Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2013
The technology also increases corn oil extraction by 13%, while saving 8% energy. A typical US ethanol plant uses around 36 million bushels (900,000 tons) of feed-grade corn per year to produce 100 million gallons of fuel ethanol, 300,000 tons of animal feed (DDGS) and 8,500 tons of corn oil. Avantec was introduced in October 2012.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2009
An Illinois start-up, Biofuels Manufacturers of Illinois (BMI), is targeting the use of field pennycress ( Thlaspi arvense ), also known as stinkweed, as a biodiesel crop. Field pennycress seed, however, is 36-40% wt oil—about twice that of soybeans. The USDA ARS currently has further studies on pennycress ongoing through 2010.
Green Car Congress
MAY 9, 2012
Emerald is expected to use Honeywell’s UOP/Eni Ecofining ( earlier post ) process technology to produce 85 million gallons per year of Honeywell Green Diesel from non-edible, second-generation oils and animal fats. In 2008, Honeywell’s UOP partnered with Ensyn Corp.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2009
A combined effort of all three academic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) will seek to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from existing wells by using microbes within their geological habitat to help recover residual oil and enhance production.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The European Commission amended the European Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC in December 2008, to include the de-carbonization of transport fuel. Earlier post.). Midwestern Governor’s Association.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 23, 2008
It’s one thing to switch from mostly foreign oil to 100% domestic electricity, but it’s also important to have a domestic source of batteries. LA Times, December 20, 2008. December 20, 2008 U.S. In recent months however, many experts have spoken of the need for battery production within the U.S.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2015
The RFS has been one of the most successful federal policies enacted in the United States because it achieved exactly what it was intended to do: spur research and investment, lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependence on foreign oil. 2010) “2008 National dry mill corn ethanol survey.” Mueller, S. Mueller, S.
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