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KiOR ships first cellulosic diesel

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developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable rude oil from biomass ( earlier post ), has begun initial shipments of cellulosic diesel from its plant in Columbus, Mississippi. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Restores Hydrogen Research Funding in FY2010 Funding Legislation

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Other aspects of the proposed funding for the Department of Energy include: Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs would receive $2.233 billion, which is $85 million below the President’s budget request, but $304 million above the FY 2009 enacted level. The Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves would receive $23.6

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). produces more oil per acre. Lead organization.

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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

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New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network.

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