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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

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Depending on the raw material used for production, there are multiple generations of ethanol. Ethanol production from farm waste such as corn cob, rice husk, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse, is known as second generation ethanol (2G). The emissions further drop to ~70% if we consider 2G ethanol which is produced using farm waste.

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Government working towards more liberal regime to foster sale, production of ethanol: VK Singh | Autocar Professional

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The government is working towards a more liberal regime to promote the production and sale of ethanol, said VK Singh, Minister of State (MoS), Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation. While speaking at the Fuels of Future 2.0, While speaking at the Fuels of Future 2.0,

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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. However, both biomass productivity and oil content of photoautotrophic cultures can be low.

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Chromatin announces dual-purpose hybrid sorghum for sugar and bioenergy production

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Chromatin’s SweetFuel hybrids are designed to capture the value of sugars produced in sorghum juice as well as the additional value of the energy stored in biomass or bagasse. Chromatin Inc. announced its dual-purpose SweetFuel sorghum hybrids, which combine high yields of both fermentable sugar and biomass per acre. —David Jessen.

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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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Based on the details provided in the related documents , it will work in conjunction with the fake engine noises future Stellantis products will presumably offer. Loading a vehicle up with loads of artificial vibration points seems like it would add significant production costs and needless amounts of complexity.

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Chromatin says research trials show its sorghum hybrids top in biomass yield, energy and sugar content

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In a similar, second trial, Chromatin tested 50 types of sweet sorghum, measuring total biomass yield and fermentable carbohydrate in harvested juice. Although research trials are performed on a smaller scale, we are confident that the relative rankings of most entries will replicate in future, larger scale tests.

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Raízen breaks ground on Iogen cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil

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We believe Iogen has the most robust, well proven, and competitive technology platform in the cellulosic ethanol business and, after this first facility is complete, we plan to combine Iogen’s cellulosic ethanol with seven more of our sugar cane production operations. —Vasco Dias, CEO of Raízen. million MWh of electricity annually.

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