ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Start-up Brings Algae-to-Oil Pilot Plant On-line

February 8, 2010 | Alex Scott

OriginOil (Los Angeles), a start-up company developing a process for converting algae into oil, says it has commissioned its pilot facility at its Los Angeles headquarters. The company says it now has an end-to-end algae-to-oil production facility in...

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EU Agrees to Pump Billions of Dollars into CCS and Renewables

A committee representing European Union (EU) member states has accepted a European Commission proposal to direct funds raised from the region’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) into projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS), and renewable fuels and...

ZeaChem Scales-up Biomass-to-acetic Acid Process

ZeaChem (Lakewood, CO), a bioprocessing firm, says it has successfully tested a fermentation process for manufacturing acetic acid from renewable biomass to a scale of 5,000 liters, up from laboratory scale of 0.5 liters. The production of acetic acid is the...

Algal Systems Less Efficient than Corn for Generating Fuels

Using algae for generating biomass energy is less efficient than using switchgrass, canola or corn, uses more water, and requires more inputs, according to a University of Virginia (Chartlottesville, VA) study published in a recent edition of the journal...

Novozymes Grows in 2009, Expects a Boost from U.S. Biofuels in 2010

Novozymes (Copenhagen), an enzymes technology firm, says its operating profit for fourth quarter 2009 increased 16% to DKr 431 million ($81 million), compared to the year-ago period, with corresponding sales up 7% to DKr 2.2 billion. Operating profit margin...

Axens and Headwaters Create Coal Liquefaction Tech JV

Axens (Paris), a petrochemicals technology provider, and Headwaters (South Jordan, UT), a materials technology firm, say they have created a joint venture company Alliance DCL, to provide solutions for producing clean transport fuels via direct coal...

Davy Methanation Technology Selected for Plant in China

The process can be used in coal-to-chemical plants....

UOP Awarded DOE Funds for Biomass-to-Fuels Demonstration Plant

The unit is expected to start up in 2014 and will employ rapid thermal processing (RTP) technology developed by Ensyn (Wilmington, DE)....

Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels

Never before has there been so much uncertainty over the future supply and demand for hydrocarbons, particularly in transport, which accounts for 50% of primary oil consumption. Some argue that biofuels and electric vehicles will not have much short or medium...

Copenhagen: Vision for a Bio-based Society Emerges

The Copenhagen climate negotiations have focused on securing a deal to cut absolute levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create a system for financing poorer nations’ efforts to mitigate against and adapt to climate change. Beyond the main scope...

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