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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol (SLM) CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp.

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Sundrop Fuels finalizes ExxonMobil MTG technology license for “green gasoline” production facility

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Located near Alexandria, Louisiana, Sundrop Fuels plans to break ground late this year on its inaugural commercial plant, which will produce up to 50 million gallons of renewable gasoline annually. Sundrop Fuels, Inc., Earlier post.). The Sundrop Fuels installation represents the first commercial production of biofuels using the MTG process.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Every ton of offsets verified by a DOE can thereafter be used to compensate for excessive emissions by companies in Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Mr. Donovan drafted the “Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative” for the State of Louisiana.

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

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That plant, in Norco, Louisiana, will have the capacity to produce more than 9,300 barrels per day of renewable diesel product. More recently, UOP signed an agreement to license technology to Emerald Biofuels LLC to produce Honeywell Green Diesel at another facility in Louisiana. Earlier post.) Hydroprocessing. Earlier post.)

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