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Velocys sells its second commercial license for FT renewable diesel and jet technology to Red Rock Biofuels

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Enough jet fuel will be produced by the plant to fuel 1,800 round trips per year from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco. The licensing of our technology to RRB is complementary to our strategy to develop our own biorefineries, the first of which will be located in Natchez, Mississippi. —David Pummell, CEO of Velocys.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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The MSAs that most match the model demographics were: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA. Using current hybrid vehicle owner demographics as a model, Pike ranked geographic regions by an index rating that compared them with the national average; the demographic measures included age, gender, household income, race and household size.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Portland General Electric. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. New York State. Orange and Rockland. PPL Electric Utilities. Pacific Gas & Electric. PNM Resources. Puget Sound Energy. Southern California Edison. Southern Company: Alabama Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. TECO Energy.

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Which US cities are the greenest?

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Eugene in Oregon finished at the top of the list ahead of its Oregon neighbour Portland and Santa Barbara in California. Meanwhile, it is cities in the south that are lagging behind with seven of the bottom 10 cities coming from Mississippi, Texas or Louisiana - Laredo in Texas finished at the bottom of the list. Portland, Oregon.