Tag: Kentucky

University of Kentucky researchers show how single genetic change can protect corn seeds during storage

University of Kentucky researchers show how single genetic change can protect corn seeds during storage

December 24, 2025 |

In Kentucky, a new international study co-led by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) shows how a single genetic change helps protect corn seeds during storage. This offers plant breeders a clear target for developing varieties that stay vigorous longer and waste fewer seeds. The research, published in The Plant […]

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Vision RNG sells investment tax credit for $28.8M

Vision RNG sells investment tax credit for $28.8M

April 23, 2025 |

In Kentucky, Vision RNG recently announced the successful sale of the $28.8 million investment tax credit (ITC) generated from its Laurel Ridge landfill gas-to-energy project located in Corbin, Kentucky. The transaction represents another step in Vision RNG’s strategy to monetize available tax incentives to support the expansion of sustainable energy infrastructure. The Laurel Ridge RNG […]

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Empire Diversified Energy, Heartland Water partner for waste to hydrogen, carbon site

Empire Diversified Energy, Heartland Water partner for waste to hydrogen, carbon site

May 22, 2024 |

In Kentucky, Empire Diversified Energy and Heartland Water Technology are proud to announce a new partnership with Empire Green Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire, to develop a state-of-the-art facility that will convert food waste into renewable hydrogen and carbon as part of the Department of Energy’s Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2). The partnership […]

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CAER researchers awarded US’s DOE grant to develop biofuel technology

CAER researchers awarded US’s DOE grant to develop biofuel technology

January 12, 2024 |

In Kentucky, researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Department of Chemistry confirmed they have received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance their innovative biofuels research. The project is titled “Robust Engineered Catalysts for the Conversion of Waste Oleaginous Biomass Feedstocks […]

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University of Kentucky land $1M DOE grant for waste-based biofuels research

University of Kentucky land $1M DOE grant for waste-based biofuels research

January 9, 2024 |

In Kentucky, researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Department of Chemistry have received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance their innovative biofuels research. The project is titled “Robust Engineered Catalysts for the Conversion of Waste Oleaginous Biomass Feedstocks to Fuel-like […]

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Applications due next week for Kentucky’s biochemicals tax credit program

Applications due next week for Kentucky’s biochemicals tax credit program

January 9, 2024 |

In Kentucky, the Lane Report says that the state’s $10 million tax credit program supporting biofuels and biochemicals is in effect for another year. Since 2020 when the state legislature opened the program beyond renewable diesel or biodiesel, chemicals produced in Kentucky with at least 50% biobased content eligible for up to 5 cents per […]

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