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Bakken Energy, Cummins and Schneider partner on design of the Heartland Hydrogen Hub for long-haul trucking

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In conjunction with the States of North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Montana, Bakken Energy is working on the design of the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, a regional clean hydrogen hub recently announced by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. and Schneider National Carriers Inc.,

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming. The novel anaerobic digestion system will be integrated with partial oxidation and Fisher-Tropsch technologies to produce gasoline. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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Although much cheaper than putting gasoline into a ICE car, charging an EV is not necessarily free. With the rise of EVs, there’s a shift toward kWh-based pricing , which aligns more closely with the conventional model of gasoline refueling. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03 kWh tax begins on July 1, 2025.

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DOE and USDA award $10M to advance biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products

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million, and selections include the University of California-Riverside; the University of Montana; Missoula; the North Carolina Biotechnology Center; the State University of New York; and Pennsylvania State University. The USDA is funding five projects for a total of $7.3

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Varying pipeline availability has little impact on the prices that US consumers pay for refined products such as gasoline or for heavy crude demand in the Gulf Coast. Moreover, the 2011 Final EIS route went from Montana to Steele City, Nebraska, and then from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf Coast area.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

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After moving to a home much further away from their respective workplaces, each would have become part of the gasoline “superusers” club. motorists who, according to a study by the environmental group Coltura , drive 30,000 miles or more a year and use an estimated 32 percent of all gasoline. Club members make up the 10 percent of U.S.

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The United States plans to build charging piles in the wilderness

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With rolling mountains and boundless plains, Montana has magnificent scenery and vast horizons. On Montana’s 147,000 square miles of land, the state’s latest count of charging points was just 57, most of which were concentrated in towns and cities rather than along highways. It seems to be designed for self-driving travel.