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Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana

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a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, intend to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand in the global hydrogen economy. Gabriel, Louisiana will produce 15 tons per day (tpd) of green hydrogen. The first production plant in St.

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Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8 million worth of Beam Global off-grid EV charging systems – Charged EVs

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They’ll be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Source: Beam Global The post Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8

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Syrah Resources signs binding offtake agreement with Tesla for natural graphite active anode material

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Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited signed a binding offtake agreement with Tesla to supply natural graphite Active Anode Material (AAM) from its vertically integrated AAM production facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. The Balama graphite operation is a globally significant natural graphite resource.

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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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The SPR is a US Government complex of four sites with deep underground storage caverns created in salt domes along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts. Biden said that his administration would restock the reserve when prices are lower. The newly authorized drawdown will come from all four storage sites. Background. President George H.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Synthetic graphite electrode prices rose nine-fold through the first three quarters of 2017, increasing from US$1,748/t in January 2017 to a high of US$16,309/t in September, according to Roskill Information Services. Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018.

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API reports record US petroleum production in April: 10.543 million b/d; strongest April demand since 2007

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The first four months of this year also saw US petroleum demand average 750,000 barrels a day above the same period in 2017 despite higher prices. Strong global demand raised international oil prices by more than domestic ones. Domestic WTI crude oil prices averaged $66.25 from March but 3.8% above April 2017.

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Sasol bails on $13-$15B US GTL project, divests from Canadian shale; no new greenfield GTL

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In January 2015 Sasol announced it was delaying a final investment decision on the proposed project near Lake Charles, Louisiana to conserve cash in response to lower oil prices. The company will continue to develop its $11-billion ethane cracker project in Louisiana; the project is almost 80% complete. —Stephen Cornell.