article thumbnail

Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

Green Car Congress

The first facility will be co-located with the Red River Energy existing bioethanol plant in Rosholt, South Dakota, USA, and will have a production capacity of approximately 100,000 tonnes per year. A seventh partnership with Debo was added in August.

Green 186
article thumbnail

Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

Green Car Congress

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

article thumbnail

Gevo and HCS Group to produce renewable low-carbon chemicals and sustainable aviation fuel in Europe

Green Car Congress

Gevo also recently announced that it and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) have signed an amendment to increase SAS’ minimum purchase obligation to purchase SAF to 5,000,000 gallons per year. The first Net-Zero project, Net-Zero 1, is expected to be built in Lake Preston, South Dakota. Gevo and SAS.

Renewable 303
article thumbnail

BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

Green Car Congress

BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. Situated on 7,500 acres in Hand County, Titan 1 Wind Farm is wholly owned and operated by BP Wind Energy.

Wind 150
article thumbnail

USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

Green Car Congress

The 21 states participating in the BIP include Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

article thumbnail

USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

Green Car Congress

A typical gas pump delivers fuel with 10 percent ethanol, which limits the amount of renewable energy most consumers can purchase at the pump. North Dakota. South Dakota. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Virginia-Maryland. West Virginia. Funding amounts for each state will be announced at a later date.

article thumbnail

VeraSun Obtains $280M “Stalking Horse” Bid from Valero for Six Ethanol Facilities; Seeking to Sell All Assets

Green Car Congress

The Valero purchase agreement provides for a purchase price of $280 million, plus the value of inventory and certain pre-paid expenses, subject to certain customary adjustments. VeraSun hedged its corn purchases during the price spike in the summer of 2008 when cost per bushel had soared to nearly $8. Earlier post.).