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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The USDA ARS and BIOF are cooperating to develop production methods which can be used to increase the productivity of land in Florida formerly used for orange production prior to the devastation of the industry by citrus greening. Citrus greening is one of the world’s most serious citrus plant diseases.

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APRIL 14, 2011

has received a term sheet for a loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) under the Section 1705 Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program, for an advanced-stage renewable power project in Port St. Joe, Florida, that would employ a Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasifier to produce renewable power. Rentech, Inc.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by a UMass Lowell mechanical engineering professor that is working to develop renewable fuel additives from sawdust and other wood byproducts. —Hunter Mack, team leader.

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MAY 28, 2023

West Virginia University took second place and University of Alabama finished third in the judged competition , which was held from 21–26 May 2023 in Orlando, Florida. Year One of EcoCAR is all about generating big ideas and developing a strategy for the remainder of the competition.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Blue Sun Energy, ARA Inc. This is a key milestone toward commercial scale production, with initial results showing comparable system performance in the scale-up from our 4 barrel/day pilot system in Panama City, Florida to the 100 BBL/day demonstration system in St. Joseph, Missouri. Earlier post.) — Rob Sues, CEO of ARA.

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MAY 3, 2012

has successfully processed sweet sorghum hybrids from energy crop company Ceres, Inc. into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel. Liquid fuel and chemical production from sweet sorghum. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

INEOS Bio’s joint venture (INEOS New Planet BioEnergy) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build its bioenergy facility in Southeast Florida to AMEC of Tucker, GA. The BioEnergy Center project has already received its major permits and approvals from the State of Florida and the US Government.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida. This can be blended into the gasoline pool for the renewable fuels market.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) nearly to double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American motorists. The final awards are estimated to expand infrastructure by nearly 5,000 pumps at more than 1,400 fueling stations.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). Featherstone Plant (CA): Energy Source, 49.9 Florida Canyon Mine (NV): ElectraTherm, 0.1 According to the EIA, geothermal energy accounts for about 3.5%

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

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MAY 29, 2015

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest up to $100 million in a Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership to support the infrastructure needed to make more renewable fuel options available to American consumers. USDA will post a Notice of Solicitation of Applications in June.

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APRIL 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125-million US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). As part of a planned five-year initiative, the Energy Department will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the US fuel supply (a 9.74% blend). The final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 Final rule.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source. Figure from Tian et al. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They’ll be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. It prioritizes federal investment in resilient EV charging infrastructure powered by locally produced renewable energy.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Source: Beta Renewables. Once operational, the facility is expected to convert 600,000 tons of energy grasses per year into an estimated 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol using the Beta Renewable’s PROESA enzymatic hydrolysis process. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Saft inaugurated an advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory in Jacksonville, Florida. This high-volume production facility will build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Types of Green Energy. To be classified as green energy , an energy source must be renewable and must not release pollution into the atmosphere. Some kinds of green energy include: Wind Energy: Thought to be the most renewable form of energy, wind energy is suited to high altitudes or undeveloped plains.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6-million, ROGUE will also improve the efficiency that these crops can turn the sun’s energy into plant energy to fuel their biological oil production. Energycane will be evaluated at Florida and Mississippi, and Miscanthus will be tested at Illinois.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The US Department of Energy announced nearly $25 million for 13 projects aimed at advancing technologies for energy-efficient electric motors through applied research and development. Florida State University. University of Central Florida. High temperature superconducting wire manufacturing. Carnegie Mellon University.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Algal fuels producer Algenol has closed on a $25-million dollar investment from BioFields, a Mexican business group devoted to the development of renewable and clean energy projects. The algal bio-oil can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel, or other bio-oil-derived products.

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JULY 14, 2016

Sorghum can potentially yield more energy per area of land than other crops while requiring much less input in terms of fertilizer or chemicals. They highlight disease resistance, flooding tolerance and cell wall composition as key targets for genetically improving sorghum for sustainable production of renewable fuels and chemicals.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award some $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels. Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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JULY 14, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $15 million for three projects aimed at reducing the production costs of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts through improvements in algal biomass yields. Global Algae Innovations Inc., Algenol Biotech LLC.

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MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Energy density (Wh/L). USABC target.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Ineos New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, broke ground on the $130-million, commercial-scale Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida. The BioEnergy Center will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the local community.

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JULY 31, 2013

INEOS Bio started commercial-scale production at its first facility near Vero Beach, Florida, marking the first commercial-scale use of its gasification and fermentation technology for conversion of biomass waste into bioethanol and renewable power. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy. million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the country. FPL Group, Inc.

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JULY 29, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $60 million to 24 research and development projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. (DE-FOA-0002420) Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Enhanced Cycle Life and Energy Density Performance. Cummins, Inc.

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MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Energy density (Wh/L). USABC target.

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MARCH 28, 2016

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support Novus Energy’s new biorefinery project in Boardman, Ore. with an $11-million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. million cubic feet of renewable natural gas, 350 gallons of liquid fertilizer, and 11.2

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MARCH 8, 2024

It will be capable of generating enough renewable power for more than 1 million homes and businesses annually and reduce emissions by more than 1.5 Energy supply in the region is critical to maintaining and growing the economy,” said Hampton Roads Chamber CEO and president Bryan Stephens. Photo: Avangrid Avangrid’s 3.5

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

A cloud-based, real time telematics performance monitoring system provides feedback for energy monitoring and route efficiency. will be deployed beginning in January 2017 starting in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and, possibly in other states as well.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

million from the Department of Energy—to convert sugarcane and sorghum, two of the most productive crop plants known, into even more productive, oil-generating plants. The team will present its latest findings on Tuesday at the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. —Stephen P.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Ryder has CNG and Liquefied natural gas (LNG) customers in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and in both Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

The Cool Planet plant will produce approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of high-octane, renewable gasoline blendstocks (reformate), as well the biochar, all made from sustainable wood residues. Cool Planet’s sources of biomass include corn stover, wood chips, and fast growing, non-food energy crops such as miscanthus.

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