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Dominion Virginia Power Requests State Approval to Make Changes for Biomass Use

Dominion Virginia Power, an auxiliary of Dominion, has submitted a proposal to Virginia State Corporation Commission to approve the conversion of its coal utilizing Virginia electricity-generating power stations to use biomass, a clean energy source.

30 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop Computer Models of Cyanobacterial Genes for Harvesting Solar Energy

A recent study undertaken by researchers from Purdue University, Washington University in St. Louis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and published in the journal, Molecular BioSystems will improve the efforts in generating biofuel and other green energy sources from cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.

28 Jun 2011

Researcher from University of Amsterdam Develops Flexible Membrane

A new membrane developed by University of Amsterdam placed researcher, Hessel Castricum, proved to be versatile in segregating gas and liquid mixtures energy efficiently.

27 Jun 2011

Genencor Introduces Accellerase TRIO to Improve Enzyme Conversion Process

Genencor has declared the availability of a new product, Accellerase TRIO, to be used by biofuel producers for manufacture of cellulosic ethanol from a variety of green feedstock such as corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass and civic solid waste.

24 Jun 2011

Netherlands to Launch BioSolar Cells Research Program

The official launch of the BioSolar Cells research program that took place in Wageningen, Netherlands on 17th June opened with a seminar on ‘Solar power for the BioBased Economy’.

18 Jun 2011

Empa Introduces New Online Tool to Calculate Biofuel Sustainability

A number of biofuel products developed to substitute fossil fuel products have failed to make it to the market considering their negative impact on ecology, due to the use of biogenic materials for producing fuel.

18 Jun 2011

ORNL Finds Folded Surface of Lignin Hampers Production of Ethanol Products

A recent research supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and performed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides an insight about the molecule that eludes the production of next-generation biofuels.

18 Jun 2011

Research Proves that High Ethanol Content Increases Fuel Consumption

A new study, conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland as a part of a TransEco research program, points out that commercial petrol grades such as 98E5 and 95E10 that are distributed in Finland do not make any significant difference in fuel consumption under driven normal conditions.

13 Jun 2011

EERC Develops Jet Fuel from Biomass and Coal Feedstocks

The University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) declared that it has utilized its exclusive refining technologies to manufacture jet fuel from a mix of biomass and coal raw materials.

9 Jun 2011