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Abengoa opens cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton; 1st commercial deployment of Abengoa enzymatic hydrolysis

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By utilizing residual biomass solids from the ethanol conversion process, the plant generates 21 megawatts (MW) of electricity—enough to power itself and provide excess clean renewable power to the local Stevens County community.

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Shell and Cosan launch their multi-billion dollar sugarcane ethanol JV RaĆ­zen

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The major retail and commercial fuels company will operate in Brazil. In Brazil it becomes the third largest fuels company. This has the potential to accelerate the commercial production of biofuels from crop waste and inedible plants, the partners said. Brazil leads the world in the use of biofuels for transport.

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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

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Microalgae can grow in waste or sea water and offer vastly superior biomass yields per hectare; furthermore, CO 2 removed from the atmosphere during photosynthetic growth of the plant offsets CO 2 released during fuel combustion. Case 1 is based on algal fuel production, with oilcake and glycerol as waste material.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Ethanol blended fuels are widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe. Even though compressed air results no air pollution, its inefficiency in conversion and low energy density makes it less competitive. They are highly efficient, with some types of fuel cells reaching energy conversion rates of over 50%.

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UNEP Report Calls for More Sophisticated Approach to Developing Biofuels; Limitations of Current LCA Studies

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In the report, its first, the panel concludes governments should fit biofuels into an overall energy, climate, land-use, water and agricultural strategy if biofuels deployment is to benefit society, the economy and the environment as a whole. World Transport Biofuel Production. billion gallons US) liters.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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In general, biofuels made from organic waste are environmentally more benign than those from energy crops. On the production side, options exist for improving technologies in terms of new feedstocks and conversion technologies as well as more efficient use of biomass. However very few studies include water use impacts.

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Viable exhaust-driven on-board ethanol reforming for improvements in fuel economy and emissions

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Unlike high-temperature reforming, supplementary water is not required. Because exhaust-driven reforming uses only waste engine heat, it avoids this efficiency hit, the authors note. High-temperature reformers need to burn a portion of the fuel to maintain their reforming temperatures, thereby generating a fuel-economy penalty.