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Brown University Chemists Simplify Biodiesel ConversionProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 13, 2010 As the United States seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign oil, biodiesel is expected to play a role. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a branch of the Department of Energy, biodiesel "represents a significant energy resource and could someday supply 3 percent to 5 percent of the distillate fuel market." One major obstacle to achieving that goal is figuring how to efficiently convert the abundant stocks of waste vegetable oil (oil used after cooking French fries, for example ... read more |
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Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 21, 2010South African petrochemical giant Sasol on Tuesday flew the world's first passenger aircraft using the company's own developed and internationally approved fully synthetic jet fuel. "The fuel, produced by Sasol's proprietary Coal to Liquids (CTL) process, is the world's only fully synthetic jet fuel to have received international approval as a commercial aviation turbine fuel," the compnay s ... more 
Madrid (AFP) Sept 20, 2010Spain's government Monday approved the construction of the country's largest biomass plant, the renewable energy group Ence announced Monday. Government approval was necessary as the plant, to be built in the southern town of Huelva, will use state aid set aside for renewable energy projects. The factory will have a capacity of 50 megwatts and will supply green energy to some 400,000 peo ... more 
Geneva (AFP) Sept 17, 2010The head of the world's biggest airline association, IATA, berated the oil industry and governments on Friday for investing "peanuts" in cleaner biofuels. "Biofuels could break the tyranny of oil and lift millions from poverty along with providing a sustainable fuel source for aviation," Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International Air Transport Association said. Bisignani t ... more |
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Neutrons Helping ORNL Researchers Unlock Secrets To Cheaper EthanolOak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 16, 2010 New insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient methods to turn biomass into biofuel. Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Georgia Tech used small-angle neutron scattering to probe the structural impact of an acid pretreatment of lignocellulose from switchgrass. Pretreatment is an essential step to extract cellulose, which can through a series of enzymatic procedures be converted into suga ... read more |
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