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

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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). The Great Falls refinery in Montana produces both SAF and RD using Topsoe HydroFlex technology.

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Saskatchewan and Montana Partner on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to work together on the development of one of the largest international carbon capture and storage demonstration projects to date. The estimated of the total cost of the project in Canadian dollars is $270 million (US$231 million).

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Quantum Energy and Bilfinger Westcon partner to develop multiple refineries in the North Dakota-Montana Bakken formation

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The design plan includes the capturing the CO 2 released form the facilities for use in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) throughout the Bakken. Quantum places an emphasis in refinery development, land holdings, oil and gas exploration, drilling, well completion and fuel distribution. Quantum Energy, Inc. Bilfinger Westcon Inc.

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Nebraska provides TransCanada with map identifying Sandhills Regions to be avoided in designing alternative route for Keystone XL pipeline

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TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL project is designed to carry oil from Canada across Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. TransCanada also has proposed connecting it to the Bakken oil field in Montana and North Dakota.

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Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

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RTE is now requesting approval of two design-based starch ethanol pathways which take into account sequestration of CO 2. RTE recently performed a detailed assessment of engineering designs for capturing, transporting and storing CO 2 , and integrating CCS with ethanol production. directly beneath the RTE facility. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Montana State University. Transforming High pH/High Alkalinity Cultivation through Beneficial Microbiomes and Improved Pond Design. Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition. Global Algae Innovations. Arizona State University. Duke University.

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