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PBF considering $550M investment to convert idled refinery unit to renewable diesel production

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski announced that the company is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex. The granting of ITEP incentives is subject to final approval by local officials in St.

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Over 5.8k Tesla investors representing $4.1 billion are speaking out in support of Elon Musk

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Thousands of retail Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) investors have banded together to express their support of CEO Elon Musk’s and his 2018 compensation plan, which was rescinded by a Delaware judge last week. The group also expressed their support to the idea of Tesla moving its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas.

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ArcelorMittal licenses Usibor patent about hot stamping process to AK Steel; resolution of patent infringement case

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This licensing agreement is a part of the settlement of a patent infringement case that has been pending in the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware between the two companies. The result offers the US automotive industry an additional alternative for hot stamping aluminized boron press hardenable steel products.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. In this second set of awards, the following recipients will receive grants and rebates: Statewide. Multi-county. Allegheny County. Giant Eagle, Inc.: Beaver County.

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Advanced Biofuels USA receives USDA grant for feasibility study of eastern shore energy beet-to-jetfuel project

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Also of importance to the economic feasibility of this project are co-products that can provide economic opportunities to rural communities on the Eastern Shore when jetfuel prices are low due to fluctuating petroleum markets. In addition, UMES will explore the uptake of Eastern Shore legacy phosphates by the energy beets.

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Algae species shows promise in reducing power plant pollution and making biofuel

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University of Delaware researchers have identified an algae— Heterosigma akashiwo —that grows rapidly on a gas mixture that has the same carbon dioxide and nitric oxide (NO) content as emissions released from a power plant. The high concentration of NO in flue gas can inhibit the growth of microalgae.

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USDA awards Penn State $10M to develop biomass supply chains for liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in Northeast

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast. Earlier post.).