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Fulcrum BioEnergy successfully produces first low-carbon synthetic crude oil from landfill waste at its Sierra BioFuels Plant

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Fulcrum BioEnergy, a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.

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Tesla settles hazardous waste lawsuit in California for $1.5 million

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million to settle a California case alleging that it mislabeled hazardous waste and sent it to landfills that can’t process the materials. After 25 California counties filed lawsuits against Tesla for the alleged mishandling of the waste materials on Tuesday, the automaker on Thursday agreed to pay a $1.3

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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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The method is already being tested in Texas, North Dakota, and most recently in New Stanton, Pa. However, the low energy efficiency of this technology makes the operating cost of MD systems relatively high, especially in the absence of waste heat.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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The EV maker was reportedly planning to contribute about $24 million of its own funds for the planned Semi chargers, which would cover a distance of about 1,800 miles, from Fremont, California to Laredo, Texas. With a public Megacharger network in place, the Tesla Semi could transport goods over distances that far exceed its 500-mile range.

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Diamond Green Diesel to boost renewable diesel capacity to 1.2B gallons/year; $1.45B expansion project

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Darling and Valero jointly announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval from both companies’ Boards of Directors to proceed with the construction of the renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. billion gallons per year.

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Estes partners with Clean Energy to expand RNG vehicle fleet to 71 units

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the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, announced that Estes Express Lines will add to its fleet 50 new trucks fueled with Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG), bringing its total to 71. Clean Energy Fuels Corp., million gallons of RNG over the seven-year contract.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Once the nickel and cobalt have been leached and are in soluble form, they must be separated from the residue waste material. The nickel powder is then dried before entering the final processing stage.

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