Airbus along with major European Airlines and producers are crating an initive called the ‘Biofuel Flightpath’.
The goal is to bring 2 million tonnes of biofuels to the European market by the year 2020.
Industry group urges sustaining the federal Renewable Fuel Standard to provide the stability that enables investment in the development of advanced biofuels. …
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"Joule’s Helioculture™ platform combines … sunlight and waste CO2 directly into clean, fungible diesel fuel, bypassing the limitations of biofuel production…."
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UCLA scientist leads BESC team in research that streamlines the synthesis of isobutanol
from cellulose based materials. The key to the process is development of microbes through genetic engineering. The research team will continue to pursue genetically engineered strains that convert cellulosic materials well. …
could serve dual purpose. …
… “Native perennial grasses might provide an opportunity to produce biomass in ways that are compatible with the conservation of biodiversity … ” …
Via Futurity: Grasses.
Military is on the brink of a green revolution as it shifts energy strategy to green technology and renewable sources. …
… “The Navy is only testing fuels like camelina and algae that do not compete with food, that have a total end-to-end carbon footprint cleaner than fossil fuels … ” …
using microfluidic technology could enable consumers to generate their own bio-derived fuel. …
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Frank Jones discusses fuel production using technology that enables micro bioreactors.
Virent Energy raises profile of its biogasoline through supply deal with Scuderia Ferrari racing. Virent, Shell, and Scuderia Ferrari collaborated to optimize the performance of the biofuel component. …
Clarkson University research will optimize the cellulosic pathway to ethanol biofuel with grant from the National Science Foundation. Clarkson chemistry professor Sergiy Minko will lead the investigation. …
… “grant is for finding a way to bring the costs of the process down to a more competitive level.