biofuel
Nov 5th, 2010
US Ethanol Production Reaches Record High
Information from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates that US ethanol production rose in August to an all-time high. August 2010 ethanol production averaged more than 869,000 barrels a day (bpd), up from 857,000 bpd in July.
Ethanol demand, as calculated by the RFA, also reached an all-time high as well at 911,000 bpd in August,...
Jun 16th, 2010
The Poetry of Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The world’s largest producer of corn-based ethanol will see a reduction in carbon emissions by 111% over petrol when it opens its first planned commercial cellulosic ethanol plant.
This means Poet’s cellulosic ethanol actually has negative emissions; it will offset more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces.
The analysis, compiled by Air Improvement Resource highlights a number...
Jun 16th, 2010
Oil Crops Production is Actively Promoted in Kazakhstan
Key products of Fat-and-oil industry are vegetable oil, margarine, cooking butter. Raw materials for these products are seeds and fruits of oil crops, including sunflower, soy, rape, safflower, maize, lint, etc.
Kazakhstan is a traditionally crop country. In 2009 just 5.5% of the total cultivation area was used for oil crops, that is 1.5% more then...
Mar 24th, 2010
Europe Agrees to Funding for Motor Biofuel
BRUSSELS, (UPI) — The European Commission announced Wednesday in Brussels that it approved French contributions totaling $25.5 million to fund the development of motor biofuels.
The commission said it supported an effort by French energy giant GDF Suez to develop technology needed for second-generation biofuels.
Second-generation biofuels are expected to produce more energy with less impact on...
Mar 22nd, 2010
UK Group Trusts in Biofuels
A group of UK companies working under the Carbon Trust aims to start producing biofuel from a pilot plant in 2014 eventually producing over 2 million tonnes a year from UK biomass.
Axion Energy, along with catalytic technologies company Catal International, CARE and technology provider Aquafuel Research, will aim to turn the pyrolysis process into a...