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Nebraska Governor approves revised Keystone XL pipeline route through state

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Nebraska Gov. The governor sent a letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, notifying them of the accepted Nebraska route. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s evaluation of the 194.5-mile Construction and operation of the pipeline would have minimal environmental impacts in Nebraska.

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UC Davis ITS researchers take a detailed look at water consumption and withdrawal requirements for ethanol

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Water consumption intensity of ethanol from corn grain and crop residue and the avoided/displaced water use credits assigned to coproducts: DGS and electricity. to 335 L/vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) for Iowa and from 59 to 214 L/VKT for Nebraska. Credit ACS, Mishra and Yeh. Click to enlarge. —Mishra and Yeh.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Innovation and optimization of the Szego Mill for reliable, efficient, and successful up-scaling of the deacetylation and mechanical refining process for biofuel production. Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production. Project title.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. Should the Keystone XL project be denied, WCSB oil sands production could decline by 0.4

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Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization releases final report on 6-year project

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CAB-Comm focused on three key aspects of algal biofuels production: development of genetic tools, crop protection, and nutrient utilization and recycling. CAB-Comm has since made these tools publicly available through the Life Technologies catalog, where more than 150 algae products are now listed and available for world-wide distribution.

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Novozymes and Fiberight Showcase Ethanol Produced from Waste Office Paper and Cardboard in Drive Demonstration in Washington

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million tax credit toward the construction of its enzyme manufacturing facility in Blair, Nebraska. Novozymes this year will begin producing enzymes for commercial, large-scale production of advanced biofuels. Water treatment and water recovery. Finished biofuel and products. Pretreatment. Secondary treatment.

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DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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The 13 projects fall under two categories: Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (total $3 million, 4 projects) to improve the production and design efficiency of nuclear plant components including advanced concrete construction methods, near-net shape fabrication methods and joining processes that can be used in small modular reactor manufacturing.

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