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Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

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Red Rock adds a proven technology pathway to Joule’s own Helioculture technology and strengthens Joule’s platform for global supply of carbon neutral fuels, the two said. The company is poised to begin construction of its first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon in early 2016.

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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million grant by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to begin engineering and development on a plant to produce jet fuel. Fulcrum matched this DoD grant with $4.7 USDA awarded the first loan guarantee in 2009 to Sapphire Energy in New Mexico. In 2013, Fulcrum was awarded a $4.7-million Earlier post.). million loan guarantee.

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USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

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Specifically, USDA will administer competitive grants to match funding for state-led efforts to test and evaluate innovative and comprehensive approaches to market higher blends of renewable fuel, such as E15 and E85. USDA has helped jumpstart efforts to provide a reliable supply of advanced plant materials for biofuels.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. I engaged in integrated resource planning for the two investor-owned utilities in Oregon—PGE and Pacific Power.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). Over the long term, capital adjustments can occur in the electricity supply technology and other production activities. Gases: CO 2 emissions. WCI covers seven U.S.

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