Tag: Minnesota

Cargill grant supports University of Minnesota effort to develop new crops that produce biofuels

Cargill grant supports University of Minnesota effort to develop new crops that produce biofuels

February 10, 2024 |

In Minnesota, the University of Minnesota said that Cargill has awarded $2.5 million to the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota to support research into two novel oilseed crops—winter camelina and domesticated winter pennycress—that can produce seed-based oil for low-carbon transportation fuels. “Winter camelina and pennycress could be truly transformative for farmers, the […]

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Minnesota legislative working group split on how to tackle low carbon fuel standard

Minnesota legislative working group split on how to tackle low carbon fuel standard

February 5, 2024 |

In Minnesota, Reuters reports the state legislature’s Clean Transportation Standard (CTS) Work Group has a released a report saying that in order to achieve 100% carbon intensity reduction by 2050 would require aggressive policy measures, while a business as usual scenario would only achieve a 30% reduction by that time. The report instead suggested lower […]

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