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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Strategic Biofuels has selected Johnson Matthey’s (JM’s) Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology—co-developed with bp—for its Louisiana Green Fuels project (LGF) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. million gallons of biofuels per year once in operation.

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JULY 29, 2023

DG Fuels, LLC (DGF), a developer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facilities ( earlier post ), announced the successful closing of investment transactions with two Japanese companies. billion, 180 million gallon per year SAF facility in Louisiana to occur in early 2024. With the investments in DGF made by aviner & co.,

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Sundrop Fuels, Inc., a gasification-based drop-in advanced biofuels company ( earlier post ), has agreed to purchase about 1,200 acres of land near Alexandria, Louisiana, for the planned construction and operation of its first production facility. Chesapeake invested $155 million in Sundrop Fuels last summer.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Louisiana-based Jupiter Fuels, a new sister development company of ASI, has licensed nano-engineered Fischer-Tropsch catalyst technologies from Louisiana Tech University. Lower capital and operating costs allow companies to take the development risks and exploit US natural gas reserves for liquid-fuel production.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha.

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AUGUST 15, 2021

Strategic Biofuels announced that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Test Well Program was successfully completed at the company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Project (LGF) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. LGF is the first renewable diesel fuel project to achieve this milestone.

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JUNE 10, 2014

an independent producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products, will invest $25 million as a joint venture partner in the construction of the Juniper GTL commercial gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Louisiana ( earlier post ). Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol today announced that it has chosen the southwestern region of the State of Louisiana as the site for a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. Sasol will embark on a feasibility study to evaluate the viability of a GTL venture in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, over the next 18 months.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Gabriel, Louisiana. However, much of ooutput is the either vented into the atmosphere or burned at less than hydrogen’s fuel value. The plant is then expected to create more than 25 permanent full-time jobs in Louisiana. —Scott Sutton, Olin Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Sundrop Fuels, Inc., Located near Alexandria, Louisiana, Sundrop Fuels plans to break ground late this year on its inaugural commercial plant, which will produce up to 50 million gallons of renewable gasoline annually. The Sundrop Fuels installation represents the first commercial production of biofuels using the MTG process.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Air Products has signed a long-term supply contract with Monsanto Company to build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto’s Luling, Louisiana Roundup facility. Air Products’ East Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline system currently reaches more than 175 continuous miles from Baton Rouge to Chalmette, Louisiana.

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MARCH 5, 2014

UPS plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending.

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APRIL 29, 2022

a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, intend to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand in the global hydrogen economy. Gabriel, Louisiana will produce 15 tons per day (tpd) of green hydrogen. The first production plant in St. 2018.02.132.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States. —Jeremy Baines, President of Neste US.

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APRIL 18, 2023

People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40% less carbon intensive than traditional gasoline on a lifecycle basis, according to Chevron. The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

This hydrotreater pilot plant will utilize the expertise of both organizations to better understand how various biomass feedstocks can play a role in the production of renewable fuels with a specific focus on renewable diesel.

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MARCH 12, 2014

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will hold four alternative fuel workshops over the next three weeks. The Bio-Oil Co-Processing: Expanding the Refinery Supply System Workshop will be held on 3 April in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Lockheed Martin has received initial orders to manufacture cryogenic tanks for fueling LNG powered vessels. Lockheed Martin is leveraging its expertise in the manufacture of Space Shuttle external tanks to meet the growing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks for storage and transportation.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software. Gatik has one of the largest commercially deployed autonomous fleets in North America, operating for Fortune 500 customers across multiple markets including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Ontario, Canada.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

University partners from the states of Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Iowa will lead the projects, which focus in part on developing aviation biofuels from tall grasses, crop residues and forest resources. The project aims to develop a regional source of renewable aviation fuel for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

NuStar Logistics, EOG Resources Rail Yard (Louisiana) LLC and EOG Resources Marketing, Inc. both subsidiaries of EOG Resources, Inc.) have entered into a definitive agreement to develop, build and own jointly a 70,000-barrel-per-day unit train offloading facility at NuStar’s crude oil terminal in St. NuStar Energy L.P.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. The production and consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel followed an expected pattern. of water.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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JUNE 10, 2013

CenterPoint Energy, a US energy delivery company, is adding 35 natural gas vehicles to its fleet across Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Additionally, the company expects to provide natural gas service to at least 17 new compressed natural gas fueling stations built in the company’s service territory.

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APRIL 18, 2013

Nat G CNG Solutions introduced its new Nat G 500 Series compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station for mid-sized fleets, priced starting at $59,900 after a federal tax credit. The Nat G 500 Series is a fully integrated fueling station on a skid. A typical customer can produce CNG fuel for around $1.00

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JULY 10, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its green fuels process technology has been selected by Petrixo Oil & Gas to produce renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel at a new refinery to be built in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The process technology is capable of processing a variety of renewable feedstocks.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has signed a contract to purchase 450,000 gallons of advanced drop-in biofuel for the US Navy from Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a joint venture between Tyson Foods, Inc. The fuel will be delivered to the U.S. —Andy Rojeski, a management committee member for Dynamic Fuels. Solazyme, Inc.,

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MAY 21, 2014

to acquire Tyson’s 50% ownership position in Dynamic Fuels, LLC. Tyson and Syntroleum formed Dynamic Fuels in 2007 as a 50/50 joint venture. REG will also fund repayment of approximately $12 million of Dynamic Fuels’ indebtedness to Tyson at closing. (REG) has reached an agreement with Tyson Foods, Inc. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

These 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels will be built with MAN ME-LGI flex fuel engines running on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil. Methanol is a sulfur-free fuel that provides many environmental and clean burning benefits. Earlier post.). —Jone Hognestad, President, Waterfront Shipping.

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JUNE 25, 2012

There's a storm a-brewin' in Louisiana over alternative vehicle tax credits. In 2009, the state legislature passed Act 469 (PDF) which grants tax credits of up to $3,000 to anyone who purchases a low-emissions vehicle that runs on alternative fuel, "including but not limited to compressed.

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a renewable fuels and biochar company ( earlier post ), closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. Cool Planet’s green fuels are chemically identical to fossil fuels, with one of the lowest capital costs in the industry. The private placement has been jointly led by UBS and Goldman Sachs.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Dynamic Fuels, LLC, a 50/50 venture of Tyson Foods, Inc. Dynamic Fuels’ Geismar, Louisiana plant has the design capacity to produce 75 million gallons of renewable diesel, naphtha and LPG per year, of which the primary product is ASTM D975 renewable diesel. Mansfield markets and distributes more than 2.5

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JANUARY 30, 2016

The new 15 LNG fueled vehicles will replace Ryder diesel-powered vehicles in the existing fleet and will be serviced out of Ryder’s Lafayette, La. As part of this initiative, Ryder has signed a five-year fuel agreement with Shell which will provide LNG fuel for the dedicated natural gas fleet. service locations.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced Energy Storage System (ESS) to be retrofitted on four Harvey Energy class LNG-fueled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf placed this latest order with Wärtsilä in October. A fifth vessel in this class was earlier fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS. © Harvey Gulf.

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MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Based on our proprietary technology, Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is the world’s best and cleanest diesel fuel today. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 1, 2022

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) has announced that it is requesting feedback from Louisiana residents and businesses regarding alternative fuel corridors. The LA DOTD noted that over the next five years, Louisiana will […].

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