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HollyFrontier to build $350M renewable diesel unit at Artesia refinery; 125M gallons/year

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HollyFrontier Corporation, an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products, plans to construct a new renewable diesel unit (RDU) at its Artesia, New Mexico refinery (Navajo Refinery).

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DOE to leverage fossil energy expertise to develop and explore geothermal energy resources

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to leverage oil and gas expertise to test the reliability and efficiency of geothermal power generation at oil and gas fields. The overall focus is to reduce the upfront costs of geothermal development as well as improve its effectiveness. million homes a year from these resources by 2020.

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award some $25 million to four projects to research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products—such as biofuels—from a variety of biomass sources. The following projects have been selected for awards: Kansas State University, $5,078,932.

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USDA awards nearly $10M for research on using beetle-killed trees as feedstock for on-site thermochemical conversion technologies

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There are many benefits to using beetle-killed wood for renewable fuel production. The wood is typically located far from urban industrial centers, often in relatively inaccessible areas with challenging topography, which increases harvest and transportation costs.

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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. Soybean oil, Energy cane, Biomass Sorghum, Perennial grasses, Woody biomass.

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Alkaline surfactant polymer flooding shown to improve recovery in very mature oilfield by more than 300%

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the use of an alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP) flooding technique has successfully improved oil recovery at a 106-year old Illinois field by more than 300%. enhanced by additional surfactants, have the capability of mobilizing additional oil. Such surfactants, when. water production.

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