing 2018

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

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AUGUST 14, 2021

A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.

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Transportation Alternative Fuels Maintenance Chad

GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Sourcing renewable energy is a critical component of GM’s plans to decarbonize. The company’s renewable energy strategy is rooted in four pillars: Increasing Energy Efficiency: GM’s energy goals begin with reducing energy consumption by improving energy efficiency. GM supports policies that enable a carbon-free, resilient power system.

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GM Renewable Energy 2016

Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex hydrotreating and H2bridge hydrogen technologies, including an option to capture ~1 million tons per year of bio-CO 2 for carbon sequestration in suitable deep saline aquifers located below the project site.

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Renewable Louisiana Fuel Diesel

Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

To generate the renewable electricity needed to feed production of green hydrogen, Cepsa will develop a 3GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects with an additional €2-billion investment. It also has one of the highest wind and solar photovoltaic power generation and production capacity in Europe, and at the lowest cost.

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Hydrogen Renewable Europe Green

DOE renews funding for PowerAmerica Institute; next-gen WBG semiconductors for power electronics

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AUGUST 17, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) renewed funding for PowerAmerica , DOE’s first Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Raleigh-based PowerAmerica commercialized more than 10 WBG technologies over five years.

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Renewable Power Powered Raleigh

ABB and Hynamics collaborate to lower green hydrogen production cost

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Hynamics, the hydrogen subsidiary of EDF group, has signed an agreement to collaborate with ABB and test the ABB Ability OPTIMAX for Green Hydrogen energy management system (EMS), which was launched to market in November 2022, across Hynamics’ plants to help optimize electrical costs of hydrogen production by up to 16%, according to ABB modeling.

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Hydrogen Green Production Waste

Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME)

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JUNE 11, 2021

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this in the world. Once delivered, rDME can be converted to renewable hydrogen at the point of use.

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Renewable Commercial Fuel Production

UC Irvine analysis finds renewable hydrogen sector could reach price parity with conventional fuel by mid- to late 2020s

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JUNE 6, 2020

The California Energy Commission has released a UC Irvine roadmap for the buildout and deployment of renewable hydrogen production plants in California to support policy decisions and inform stakeholders. The roadmap effort developed several scenarios for the growth in renewable hydrogen demand through 2050. per kilogram by 2025.

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Hydrogen Renewable Price Fuel

Diamond Green Diesel to boost renewable diesel capacity to 1.2B gallons/year; $1.45B expansion project

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Darling and Valero jointly announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval from both companies’ Boards of Directors to proceed with the construction of the renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The current estimated construction cost is $1.45

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Diesel Renewable Green San Antonio

Arbor Renewable Gas chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for renewable gasoline plant

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Arbor Renewable Gas, LLC (Arbor Gas) will use Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region. Arbor Gas is pursing decarbonization solutions using waste woody biomass which will be converted into renewable gasoline and hydrogen.

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Renewable Gasoline Gas Louisiana

Honeywell develops new catalyst-coated membranes for more efficient and lower cost green hydrogen production

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MARCH 3, 2022

Green hydrogen, which is produced using an electrolyzer powered by renewable electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, is expected to play an important role in the energy transition in coming decades with overall hydrogen demand expected to grow 5-7x over the next 30 years according to the Hydrogen Council.

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Hydrogen Green Production Water

Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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JUNE 25, 2021

DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. We are producing a hydrogen-rich molecule, moving it using existing, low-cost infrastructure, and converting it to hydrogen fuel on demand. —Rebecca Boudreaux, Ph.D., —Troy A.

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Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Waste

Report: US policy shift to EVs, renewable energy could save $1.2 trillion in health costs

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MARCH 31, 2022

The report, called Zeroing in on Healthy Air, makes electric vehicles and renewable electricity sources more urgent than ever—and the need for supporting.

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Renewable Energy Climate All-Electric

Oleo-X launches merchant pretreatment facility for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks

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MAY 19, 2023

Oleo-X, a producer of premium renewable fuel feedstocks, launched its renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock merchant pretreatment facility. The purity of the feed reduces the revamp cost of converting existing conventional refining units to process renewable feedstock, while also lowering carbon intensity.

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Renewable Diesel Fuel Mississippi

EPIC: state-level renewable electricity mandates increase electricity prices up to 17% over 12 years; cost more expensive than benefit

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APRIL 30, 2019

As states take the lead in confronting climate change, a flagship policy is often Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). RPS programs, which require that a certain percentage of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources, currently cover 64 percent of the electricity sold in the United States.

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Renewable Price District of Columbia Chicago

GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors and GE Renewable Energy signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel used for manufacturing of electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.

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Renewable GM Supplies Energy

Chevron completes acquisition of Renewable Energy Group

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JUNE 14, 2022

Chevron Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of Renewable Energy Group (REG) following approval by REG stockholders. The new Chevron segment will be called Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Chevron Renewable Energy Group will remain in Ames, Iowa, where REG has been headquartered. Earlier post.)

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Chevron Renewable Energy Iowa

US Renewable energy sources surpass coal generation

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MARCH 30, 2023

Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that the United States generated more electricity from renewable energy sources than coal last year. According to the EIA, declining costs and rising subsidies contribute to renewables displacing fossil fuels. The EIA states that renewables are increasingly meeting power demand.

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Coal Renewable Energy United States

India-based ReNew Power, Egypt to invest $8B in green fuels production in Suez Canal zone

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JULY 29, 2022

SCZONE has signed 8 MOUs so far in the field of localizing and manufacturing green fuels with several global key players and consortiums such as Maersk, Scatec, EDF Renewables, H2, and others. million tons of green ammonia, said Zaki.

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Anaergia to supply RNG to FuelCell Energy to create renewable hydrogen supporting Toyota’s port facility

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc. The fuel cells will also produce a net 2.3

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Renewable Hydrogen Supplies North America

DOE to award $590M to renew four existing Bioenergy Research Centers

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MARCH 18, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs). This funding will help support the Department’s research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy from domestic biomass resources.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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JANUARY 15, 2024

During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. Success in meeting the tripling goal will hinge on this.”

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Coal Renewable Global Wind

Calumet’s Montana Renewables became the largest SAF producer in North America in Q2

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JULY 28, 2023

reported that ramp-up of unit operations was completed during the second quarter, making its Montana Renewables subsidiary the largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in North America (approximately 30 million gallons per year). Montana Renewables is a renewable fuel business located in Great Falls, Montana.

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Montana North America Renewable America

NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Cost Of Diesel Chad Vehicles

IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

Renewable energy generation operations begin at 75MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1

Hydrogen from renewable energy could be cost-competitive by 2030, analysis finds

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

Honeywell introduces single-stage version of UOP Ecofining process for renewable diesel; fast-to-market, low capital cost

Neste selects Rotterdam as a location for its possible next world-scale renewable products refinery

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Phillips 66 progressing its conversion of California refinery to renewable fuels

GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

Electrify America enters into 15-year VPPA for 100% renewable energy for network

Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

Proteum Energy produces low-cost, low-CI renewable hydrogen for transportation

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

DOE renews funding for PowerAmerica Institute; next-gen WBG semiconductors for power electronics

ABB and Hynamics collaborate to lower green hydrogen production cost

Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME)

UC Irvine analysis finds renewable hydrogen sector could reach price parity with conventional fuel by mid- to late 2020s

Diamond Green Diesel to boost renewable diesel capacity to 1.2B gallons/year; $1.45B expansion project

Arbor Renewable Gas chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for renewable gasoline plant

Honeywell develops new catalyst-coated membranes for more efficient and lower cost green hydrogen production

Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

Report: US policy shift to EVs, renewable energy could save $1.2 trillion in health costs

Oleo-X launches merchant pretreatment facility for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks

EPIC: state-level renewable electricity mandates increase electricity prices up to 17% over 12 years; cost more expensive than benefit

GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

Chevron completes acquisition of Renewable Energy Group

US Renewable energy sources surpass coal generation

India-based ReNew Power, Egypt to invest $8B in green fuels production in Suez Canal zone

Anaergia to supply RNG to FuelCell Energy to create renewable hydrogen supporting Toyota’s port facility

DOE to award $590M to renew four existing Bioenergy Research Centers

Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

Calumet’s Montana Renewables became the largest SAF producer in North America in Q2

NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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