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NREL, Co-Optima research yields potential bioblendstock for diesel fuel
Dec 30, 2019 (SPX)
"If you look at biomass, 30% of it is oxygen," said Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at NREL and corresponding author of a new paper detailing the Co-Op...
Big step in producing carbon-neutral fuel Silver diphosphide
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
This new, carbon-neutral process, created by researchers at Wake Forest University, uses silver diphosphide (AgP2) as a novel catalyst that takes carbon dioxide...
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
Neutron scattering experiments at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory played a key role in determining the chemical and behavioral dynamics...
Indonesia hits European Union with WTO lawsuit over palm oil
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
The action could escalate a trade dispute between Indonesia -- the world's top palm oil producer - and the EU, which plans to end its use of biofuels by 2030, c...
Saudis resist 'throwaway' culture of food waste
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Across much of the Gulf lavish displays of food are seen as a cultural totem of generosity and hospitality. But much of it ends up in the trash. Saudi household...
Pathways toward post-petrochemistry
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
From both economic and environmental points of view, the conversion of carbon monoxide (CO) into ethylene by energy-efficient methods is a key process for use o...
Put a brake on bioenergy by 2050 to avoid negative climate impacts
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
"As countries worldwide are seeking renewable energy alternatives to coal, oil and other carbon-spewing fossil fuels, we find ourselves at a crossroads - and ho...
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Dec 04, 2019 (SPX)
The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and many scientists believe that it is causing impacts in our environment. Recentl...
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Dec 04, 2019 (SPX)
The Head of TalTech's Laboratory of Fuel and Air Emission Analysis, Professor Alar Konist who leads the research says, "We used thermogravimetric analysis in ou...
Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste
Dec 03, 2019 (SPX)
The researchers, including graduate student Mehdi Honarvar Nazari and Xianming Shi, associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, determined that ...
Leftover grain from breweries could be converted into fuel for homes
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
Breweries in the EU throw out around 3.4 million tons of unspent grain every year, weighing the equivalent of 500,000 elephants. Using just 1kg of the grain, Dr...
New study analyzes viability of sustainable fuels developed through ORNL process
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
ORNL worked with technology licensee Vertimass and researchers at 10 other institutions on a technoeconomic and a life cycle sustainability analysis of the proc...
Green palm oil push: Kit Kat, Dove makers could face fines
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
Green groups cautiously welcomed the move from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a watchdog that sets environmentally-friendly standards and brings...
Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicals
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
A collaboration between the UK and Brazil has shown that waste sugar cane and wheat straw from agricultural processes can be made directly into valuable chemica...
Scientists clarify light harvesting in green algae
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
A new study by Chinese and Japanese researchers has now characterized the light-harvesting system of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a common unicellular green alga....
Researchers design an improved pathway to carbon-neutral plastics
Nov 21, 2019 (SPX)
"CO2 has low economic value, which reduces the incentive to capture it before it enters the atmosphere," says Professor Ted Sargent, the U of T Engineering lead...
France reverse palm oil tax break after outcry
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
In the second vote in two days on the issue, 58 MPs in the National Assembly voted against including palm oil on a list of biofuel sources that will enjoy tax b...
France's Total faces outcry after winning back palm oil tax break
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
Parliament excluded palm oil from tax breaks for biofuel sources last year, a huge blow for a new Total refinery which began operating in July. But on Thursday ...
Adhesive which debonds in magnetic field could reduce landfill waste
Nov 05, 2019 (SPX)
Currently, items like mobile phones, microwaves and car dashboards are assembled using adhesives. It is a quick and relatively cheap way to make products but, d...
Scientists create 'artificial leaf' that turns carbon into fuel
Nov 05, 2019 (SPX)
The new technology, outlined in a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, was inspired by the way plants use energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide i...
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