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U.S. Air Force to Lead Fuels Lifecycle Emission Study
The U.S. Air Force is set to take the lead in an effort to get a comprehensive lifecycle emissions study done on transportation fuels, but this study should be done on an "Apollo project" scale, William (Bill) Anderson, deputy secretary of the Air Force told Gasification News in an interview.
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Lake Charles Cogeneration Gets $1 Billion in Financing
The Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District in Louisiana raised $1 billion in a bond sale to support the development of its planned $1.6 billion substitute natural gas production facility. Proceeds from the sale of the GO Zone Bonds are to be used by Lake Charles Cogeneration (LCC) to build the plant, LCC’s Project Director Doug Barba said in a statement.
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U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation Repealing CTL Fuel Ban
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced legislation repealing Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which prohibits federal agencies from contracting for non-conventional or alternative fuels that emit higher levels of greenhouse gases than do traditional supplies.
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GTC's Childress Suggests Plan to Push Gasification
James (Jim) Childress, executive director of the Gasification Technologies Council (GTC) gave the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Innovation on April 9 three suggestions that he said would help develop the U.S. gasification industry.
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South Heart Gasification to Use Coal Beneficiation Technology
The developers of the proposed $1.4 billion South Heart gasification project in southwest North Dakota plan to process the coal prior to gasification, using GTL Energy's coal upgrading beneficiation technology.
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Advanced Gasification Seen Playing Crucial New Role in Oil Sands, Refining
San Diego, Calif. – Gasification of oil-sands coke and refinery resids will play key roles in cutting dependence on pricey natural gas, enabling greater use of heavy crudes and boosting the practicality of CO2 capture & storage. So explained several speakers in presentations to the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) annual meeting here.
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Briefs
Rigdon Leaves GE for SES Reliance to Invest $2.5 Bln in Gasification BASF Cancels Gasification Plans ICE to Launch Two New Coal Futures 18 States Sue Bush Administration Volvo to Test DME in Trucks Georgia Power to Buy MSW Electricity Velocys Microchannel FT Gets Grant FREC Gets New Distributor Supreme Court to take Clean Water Case
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AEP to Appeal Virginia's Rejection of IGCC Plan
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) said it plans to appeal the state of Virginia’s rejection of a rate recovery plan tied to the construction of a $2.23 billion, 629-MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant in West Virginia that is to serve customers in both states.
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• Summit Power Plans IGCC Plants for Texas
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CEO: South Africa's Sasol Set for More Expansion
South Africa's synthetic fuel producer, Sasol, is set to continue expanding its interests around the world, company chief executive Pat Davies said earlier this month, according to a Dow Jones report.
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China's NDRC Finalizes Coal-to-Chemical Plan
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) finalized a coal-to-chemicals industry development plan to be released sometime in the near future, a senior government official reportedly said at an industry conference.
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• New Zealand's Solid Energy Considers CTL Plant
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