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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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CF Industries to build green ammonia plant in Louisiana

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The cost of the initial project is expected to fit within the company’s annual capital expenditure budget, which has ranged from $400-$450 million per year. The company will install an electrolysis system at Donaldsonville to generate carbon-free hydrogen from water that will then be supplied to an existing plant to produce green ammonia.

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SpaceX sleuths spot third drone ship under construction in Louisiana

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While SpaceX could have feasibly gone in any number of directions, ranging from a clean-sheet build to something more akin to Blue Origin’s plans to convert a keeled cargo ship, it appears that the company ultimately settled on the simplest possible option – effectively replicating one of its two existing drone ships.

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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

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Gatik has one of the largest commercially deployed autonomous fleets in North America, operating for Fortune 500 customers across multiple markets including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Ontario, Canada.

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Tesla’s Solar Range Extender with Starlink prototype could save lives during disasters

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Tesla’s recent prototype of a solar range extender trailer with Starlink will be a game-changer for disaster relief. They brought a solar range extender trailer with Starlink. It only worked for short-range though. Using Starlink to create a WiFi bridge that extends the range of the app would be helpful.

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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. New battery chemistries are expected to use even more manganese.

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Lockheed Martin to produce liquefied natural gas tanks at Louisiana facility

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As part of its longer-range LNG business plan, Lockheed Martin will adapt production equipment used to manufacture the external tank for the Space Shuttle for a wide range of LNG supply chain applications. Lockheed Martin has received initial orders to manufacture cryogenic tanks for fueling LNG powered vessels.

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