• Aemetis received key equipment for a USD 40 million mechanical vapor recompression system at its Keyes, California ethanol plant.
• Project targets an 80% cut in natural gas use, projected USD 32 million annual operating cash flow uplift.
• Lower carbon intensity expected to boost California LCFS credit generation, increase Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit value.
• Installation uses six 3,500-horsepower electric turbofans; start-up targeted by end-2026.
• Project backed by about USD 19.7 million in grants, tax credits from California Energy Commission, PG&E, IRS Section 48C.

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