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USDA providing $700M to provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers and 195 facilities

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USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production. These biofuel producers experienced unexpected market losses on a combined 3.7

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Aventine installs $2.4M corn-oil separation system at ethanol plant

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million Valicor corn-oil separation system (COSS) at its Nebraska Energy LLC plant in Aurora, Nebraska. High production levels and excess inventories nationally have led to tight margins, particularly in Nebraska. Aventine Renewable Energy Inc. has installed a $2.4-million The system began operations in early January.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Selected projects fall under 12 areas of interest, corresponding to the selected US basins that have the potential to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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The HERE-SBD Automotive EV Index highlights, since 2020, US state-level and European country-level leaders and laggards based on various critical metrics, including the number of charging points (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment), vehicle registrations, geography, and road network length.

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Novozymes inaugurates $200M biofuels enzyme plant in US

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Novozymes inaugurated its $200-million enzyme plant in Blair, Nebraska ( earlier post ), which will supply enzymes to some of the first advanced cellulosic biorefineries, as well as to the existing industry.

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Study finds air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US

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Production-weighted national average human mortality per million tonnes of maize produced, by pollutant and supply chain stage. The deaths caused per bushel in western corn belt states such as Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska tend to be lower than in eastern corn belt states such as Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. a, Absolute mortality.

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Clean Energy to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas; additional agreements in trucking, transit and refuse markets

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Clean Energy announced that it has extended its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the City of Phoenix. Clean Energy has supplied the City with LNG for more than a decade. Orchard Supply Hardware has also expanded the number of CNG trucks it’s fueling with Clean Energy.

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