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Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

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As part of the strategy to decarbonize its customers’ supply chains, A.P. 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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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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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. and Allegheny Science and Technology).

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

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The energy consumption data for the rendering process was taken from eight existing rendering plants that currently supply Neste. The hydrogen supplied at the Jurong Island plant is piped back to the Neste plant where it is used for hydrotreatment.

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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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It is important to consider both sides of the market—the production/supply side and mandate/consumption side—and how they respond to the RFS2 mandate. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. 0.3% (this is only for dedicated energy crops and woody biomass from logging waste). RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. Central East.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Getting a handle on power supply and demand in real time helps address the variable nature of wind and solar power, he said. Better balancing electricity supply from wind or solar energy with demand means that utilities do not need to build "stand-by" power plants that can delivery electricity reliably, Schurr said. "If

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