Total, Amyris Add Renewable Farnesane to Jet Fuel
France’s Total and Amyris, an integrated renewable products company, headquartered in California, begin to prepare to market a new jet fuel that contains up to 10% blends of renewable farnesane....
View ArticleBP Releases Its ‘Statistical Review of World Energy 2014’
The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2014, launched this week in Moscow, reflects how shifts in energy consumption mirror those in the world’s economic patterns. According to BP, global energy...
View Article6/27/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines
Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless interesting news, of the week that went by,...
View ArticleNovel Biosensor to Optimize Bio-Refining Processes
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have developed a new type of biosensor that can help optimize bio-refining processes that produce chemicals, fuels and advanced materials. It works by...
View ArticleCatalyst Helps Get More Energy From Biofuel
A new, simple catalyst, developed at the University of Twente, improves the quality of oil produced from biomass before it is even sent to the refinery. This technology was selected from dozens of...
View ArticleTrigeneration System Shows Potential for Off-Grid Applications
A novel trigeneration system fueled by raw plant oils shows significant potential for off-grid applications. Developed by a consortium led by Newcastle University and funded by the Engineering and...
View ArticleMethod Efficiently Converts Lignocellulosic Biomass Into Biofuel
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new method to efficiently convert lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and chemicals. A team of researchers, led by Professor...
View ArticleNew Tool Advances Genetic Engineering of Fuel Crops
A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of “fuel” crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s...
View ArticleResearchers to Use Camelina for Biodiesel Production
Camelina sativa, a flowering plant native to Europe and to Central Asia, can be a valuable biofuel crop because it can grow on poorer quality farmland and needs little irrigation and fertilizer. A...
View ArticleBionic Liquids to Improve Biofuel Production
So-called bionic liquids derived from lignin and hemicellulose show remarkable performance in the biomass pretreatment process. While the powerful solvents known as ionic liquids show great promise for...
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