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Solazyme announces successful commissioning of integrated renewable oil production biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois

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announced the successful commissioning of its first fully integrated biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois, to produce algal oil. Initially, Solazyme is focused on commercializing its products into three target markets: (1) fuels and chemicals, (2) nutrition and (3) skin and personal care. Solazyme, Inc. Solazyme, Inc.

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EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The governor of Illinois will sign a bill tomorrow that will make the state a US clean energy leader. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. trillion infrastructure bill.

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EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables [Update]

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The governor of Illinois has signed a bill that makes the state a US clean energy leader. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Here’s the Democrats’ plan for clean electricity in the $3.5

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Rivian echoes Elon Musk, pushes engineers to return to in-person work

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Rivian is reportedly asking its manufacturing engineering team to work in person either in Irvine, California, or Normal, Illinois. As the COVID pandemic increasingly becomes a fleeting memory in the United States, more and more businesses are asking workers to return to work in person.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. A 2020 U.S. Government Accountability Office report says that the U.S.

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GM expands medical projects and charitable deliveries to hospitals

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The first VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators produced by General Motors and Ventec Life Systems in Kokomo, Indiana ( earlier post ) are being delivered by UPS to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago at the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Protective gowns.

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Rivian's Illinois Factory is Reportedly A Pretty Dangerous Place to Work

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One person told Bloomberg News that they vomited bile with a “Rivian Blue” color after working in the paint shop without a respirator. Automotive News reported that the facility has recorded an employee with a cracked skull, a back laceration requiring surgery, an amputated finger, and a foot fracture, among others.

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