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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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gigawatt hours (GWh) of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels across multiple projects, with the first project slated for 500 megawatt hours (MWh) in Louisiana. DG Fuels expects to complete its Louisiana SAF project by mid-2022. The Louisiana facility is the company’s first major project. barrel per ton of feedstock.

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Juniper GTL to invest $100M to retrofit plant to new small-scale GTL facility in Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha.

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Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

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Manganese is a crucial element in nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) cathodes and can be used to improve the range of electric vehicles at a relatively low cost. Automotive companies are increasingly turning to manganese-intensive forms of battery chemistry due to lower cost structures and improved performance.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. This project (“Phase 3 Expansion”) will expand the production capacity of the Vidalia AAM facility from 11,250tpa to at least 45,000tpa AAM.

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Optinol estimates its biobutanol process can achieve energy cost parity with ethanol

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Based on preliminary engineering studies to estimate the capital and operating costs for commercial scale production, Optinol Inc. has concluded that it is feasible to produce bio-butanol using its process at energy-cost-parity with ethanol. The bulk of the lab and pilot work has been conducted at Louisiana State University.

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Myriant starts production at flagship bio-succinic acid plant

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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. —Stephen J. Gatto, Chairman and CEO.

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Elio Motors plans to sell 100 pre-production 3-wheelers; consumer launch moving to 2017 as company seeks funding

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Elio Motors, the startup vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg with a targeted base price of $6,800, will sell 100 pre-production vehicles built at its Shreveport, Louisiana, production facility fourth quarter of 2016. —Paul Elio.

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