Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

South Dakota School of Mines (Rapid City, South Dakota)—The South Dakota School of Mines will demonstrate the cost-effective production of biocarbon, carbon nanofibers, polylactic acid, and phenol from the waste streams generated from the biochemical platform technology.

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South Dakota South Carolina Carbon Fiber Baltimore 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. A residential smart charging pilot launching later this year that will reward customers in Colorado for conveniently optimizing their charging times to benefit the grid and use more renewable energy.

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Minnesota Energy Wisconsin Colorado 370

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that in the United States as many as 350-400 new bio-refineries will have to be constructed by 2022 to meet the volume requirement of 16 billion gallons/year of cellulosic bio-ethanol under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In an analysis of the Renewable Fuel Standard, the US EPA projected 7.8

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South Dakota Iowa United States EPA 285

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

In November, 2008, the company started operating a cellulosic bio-ethanol pilot plant at its research center in Scotland, South Dakota. Agrivida has developed its technology to produce ultra-low cost fermentable sugars from biomass at high conversion efficiencies.

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South Dakota Commercial 2008 Low Cost 225

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DECEMBER 6, 2014

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. million through the Sun Grant Program. million kWh of electricity that is sold to a local utility.

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South Dakota Idaho Grant New Hampshire 225

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JUNE 24, 2010

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. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. Decision support and policy analysis tools.

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Renewable Standards Fuel Rhode Island 210

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

This step is a result of EPA challenges with the implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with the mission of making cellulosic bio-ethanol competitive with corn bio-ethanol, the most competitive renewable liquid transportation fuel on the US market today.

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EPA South Dakota Production Iowa 170