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Sustainable Oils Produces Camelina-based HRJ Fuel for All-Engine 50-50 Blend USAF Trial

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Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, provided the hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel used to create the 50-50 HRJ8-JP8 blend used in an all-engine biofuel flight test in a US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. Earlier post.). B-roll of the test flight.

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

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RTE recently performed a detailed assessment of engineering designs for capturing, transporting and storing CO 2 , and integrating CCS with ethanol production. The formation extends over southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, and northwestern South Dakota. directly beneath the RTE facility. in combined thickness. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The RII Track-2 awards support research while also requiring award recipients to invest in developing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce—particularly of early-career faculty researchers. Montana State University. Improving Water Management, Treatment and Recovery in Oil and Gas Production.

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

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Montana State University. MicroBio Engineering, Inc. Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition. Topic 3: Algae Bioproducts and CO 2 Direct-Air-Capture Efficiency. Global Algae Innovations. Arizona State University. Lumen Bioscience, Incorporated.

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

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Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels and bioproducts development analysis. Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming.

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Life cycle analysis finds Camelina-based renewable jet fuel reduces GHG emissions by 75%; renewable diesel reduces emissions by 80%

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The study was based on camelina grown in Montana and processed into biojet fuel using UOP hydroprocessing technology. —Scott Johnson, President of Sustainable Oils. These groups have conducted multiple tests of the fuel on different aircraft types, engines, and at different speeds. Sustainable Oils, Inc.

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