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RedRock Biofuels to supply 3M gallons/year of renewable jet fuel to FedEx through 2024

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Red Rock’s first refinery, funded in part by a $70-million Title III DPA grant from the U.S. In addition to reducing lifecycle carbon emissions, Red Rock’s production process will reduce the risk of devastating forest fires in the western United States by decreasing the amount of waste woody biomass in surrounding forests.

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ICCT suggests minor changes to Fed tax policy to cut higher investment risk of 2nd-gen biofuels and advance the industry

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Using publicly available financial data, they applied investment analysis tools (the capital assets pricing model, CAPM) that are generally not applied to this space in order to develop a more rigorous understanding of the investment risk in the industry. —Miller et al. Pacific Ethanol, Rentech Inc., —Miller et al.

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Researchers Sequence Genome of Sugarcane Ethanol Yeast; Potential for Cellulosic Ethanol

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When oil prices rose to new highs in the 1970s, Brazil invested in ethanol created from the its sugar cane crops. Now we have sequenced the genome, so we have a road map that will allow us to build upon its natural abilities. An open access paper on the work was published in the journal Genome Research. Lucas Argueso.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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China consolidates its position as the world’s largest energy consumer: it consumes nearly 70% more energy than the United States by 2035, even though, by then, per capita demand in China is still less than half the level in the United States. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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This plan is intended to drive demand and position the United States as a global leader in manufacturing and deploying next-generation vehicle technologies. Earlier post.). Advanced Technologies R&D. —One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015. One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.

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

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Gulf Coast refiners use both domestic crude oil produced in the United States, and crude oil imported from foreign countries to create various petroleum products. The crude oil from the WCSB is produced as raw bitumen, a viscous material that has the consistency of soft asphalt. —Draft SEIS. Background.