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  <xs:element id="gevo_PurchaseObligationToBePaidYearFiveAndThereafter" abstract="false" name="PurchaseObligationToBePaidYearFiveAndThereafter" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="gevo_FairValueAdjustmentsOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest" abstract="false" name="FairValueAdjustmentsOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="gevo_AnnualCapacityForDisposalOrRecycleOfCarbonDioxideInTons" abstract="false" name="AnnualCapacityForDisposalOrRecycleOfCarbonDioxideInTons" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:massItemType"/>
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