Gas, Grant, Louisiana and Transportation

Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Shell has selected Ascension Parish in Louisiana as the location for a potential natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will begin moving forward this year with projects that benefit the industry and those who travel throughout St. James and Ascension parishes.

Louisiana

Louisiana Qatar Malaysia Grant

Shell Oil replacing Ryder diesel trucks with with Ryder LNG trucks for operations in Louisiana and Texas

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

Shell Oil Company has signed an agreement with Ryder System for 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting oil and gas logistics operations in Lafayette, La. facility, which is being engineered to meet the unique compliance requirements for natural gas. and Houston, Texas. service locations.

Louisiana

Louisiana Texas Oil Diesel

$4M ARPA-E award to Lanzatech to improve design of bioreactors for waste-gas-to-fuels fermentation technology

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, was awarded a $4-million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as one of the 15 REMOTE projects ( earlier post ) receiving a combined $34 million to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation.

Waste

Waste Gas Design Fuel

Electric vehicle charging stations worth a complete of quite $1.7 million

Setec Powerr

AUGUST 20, 2021

million is coming to 26 government agencies, universities, and electric utilities in Louisiana. The Department of Environmental Quality is awarding 79 grants for the charging stations, using money from the state’s $19.8 Almost $12 million of Louisiana’s share was put aside to exchange 351 diesel buses owned by 16 local school boards.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Louisiana Charging Grant

SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Re-Charge Louisiana Batteries

Ryder opens two LCNG refueling stations in California

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

a provider of commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has opened the first natural gas fueling stations in its North American network to serve both the general public and Ryder lease and rental customers. million gallons of diesel annually with natural gas. Ryder System, Inc.,

California

California Louisiana Maintenance Arizona

Myriant Technologies Receiving Funds under $50M DOE Award for Succinic Acid Biorefinery Project

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

Myriant Technologies, a biotech developer and manufacturer of renewable biochemicals, has entered into formal agreements with the Department of Energy (DOE) and has begun to draw funds under grant for its biobased Succinic Acid facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Louisiana

Louisiana Grant 2010 Carbon

$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Lead Institution: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Lead Investigator: Nancy N.

Mexico

Mexico Oil North Carolina Florida

Myriant starts production at flagship bio-succinic acid plant

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2013

Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company, announced the successful start-up at its flagship bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Myriant has produced on-spec commercial product at the plant and anticipates that customer shipments will commence soon. billion in new and existing applications.

Production

Production Louisiana Davis North America

Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

Amyris is presenting a summary of the results at the 34 th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pilot-scale project use both free (soluble) sugars and biomass (cellulosic) sugars from Ceres’ sweet sorghum hybrids grown in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Tennessee.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Hawaii Louisiana

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Hydrous ethanol has been used in the United States as a transportation fuel for at least one hundred years. These distilleries made 192-proof alcohol for human consumption, lantern fuel and transportation fuel. US Environmental Protection Agency Grants Testing Waiver. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. INTRODUCTION. 100% for some agricultural processes.

Carbon

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While this may seem conflicted, his position is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the ships contracted for product transport. Sterling's career in marine transportation also provides him experience in transportation logistics. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While this may seem conflicted, his position is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the ships contracted for product transport. Sterling's career in marine transportation also provides him experience in transportation logistics. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions from specific industrial processes, such as HFC-23 emissions from production of a refrigerant gas (GWP of = 14,800). CRS Report RL33846 , Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110 th Congress, by Larry Parker and Brent D. CONCERNS REGARDING OFFSETS.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008

UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. Earlier post.) Hydroprocessing.

Renewable

Renewable Fuel Oil Diesel

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In August 2018, EPA and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. Earlier post.).

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. transportation sector; and industrial facilities would be exempted from a cap on emissions for several years before they are phased in.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Renergie was formed for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (SABMFs) in the parishes of the State of Louisiana which were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ]. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

EV Driven

Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

Shell Oil replacing Ryder diesel trucks with with Ryder LNG trucks for operations in Louisiana and Texas

$4M ARPA-E award to Lanzatech to improve design of bioreactors for waste-gas-to-fuels fermentation technology

Electric vehicle charging stations worth a complete of quite $1.7 million

SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport

Ryder opens two LCNG refueling stations in California

Myriant Technologies Receiving Funds under $50M DOE Award for Succinic Acid Biorefinery Project

$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

Myriant starts production at flagship bio-succinic acid plant

Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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