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Cellulose Present in Wood to Develop Technokogy to Produce Sustainable Biofuels

Dr. Anwesha Fernandes from the University of Nottingham in collaboration with the researchers from the University of Bath, The University of Glasgow, Keele University, Historic Scotland, Durham University, the New Zealand School of Forestry and the Institut-Langevin in France are conducting an investigation on how to break down the cellulose found in plants and wood to convert it into biofuels.

28 Nov 2011

Reportlinker Offers Report on Anaerobic Digestion Equipment

Online research website, Reportlinker has release a report titled, “Waste-Derived Biogas: Global Markets for Anaerobic Digestion Equipment-Focus on Europe”.

28 Nov 2011

Sundrop Fuels Plans its First Production Facility in Louisiana

Advance biofuels company, Sundrop Fuels plans to construct its first production facility in the state of Louisiana. Towards this end, the company has bought 1,200 acres of land in Alexandria, Louisiana.

25 Nov 2011

Eindhoven University Plans to Produce Biofuels from its Own Wood Waste

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is planning to produce biofuels from wood waste in the campus. The university will install fuel pumps on its campus from where staff will be able to fill their cars with gasoline or diesel fuel.

21 Nov 2011

Biogas can be Used to Develop Chemicals

In a study discussed by a Finnish research team, it is being established that biogas can be more useful for the chemical industry in order to reduce the usage of products derived from oil and gas.

17 Nov 2011

Archer Daniels Midland Company Announces Construction of Biodiesel Plant in Lloydminster

Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced that the company will construct a biodiesel facility of 265 million L capacity in Lloydminster, Canada. The company is planning to start the plant’s construction in spring 2012 and complete it by the fourth quarter of 2013.

17 Nov 2011

Carbon Negative Economic Forum Initiated by IOWA State University

The IOWA State University engineers initiated a forum comprising 33 members nationwide representing universities, federal agencies and non-governmental agencies met in Chicago for a Carbon Negative Economy.

15 Nov 2011

Researchers Investigate E. coli Capabilities to Convert Sugar into Biodiesel

In a research programme funded by a grant from biofuels company LS9, scientists at Stanford University are investigating the ability of E. coli to convert sugar into bio fuels. Traditionally, biodiesel is made from animal fat or plant oil.

14 Nov 2011

Hawaii BioEnergy and Boeing to Partner for Identifying Renewable Energy Sources

Boeing and Hawaii BioEnergy have agreed to collaborate in identifying sources of renewable energy to create fuel for aviation. The announcement was made at the Asia Pacific Economic Conference CEO Summit.

14 Nov 2011

The Potential for Biomass-Based Fuels

Our industrialized world is largely dependent on fossil resources, whether for the generation of energy, as a fuel, or as a feedstock for the chemical industry. The environmental problems related to this are known, and these resources will eventually run out.

13 Nov 2011