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Bi-partisan bill in Senate to advance deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure, expand access to higher biofuel blends

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US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to create a renewable fuel infrastructure grant program and streamline regulatory requirements to help fuel retailers sell higher blends of ethanol.

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ANSI releases for public comment draft roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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The EVSP working groups are currently on hiatus and will reconvene in May to address the comments submitted and finalize the document for publication by the end of June 2023. This might include, for example, comments on the document’s organization, or issues not addressed.

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DOE releases new database of cost and performance estimates for electric generation, advanced vehicle, and renewable fuel technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new public database featuring cost and performance estimates for electric generation, advanced vehicle, and renewable fuel technologies. TCDB plot of projected total cost of fuel-cell vehicles to manufacturers. The database currently contains thousands of estimates from more than 100 reports.

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California ARB posts discussion document for developing Advanced Clean Transit (ACT) regulation

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. Require use of renewable fuels and the cleanest available engines as soon as feasible. Many transit operators installed natural gas refueling infrastructure at their facilities. Minimize Emissions from Conventional Fleet.

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Aemetis India Plant to supply $41M of biodiesel in two-month period to OMCs and India oil refiners

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The Kakinada Plant has an installed capacity of 150 thousand metric tons per year, or about 50 million gallons of biodiesel production per year. The OMCs are in the process of final documentation and product testing before deliveries are expected to begin in September. Aemetis Kakinada biodiesel plant.

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Graphex Group to build graphite processing facility in Warren, Michigan

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The EBP location features key existing infrastructure that allows for a streamlined construction schedule and a rapid transition into production, including a newly installed 12-megawatt power substation on the property and vacant structures that can be revitalized and repurposed relatively quickly.

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Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

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The document sets forth the basic conditions for the establishment of the factory and is a prerequisite for agreements with other potential investors, including automakers and battery manufacturers. ? The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and majority state-owned energy group ?EZ