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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner

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manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. The plot of land is just west of downtown Fort Worth, according to images shared in the presentation. Paid back in 8.1

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EGEB: Texas gets a new 250 MW solar farm near Dallas-Fort Worth

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Fast charging is needed in all types of communities to speed up the EV transition, finds a new study. more… The post EGEB: Texas gets a new 250 MW solar farm near Dallas-Fort Worth appeared first on Electrek. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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However, Fort Worth, Texas, and an unconfirmed location in Georgia , likely to be East of Atlanta, were mentioned with the most enthusiasm. However, based on demand for the growing EV sector and initial interest in Rivian’s products, the company has already decided to move forward with its next facility.

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Early results from Univ. of Texas hydraulic fracturing study show no direct link to groundwater contamination; contamination problems appear related to other aspects of drilling ops

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Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, according to project leader Dr. Charles ‘Chip’ Groat, of The University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute. A peer group also will review the team’s findings.

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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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has initiated a comprehensive feasibility study of a possible long-term CO 2 pipeline project which would connect proposed gasification plants in the Midwest to Denbury’s existing CO 2 pipeline infrastructure in Mississippi or Louisiana. Denbury Resources Inc. Denbury Resources Inc. Denbury Resources Inc.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Similarly, engineers from Bell Textron are studying how a human pilot could team with an autopilot in an emergency. The air route connected Hillwood’s Mobility Innovation Zone, in the northern outskirts of Fort Worth, to the Discovery Park on the campus of the University of North Texas, a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles).

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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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Reserves additions reflect new developments as well as revisions and extensions of existing fields resulting from drilling, studies and analysis of reservoir performance. In Mozambique, ExxonMobil acquired a 25% indirect interest in Area 4, which contains an estimated 85 trillion gross cubic feet of natural gas in-place.

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