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Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maerskā€™s 8th green methanol deal

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The first facility will be co-located with the Red River Energy existing bioethanol plant in Rosholt, South Dakota, USA, and will have a production capacity of approximately 100,000 tonnes per year.

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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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South Dakota State University (SDSU) received $2.3 Under this program, payments are made to eligible producers based on the amount of advanced biofuel produced from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. a producer of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil, received $8,655. million through the Sun Grant Program.

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2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

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New to the 2016 report is novel assessments of potential biomass supplies from algae, from new energy crops (miscanthus, energy cane, eucalyptus), and from municipal solid waste. These renewable resources include agricultural, forestry, and algal biomass, as well as waste. billion tons under a high-yield scenario.

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ARB staff posts five more LCFS fuel pathways: biodiesel, RD, ethanol

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California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted five new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications to the LCFS public comments website: two for biodiesel, one for renewable diesel, and two for ethanol. Renewable diesel. produces non-ester renewable diesel (RD) from multiple feedstocks at its plant in Singapore.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The team, which includes researchers from Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, seeks to identify a framework of carbon mitigation strategies that would minimize conflicts with food security and clean energy production priorities. Jackson State University. Hongtao Yu.

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DOE selects eight integrated biorefinery projects for up to $15M total in funding

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Topic Area 2: High-value products from waste and/or other undervalued streams in an integrated biorefinery. Topic Area 3: Industrial separations within an integrated biorefinery (no projects have been selected from topic area 3). The MIBR will improve IBR sustainability and cost-effectiveness.