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Fly the (environmentally) friendly skies: United to commence wide-scale aviation biofuels flights in 2014
Tweet Airline to buy 15 million gallons of drop-in, cost-competitive, sustainable aviation biofuel from AltAir — for flights departing LAX AltAir Fuels’ renewable jet fuel expected to achieve at least a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis In Illinois, United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels, and [...]
Aussie aviation biofuels would cost $301 per barrel using current technology, research finds
Tweet In Australia, a technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane found that based on currently available data, biorefineries processing the microalgae, Pongamia seeds, and sugarcane feedstocks would be competitive with crude oil at $1343, $374, and $301/bbl, respectively. Analysis of the major economic drivers suggest technological and market developments [...]
POET, DSM surge in Biofuels Hot Partners voting
Tweet In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In voting yesterday, POET and DSM made a strong move to take the lead in four categories altogether — Feedstocks (gases and residues), pretreatment, processing systems and strategic customers (biobased products). In the [...]
Camelina on the move: Global Clean Energy Holdings acquires Sustainable Oils
Tweet Signature camelina developer acquired by GCEH in non-cash transaction, as 2011′s wonder feedstock takes a step forward. In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in Camelina genetics and production. The acquisition includes 100% ownership interest of Sustainable Oils and the ownership of the key intellectual property [...]
“Boeing, Chicago Dept. of Aviation among partners in biofuels initiative.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: crombie78: Vermont researchers of algae biofuels cBiomass: REVIEW- #Lignocellulose #Biofuels & #Products- sohbetkarbuz: Boeing, Chicago Dept. of Aviation among partners in biofuels initiative drRimmer: #Exxon at Least 25 Years Away From Making Fuel From Algae
Flying the Aussie BioSkies
Tweet What’s up with Australia and aviation biofuels? The kangaroos are flying, for sure, and perhaps only feedstock woes could get in the way. In the world of biofuels there is no sector as active as military and aviation biofuels in terms of willing customers. At the Low Carbon Fuel Conference, held over two days [...]
“Good Bye to All That” – Secretary Chu Leaves Department of Energy
Tweet Chu, in Review by Robert Kozak, Advanced Biofuels USA Secretary of the Department of Energy Steven Chu announced his resignation Friday in a 3,700 word “Dear Colleague” address. While this is the time usually reserved for valedictory addresses or sentimental remembrances, I for one cannot do that. For me, and I’d guess other supporters [...]
Niche Vehicle Network provides £50,000 for research automotive uses of bio-composites
Tweet In the United Kingdom, The Manufacturer reports that the Niche Vehicle Network is providing £50,000 for research to be conducted by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing, TEKS UK and Performance Engineered Solutions. The research funding covers three months to research possible replacements to carbon fiber and epoxy resin composite [...]
Up, up and away: aviation biofuels players start building capacity
Tweet Great Scott! Look up in the Sky! There hasn’t been a hotter sector in biofuels demand than aviation. Now, flight tests and fuel development has given way to real capacity building. Who’s in the lead to win in this $180 billion sector? Faster than a speeding bullet…more powerful than a locomotive…that’s the growth and [...]
LanzaTech: Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide (Q1 2013 update)
Tweet Address: 725-C E. Irving Park Road, Roselle, IL. USA 60172 Year Founded: 2005 Company description: LanzaTech has developed a fully sustainable integrative gas to fuels and chemicals platform that has no impact on food, water security or high biodiversity land use. The proprietary gas-to-liquid platform produces fuels and high value chemicals such as 2,3-butanediol [...]
