Tag: cellulosic ethanol
Kior makes first shipment of cellulosic diesel
Tweet In Mississippi, KiOR the initial shipments of cellulosic diesel from its first commercial-scale facility in Columbus. KiOR’s facility uses pine wood chips previously feeding a shut down paper mill at Columbus and produces gasoline and diesel, the first renewable hydrocarbon fuels in the U.S. manufactured at commercial scale and derived solely from non-food feedstocks [...]
“We need 200 enterpreneurs.”
Tweet Today on Twitter. UK_ElectionNews: Green Party Policies : Climate Change and Biofuels MikefromLFE: Check out Drive Aid -campaign to stop greedy Africans eating crops that could be used to power cars: ahmedmikwa: We need 200 enterpreneurs each working on scalable solutions in: carbon capture storage (ccs), nuclear, biofuels, solar ccogreen4us: What is Cellulosic Ethanol? [...]
Leaf Energy to get international patent for cellulosic ethanol pre-treatment
Tweet In Australia, the publication of Leaf Energy’s application for international simultaneous patent protection under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for its novel pre-treatment of Cellulosic Biomass for Bio-Ethanol production is expected on Dec. 7. The technology is part of the joint intellectual property developed under the Collaboration and Licence Agreement between Leaf Energy, Syngenta, Queensland [...]
Why Sugarcane Bagasse is the Most Promising Pathway for Cellulosic Ethanol
Tweet By Robert Rapier This article was originally published in Digest content partner site Energy Trends Insider, a free newsletter by Consumer Energy Report, which is geared toward financial and investment issues in the energy industry. The history of cellulosic ethanol is a lot longer than most people probably realize. In 1819, French chemist Henri [...]
INEOS’s cellulosic ethanol plant expected to start producing by the 3rd quarter
Tweet In Florida, INEOS’s cellulosic ethanol plant has entered the commissioning phase and is expected to be producing by the 3rd quarter, at full capacity by the end of the year. The plant represents a joint venture between INEOS and Florida-based New Planet Energy Florida, and with an 8MMgy capacity, it will use locally sourced [...]
Clariant opens Germany’s biggest cellulosic ethanol plant
Tweet In Germany, Clariant inaugurated Germany’s biggest pilot plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste. Located in Straubing, Bavaria and supported by the Bavarian government and the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the project will produce up to 1,000 tons of cellulose ethanol from around 4,500 tons of wheat straw based [...]
The 2012 London Olympics, biofuels-style: BP to showcase its three most advanced biofuels
Tweet As the 2012 Summer Games approach, BP Biofuels launches its showcase for cellulosic ethanol, renewable diesel, and biobutanol. Amidst the blizzard of demo drives and informational marketing, why are these molecules key to “fueling the future”? This Friday, the games of the 2012 London Olympiad will commence, and for nearly three weeks more than [...]
DuPont Danisco contracts KBR for engineering of Iowa plant
Tweet In Iowa, DuPont Danisco has contracted KBR for the engineering and procurement services it needs to complete its first cellulosic plant in Nevada, Iowa. The plant, which has a name plate capacity of 27.5 million gallons per year, will be one of the world’s first commercial0scale cellulosic ethanol plants. Construction is expected to finish [...]
Bill would eliminate “phantom” fuel quota from RFS2.
Tweet In Washington, in retaliation to the EPA’s cellulosic ethanol quota under the RFS2 where the oil industry has made a fuss over not having sufficient supply access to fulfill blending requirements, Representative Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has introduced the Phantom Fuel Reform Act (H.R. 6047) that would require the EPA to set quotas based on existing production.
