• Neste has estimated that the use of NExBTL diesel cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 90 percent in comparison to fossil based diesel. (wikipedia.org)
  • Too often, at least locally, it appears that activists are looking for change to happen either within the fossil fuel companies due to lawsuit, protest or nonviolent resistance or at the interface between those companies and government, i.e. some form of regulation or outright ban that will constrain or, maybe, transform the fossil fuel giants. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • In my area, demonstrations often occur at or near oil refineries and, in my view, too often, activists have called, in speeches and rhetorical flourishes for fossil fuel companies to join or fund the clean energy revolution, either via their own good will or under duress. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • Protestors seem to be unaware that the fossil fuel companies have little of the intellectual capital to help build the clean energy future and I'm not sure we would want them to acquire it either. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • for the needed energy transition to happen, the participation of the soon-to-be-former fossil fuel industry is not important. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • Many activists in the anti-fossil fuel movement, that sometimes calls itself the "climate justice" movement, appear also often to be motivated by "small is beautiful" social and technological visions that are at some remove from the present-day reality of energy, politics, civilization, and the economy. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • People began to say 'Hey, we have got to start taking this biofuel stuff seriously, we cannot continue to burn fossil fuel and just spew the CO2 into the atmosphere,'" he says. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Distribution is possible using today's Petro Diesel infrastructure as long as minor adjustments are made to both the distribution fueling systems as well as vehicle fuel systems, such as replacement of fuel system, solvent-sensitive o-rings, gaskets, fittings and hoses, filtering of loosened fossil fuel varnishes, prevention and growth of mold and additives to prevent solidification at colder temperatures. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Since biomass can easily be replenished, biofuel is considered to be a source of renewable energy , unlike fossil fuels , such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. (britannica.com)
  • Biofuels are widely promoted as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. (britannica.com)
  • When burned, fossil fuels release greenhouse gases , such as carbon dioxide , which trap heat in Earth 's atmosphere. (britannica.com)
  • For example, the process of growing corn to produce ethanol consumes fossil fuels in the operation of farming equipment, in fertilizer manufacturing, and in the transportation of corn. (britannica.com)
  • These emissions include carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels during the production process and nitrous oxide from soil that has been treated with nitrogen fertilizer. (britannica.com)
  • Tetra Tech specializes in developing cost-effective renewable fuel solutions that displace fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions, and provide climate change solutions . (tetratech.com)
  • The need for an alternative to fossil fuels has never been more apparent than today, and algae may provide and important part of the solution. (cellana.com)
  • Renewable diesel is one of the most advanced diesel fuels on the market today outperforming both conventional biodiesel and fossil diesel. (cellana.com)
  • Biofuels tend to require higher energy inputs per unit energy than fossil fuels: oil can be pumped out of the ground and processed more efficiently than bio-fuels can be grown and processed. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • However, this is not necessarily a reason to use fossil oil instead of organic fuels, but careful attention needs to be paid to the environmental benefits provided by any given product. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Meanwhile, the EU directive calls for the substitution of 5.75% (energy equivalent) of overall fossil fuels demand by the year 2010, and proposes a 10% substitution by the year 2020. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Serpil Guran of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Science, Research and Technology spoke on the potential of second-generation biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol produced from nonfood feedstocks using biochemical and thermochemical technologies, to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. (biocycle.net)
  • However, when methods that promote high algal yields are matched with wet extraction techniques-both processes that require further technical innovation -algal biofuels can provide a viable alternative to liquid fossil fuels, like gasoline and diesel. (earthprotect.com)
  • The Cambridge, Mass. -based company says it can manipulate the organism to produce the renewable fuels on demand at unprecedented rates, and can do it in facilities large and small at costs comparable to the cheapest fossil fuels. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • Considering we don't know exactly how all of our oil was formed to begin with… it's possible that we're just re-inventing what biology made for us when it created fossil fuels. (techdirt.com)
  • The other options at the gas station - regular, mid-grade, premium, or diesel - are produced using fossil fuels. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • Unfortunately, the refinement process for fossil fuels isn't exactly energy-efficient, and there are human health and environmental issues that follow, which makes this option less than ideal. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • Both ethanol and biodiesel are better alternatives to fossil fuels and both reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • The debate on the demise of using fossil fuels is over. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Fossil fuels lose. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • We participated by sharing our story about the wood-based, renewable UPM BioVerno products such as our renewable diesel with 80 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels. (upmbiofuels.com)
  • UPM BioVerno is a drop-in diesel, a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. (upmbiofuels.com)
  • Fossil fuels take a million years to build whereas bio-fuels can be made extremely fast, in a matter of days. (gonando.com)
  • Fossil fuels generate huge amounts of pollution. (gonando.com)
  • Bio-fuels are renewable sources of energy unlike fossil fuels. (gonando.com)
  • Bio-fuels lessen the burden on gradually-vanishing fossil fuels. (gonando.com)
  • But other energy experts and environmentalists say it is a misguided attempt to impose a single "silver bullet" solution on the transportation sector and commits the U.S. to a long-term embrace of fossil fuels. (yale.edu)
  • At heart, Pickens is an oil and gas man whose fortune and business interests are grounded in fossil fuels. (yale.edu)
  • The company's researchers call it 'Energy Independence' where the ability to produce this new type of fuel for running jet engines whether in facilities both large or small with a much cheaper costs than fossil fuels. (itsnature.org)
  • In addition to optimizing the energy efficiency of all kinds of energy technologies, energy storage enables the increasing use of renewable energy in place of fossil fuels. (syndicatemarketresearch.com)
  • So, it helps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and thus making the world become less dependent on fossil fuels. (infomory.com)
  • The biofuel sector has seen significant cost reductions due to technological advancements, making it a compelling alternative to fossil fuels owing to the introduction of novel feedstock sources for biofuel production, in turn anticipated to bolster the industry's growth. (gminsights.com)
  • We absolutely have to have - particularly in this constrained budget environment - a stably priced, domestically produced alternative to fossil fuels that do spike just on world crises,' explains Mabus. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • In addition, the bill extends through 2013 the $1.00 per gallon tax credit for diesel fuel created from biomass. (ngtnews.com)
  • Biodiesel is another biofuel that is created from biomass materials, only this fuel is created from fats in plants and animals. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • the diesel is not an oxygenate like traditional transesterified FAME biodiesel. (wikipedia.org)
  • This oil can be converted into fuels that can be used by today's vehicles: diesel, biodiesel, gasoline, even jet fuel. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, typically made by transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats, which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional petrodiesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Biodiesel is distinguished from the straight vegetable oil (SVO) (aka "waste vegetable oil", "WVO", "unwashed biodiesel", "pure plant oil", "PPO") used (alone, or blended) as fuels in some converted diesel vehicles. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Biodiesel" is standardized as mono-alkyl esters and other non-diesel fuels of biological origin are not included. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Blends of biodiesel and conventional hydrocarbon based diesel are products most commonly distributed for use in the retail diesel fuel marketplace. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Much of the world uses a system known as the "B" factor to state the amount of biodiesel in any fuel mix: fuel containing 20% biodiesel is labeled B20, while pure biodiesel is referred to as B100. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Blends of 20 percent biodiesel with 80 percent petroleum diesel (B20) can generally be used in unmodified diesel engines. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Blending B100 with petro diesel may be accomplished by A. Mixing in tanks at manufacturing point prior to delivery to tanker truck, B. Splash mixing in the tanker truck (adding specific percentages of Biodiesel and Petro Diesel) C. Inline mixing, two components arrive at tanker truck simultaneously. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most modern diesel engines. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Biodiesel has been known to break down deposits of residue in the fuel lines where petrodiesel has been used. (solarnavigator.net)
  • As a result, fuel filters may become clogged with particulates if a quick transition to pure biodiesel is made. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Therefore, it is recommended to change the fuel filters on engines and heaters shortly after first switching to a biodiesel blend. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Fueling stations make biodiesel readily available to consumers across Europe, and increasingly in the USA and Canada, and a growing number of transport fleets use it as an additive in their fuel. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Biodiesel is often more expensive to purchase than petroleum diesel but this is expected to diminish due to economies of scale and agricultural subsidies versus the rising cost of petroleum as reserves are depleted. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Research sponsored by petroleum producers has found petroleum diesel better for car engines than biodiesel[citation needed]. (solarnavigator.net)
  • In spite of the fact that biodiesel sold to the public is held to high standards set by national standards bodies, biodiesel has been widely available at fuel stations for less than a decade, and hence is reasonably perceived to carry more risk than older fuels. (solarnavigator.net)
  • In 2005, DaimlerChrysler released Jeep Liberty CRD diesels from the factory into the American market with 5% biodiesel blends, indicating at least partial acceptance of biodiesel as an acceptable diesel fuel additive. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel. (ngtnews.com)
  • Another common liquid biofuel is biodiesel. (britannica.com)
  • Algae and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have also been utilized as a source of "third-generation" biodiesel. (britannica.com)
  • Because algae oil is comprised of triglycerides and other fatty acids, it can be converted to a variety of fuel-related products, including biofuels such as renewable diesel, biodiesel, and renewable jet fuel, through the same processes used to convert vegetable oils, animal fats, and other oils. (cellana.com)
  • For example, transesterification of vegetable oil to biodiesel is essentially identical to that of transforming algae oil to biodiesel. (cellana.com)
  • Biodiesel is derived from renewable resources such as vegetable oils, animal fats, or algae oils. (cellana.com)
  • Algae oil can easily be converted to biodiesel through the same technology used to convert the oil from oil seeds to biodiesel, namely, transesterification. (cellana.com)
  • In this book, the authors are interested in the design and the implementation of a generator test bench that works with a diesel-biodiesel mixture. (novapublishers.com)
  • With this equipment, the overall characteristics of the generator running for the first time with diesel and then with different proportions of biodiesel, capping at 50% were studied. (novapublishers.com)
  • Use of liquid fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, derived primarily from agricultural crops, is increasing dramatically. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd, with three plants each producing over 40 million litres of biodiesel from tallow are likely to move to Mexico. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Another company on the panel was Fuel Bio, which built the first biodiesel plant in the state, located in Elizabeth, on a brownfield site. (biocycle.net)
  • Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a biodiesel fuel using a fermentation process that was once used to make explosives in World War I. The process uses a bacterium called Clostridium acetobutylicum (also known as the "Weizmann Organism") to ferment sugar from various sources - including corn, sugar cane, molasses, woody biomass, or plant biomass - and produces acetone, butanol, and ethanol. (techdirt.com)
  • The authors report a variety of engine tests performed by researchers who studied different ratios of original diesel fuel mixed with biodiesel or pure biodiesel obtained from microalgae. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • Blends tested have ranged from a "B5" (5% biodiesel, 95% diesel fuel) to "B50" (50% biodiesel, 50% diesel fuel). (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • In one study, algae B30 fuel was slightly more efficient compared to diesel fuel, and a rapeseed oil biodiesel also showed similar results. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • With algae as a possible biomass source to produce biodiesel, it is possible that this fuel will be the primary fuel of the future for vehicles. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • The two choices of biofuels are ethanol and biodiesel, with scientists, environmentalists and the general public a bit confused as to which might be better. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • In addition, biodiesel can be added to regular diesel or burned without any diesel fuel added. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • There is also a large potential for biodiesel that is derived from biomass algae . (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Biodiesel reduces harmful pollution by an average of 40 to 45 percent over regular diesel, making it much better than ethanol for the environment and concerns related to global warming. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Renewable ethanol and biodiesel transportation fuels made up more than 17 percent of total U.S. renewable energy consumption in 2020, a decrease from recent years, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (c2es.org)
  • In the transportation sector, renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, have increased significantly during the past decade. (c2es.org)
  • Since 2005, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has been a VSJF program that connects diversified agriculture and local renewable energy production for on-farm and community use by supporting research, technical assistance, and infrastructure development in emerging areas of bioenergy including biodiesel production and distribution for heating and transportation, oil crops for on-farm biodiesel and feed, grass for heating, and algae production for biofuels and wastewater management. (vermontbioenergy.com)
  • A . The world's first wild algae biodiesel produced in New Zealand by Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation, was successfully test driven in Wellington by the Minister for Energy and Climate Change Issues, David Parker. (ieltsreading.info)
  • B . "We believe we are the first company in the world to test drive a car powered by wild algae-based biodiesel. (ieltsreading.info)
  • But critics spar over the carbon economics of using crops-particularly corn-as biofuel feedstocks. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Compared to other biofuel feedstocks, algae are prolific oil makers. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Cellana has recently announced that it has entered into a multi-year off-take agreement with Neste Oil, the world's leading supplier of renewable diesel, for commercial-scale quantities of Cellana's ReNew™ Fuel algae oil feedstocks for biofuel applications. (cellana.com)
  • The current market for diesel fuel is 14 times larger than the vegetable oil market, so efforts are needed to identify alternative feedstocks, such as waste oil and fats, agricultural wastes, algae and high yield tropical crops. (biocycle.net)
  • Sustainable marine fuels are produced using a variety of materials, methods, and technologies that convert domestic fuel resources-called "feedstocks"-into energy-dense fuels with the correct properties and characteristics to be safely used in marine engines. (energy.gov)
  • The industry is witnessing a shift toward a more diverse range of feedstocks in addition to traditional sources including corn and sugarcane, non-food feedstocks such as algae, waste cooking oil, and agricultural residues were gaining prominence. (gminsights.com)
  • US announces historic investment to jump-start "drop-in" biofuels at commercial scale. (algaebiomass.org)
  • DOE national laboratories are actively developing drop-in biofuels that support deep reductions in GHG emissions compared to petroleum-based fuels. (energy.gov)
  • This effort marks the start of the 'new normal,' where drop-in biofuels will be fully integrated with our regular fuel operations, says Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • However, the amount of energy required to produce biofuels must also be taken into account. (britannica.com)
  • From 2003 to 2006, the percentage of the total US corn harvest used to produce biofuels rose to 16 percent, from 12 percent. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that marine algae can also be used to produce biofuels like fresh water algae. (techdirt.com)
  • Science 2.0) Ever since the 1973 oil embargo, U.S. energy policy has sought to replace petroleum-based transportation fuels with alternatives. (advancedbiofuelsusa.info)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on the biofuel industry, primarily driven by reduced demand for transportation fuels as lockdowns and travel restrictions curtailed economic activity. (gminsights.com)
  • According to the Advanced Biofuels Association, the cellulosic biofuels producer tax credit and the accelerated depreciation allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property are seen as key measures to the ongoing development of the domestic advanced biofuels industry. (ngtnews.com)
  • Our goal is to create and stabilize advanced biofuels industry," commented Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack, in making the announcement. (algaebiomass.org)
  • But it is not in the contention as the economic return as a forage crop for milk and beef production is far greater than for bio-fuel. (copperwiki.org)
  • Pongamia is another crop which can be used for bio-fuel as it can grow on marginal land, waste land not suitable for other crop production. (copperwiki.org)
  • Algae have emerged as one of the most promising sources for bio-diesel production. (copperwiki.org)
  • Neste MY Renewable Diesel (formerly NExBTL) is a vegetable oil refining fuel production process commercialized by the Finnish oil and refining company Neste. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using that land for sugarcane production could yield an additional 40 billion gallons of biofuel-about 10% of gasoline demand today. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Corn ethanol also raises the "indirect land use" conundrum-when farms are switched from food to fuel production, virgin land elsewhere must be cultivated to meet the world's unrelenting demand for food. (ecologycenter.org)
  • If a farmer chooses to stop growing food and start growing a biofuel, or chooses to bring new land into production because the market for biofuels is growing, that comes with a carbon penalty, and sometimes that penalty alone can actually be worse than gasoline," says Kammen. (ecologycenter.org)
  • The bill also expands the definition of qualified cellulosic biofuel production to include algae-based fuel. (ngtnews.com)
  • Moreover, the industrial production of biofuels can result in additional emissions of greenhouse gases that may offset the benefits of using a renewable fuel. (britannica.com)
  • In the United States, for instance, more than one-third of the country's total corn output was allocated to the production of biofuel in 2016, up from just 6 percent at the turn of the 21st century. (britannica.com)
  • In diverting arable land and important feedstock such as corn or soybeans from the human food chain, biofuel production can affect the price and availability of foods. (britannica.com)
  • The impact that biofuel production has on natural habitats is also of great concern. (britannica.com)
  • In the open-pond growth phase of Cellana's algae production system, we purposely create a nutrient-deficient environment in order to maximize oil production. (cellana.com)
  • A further note of caution needs to be sounded, so we don't divert too much food crop into biofuels production. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • The rise of food transport costs, associated with the increase in oil prices, and biofuel production were blamed for the price hikes. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • These targets include both production and use for biofuels. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • For example, Indonesia planned to expand palm oil production for biofuels 43-fold, a move that threatened most of that country's remaining rain forests and peat lands. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • The environmental impact of other aspects of biofuel production, including the widespread cultivation of fast-growing jatropha (a plant that produces a toxic vegetable oil), are unknown. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Several presentations looked at future trends and developments in biofuels production. (biocycle.net)
  • B. Braunii is known for its production of oil, which converts relatively easily into gasoline and diesel. (earthprotect.com)
  • The researchers used computer simulations to analyze uncertainties in the algal biofuel production lineup. (earthprotect.com)
  • This Oct. 26, 2010 photograph provided by Joule Unlimited shows the company s ethanol and diesel production testing facility in Leander, Texas, where arrays of bacteria gather sunlight and carbon dioxide and convert them to fuel. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • The company worked in "stealth mode" for a couple years before it recently began revealing more about what it was doing, including with a patent last year for its production of diesel molecules from its cyanobacterium. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • Plenty of research is already under way to figure out ways to make biofuel production more efficient with the help of microorganisms. (techdirt.com)
  • Companies like Luca Technologies and Next Fuel are investigating the potential for microbial methane production from coal. (techdirt.com)
  • Researchers at Purdue University are studying how termite digestion could help improve biofuel production. (techdirt.com)
  • Further research could lead to finding enzymes that could one day be used to help improve biofuel production. (techdirt.com)
  • I wonder how many biofuel production plants are in states that don't provide tax breaks for them? (techdirt.com)
  • Think about this for a while: biofuel production as it currently is implemented only makes sense for corporate, commodity export agriculture. (techdirt.com)
  • As a raw material for fuel production, algae have been the target of extensive research over the recent decades. (neste.com)
  • Microalgae are powerful miniature fuel factories that can be harnessed to produce feedstock for industrial production of fuels and materials. (neste.com)
  • But It is the microalgae that are of special interest in fuel production, since they use the energy of sunlight to synthesize the sugars, fats and other complex biomolecules that promote their own rapid growth. (neste.com)
  • Neste is aiming to establish an algae pilot production facility in Spain to further strengthen the growth of its global raw material pool. (neste.com)
  • In some studies, CO 2 emissions also increased slightly and nitrogen oxide production was identified due to higher combustion temperatures when algae biofuel was used. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • The researchers report that growing algae for biofuel production will ultimately compensate for this increase in CO 2 emissions and offset the damage, since photosynthetic organisms consume CO 2 to breathe. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • The partnership aims to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and create jobs while positioning American companies and farmers to be global leaders in advanced biofuels production. (algaebiomass.org)
  • Some energy is used in the production of this biofuel and the calculations show that ethanol only gives 25 percent more energy than it takes to create it. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Jaakko Nousiainen, UPM Biofuels, shares his time between the forest, the control rooms and the lab where he oversees the production of the biofuel. (upmbiofuels.com)
  • Efficient production of modern fuels would be practically impossible without catalysts. (neste.com)
  • Fewer than 40 heat-loving fungi have been identified and they hold great promise in the production of many chemicals and biomass-based fuels. (greenoptimistic.com)
  • Algae for biofuel has been a long time component of the local biofuel production for local use model pioneered by the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. (vermontbioenergy.com)
  • For instance, in January 2023, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a USD 118 million funding initiative supporting 17 projects aimed at expediting the production of eco-friendly biofuels to meet the transportation and manufacturing demands of the United States. (gminsights.com)
  • In addition, ongoing research and development efforts are leading to more efficient and cost-effective biofuel production processes. (gminsights.com)
  • Biofuels are poised to become a cost-effective and dependable source of jet fuel, owing to innovative production methods developed by biofuel researchers and scientists. (gminsights.com)
  • It is a renewable indigenous resource ideally suited to the production of fuel and other useful by-products. (ieltsreading.info)
  • Fuel derived from algae can also help meet the Government B5 (5% blended) target, with the prospect of this increasing over time as bio-fuel production increases. (ieltsreading.info)
  • The bio-fuel industry in the US has not only triggered increases in the prices of corn, oilseeds, and other grains but also in the prices of seemingly unrelated crops and products. (copperwiki.org)
  • Corn uses more fuel to produce bio-fuel and it needs more nitrogen to grow it. (copperwiki.org)
  • America has tried, with increasing earnestness, to reduce its gasoline habit-first through greater fuel efficiency, more recently via "first generation" biofuels, such as corn-based ethanol, intended to replace petroleum with plant power. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Growing corn requires irrigation and fertilizer, says Dan Kammen, director of UC Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Lab, who has analyzed the environmental merits of different fuels. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Fuels made from farm waste itself-like bagasse, the material that remains after pressing sugarcane, or corn stover, its leftover stalks and leaves-have won fans. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Such cellulosic sources require less energy, land, and water to grow than corn grain, the primary source of biofuel in the United States. (technologyreview.com)
  • Some of the disadvantages of biofuels apply mainly to low-diversity biofuel sources-corn, soybeans, sugarcane, and oil palms-which are traditional agricultural crops. (britannica.com)
  • But now that the US federal government has adopted a goal of 35 billion gallons of alternative fuels a year by 2017, the use of domestic corn-based bio ethanol to meet even half of this target would require 40 percent of that year's expected harvest. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Work to create fuel from solar energy has been done for decades, such as by making ethanol from corn or extracting fuel from algae. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • That middleman is the "biomass," such as the untold tons of corn or algae that must be grown, harvested and destroyed to extract a fuel that still must be treated and refined to be used. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • Corn, for example, can be processed to produce the E85 ethanol fuel option at gas stations. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • This biofuel is made from corn and other biomass materials in the United States and is mixed with gasoline in two different combinations. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • The company also managed to eliminate the main reason why bio-fuels are costly which is due to the middleman known as the 'biomass', such as the untold tons of corn or algae grown to be harvested and destroyed in order to extract its fuel before treating and refined it for end-user usage. (itsnature.org)
  • For instance, the United States set a target of producing 35 billion gallons of renewable fuel a year by 2017, an equivalent of almost five times the level currently mandated. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • Researchers at Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have devised a method of converting a waste product generated by the conversion of algae into bio-crude into a usable and valuable commodity. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The company's researchers feed algae sugar, which the organisms then convert into various types of oil. (technologyreview.com)
  • In Solazyme's approach, the researchers deliberately turn off photosynthetic processes by keeping the algae in the dark. (technologyreview.com)
  • Instead of getting energy from sunlight, the algae get energy from the sugars that the researchers feed them. (technologyreview.com)
  • Phys.org)-Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell researchers find that more innovation is needed to make the technology economically and energetically viable at a commercial scale. (earthprotect.com)
  • To date, researchers have struggled to determine if the nonrenewable energy it takes to make a gallon of algal biofuel will be equal to, less than or greater than the energy produced. (earthprotect.com)
  • This yielded incomplete information for making strong conclusions about the viability of algal biofuels, the researchers said. (earthprotect.com)
  • Researchers in Cuba and Belgium have assembled a review of 17 studies documenting findings from using algae as a biofuel in diesel engines. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • There is no algae to biofuel industry yet," so no large-scale sets of data exist to judge how feasible algal biofuels can be, Sills added. (earthprotect.com)
  • Their finding suggests that algal biofuels could also be produced in the ocean, in the brackish water of tidelands, or even on otherwise unusable agricultural land with high salt content in the soil. (techdirt.com)
  • When you talk about can it be 11, can it be 19, can it be 30 percent, a lot of it is going to depend on how we actually create sustainable biofuels. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Growing consumer and regulatory emphasis on sustainability and carbon reduction is driving the demand for certified sustainable biofuels. (gminsights.com)
  • Algae are made of vegetable oils, proteins and carbohydrates - like any grain . (copperwiki.org)
  • Neste Renewable Diesel is produced in a patented vegetable oil refining process. (wikipedia.org)
  • On August 31, 1937, G. Chavanne of the University of Brussels ( Belgium ) was granted a patent for a 'Procedure for the transformation of vegetable oils for their uses as fuels' (fr. (solarnavigator.net)
  • Study and improvement of a diesel engine operating on pure vegetable oil: case Indian motor gold with Jatropha oil, December 21 2012. (novapublishers.com)
  • The first generation bio-fuels are derived from vegetable fats, starch, and sugar, which are in turn derived from food-crops. (gonando.com)
  • Biogas, bio-diesel, and vegetable oil are some examples of this type of bio-fuels. (gonando.com)
  • C . Bio-diesel based on algae could Vegetable oil E10 Diesel eventually become a sustainable, low cost, cleaner burning fuel alternative for New Zealand, powering family cars, trucks, buses and boats. (ieltsreading.info)
  • The main types of algae comprise Green Algae, Diatoms, Euglenoids and Blue-green Algae. (infomory.com)
  • The transportation fuel requirements in the U.S. alone are equivalent to greater than 150 billion gallons of biofuel per year. (cellana.com)
  • 1 . Blue-green algae, an ancient group of algae, reproduce rapidly in lakes and ponds with sufficient quantity of sunlight, air/water temperature and nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen. (infomory.com)
  • This fuel emits out less carbon-dioxide as compared to petroleum-based fuels. (infomory.com)
  • Pongamia can be grown even by remote communities who can use it as their own fuel source, cut down on greenhouse emissions and even have their own electricity. (copperwiki.org)
  • With cleaner traffic, achieved by lower tailpipe and greenhouse gas emissions, this is what fuels the future. (upmbiofuels.com)
  • Many emerging sustainable marine fuels enable a greater than 70% reduction in well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions, depending on the exact feedstock and conversion process. (energy.gov)
  • Increased demand for eco-friendly fuels in road transportation along with heightened awareness of renewable energy utilization, and a growing emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions are significant factors propelling the market growth. (gminsights.com)
  • In addition, increasing focus on advanced biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol and renewable diesel, is witnessing an increasing notable trend where the product offer higher energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to first-generation biofuels. (gminsights.com)
  • This level of recoverable biomass could produce 1,124 MW of power, about 9 percent of the state's electrical consumption, or the equivalent of 311 million gallons of gasoline, about 5 percent of the transportation fuel consumed. (biocycle.net)
  • Using the process, one ton of wet biomass yields 33 gallons of fuel. (biocycle.net)
  • Joule claims, for instance, that its cyanobacterium can produce 15,000 gallons of diesel full per acre annually, over four times more than the most efficient algal process for making fuel. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • The company also claims that one of its organisms known as cyanobacterium (which is found everywhere and is less complex than algae) are able to create 15,000 gallons of diesel full per acre yearly which is four times more than most efficient algal process that makes fuel, along with an inexpensive cost of $30 (£18.45) per barrel. (itsnature.org)
  • Many species of algae can produce oils comprising up to 35% or more of their dry weight. (cellana.com)
  • Choosing the right species of algae is one of the most important first steps, they report, as it ultimately impacts the engine's performance and amount of exhaust emissions. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • With news of world hunger reaching front page, there is a new scramble to develop smart bio-fuels crop which would bring in the poor farmers of the dry-lands to the bio-fuel market, without compromising on their Food Security , or causing environmental damage. (copperwiki.org)
  • Alfalfa has not only bio-fuel potential but also all the byproducts such as leaf can be used for protein source for feed, lignin can be used for combustion, roots can be used for carbon sequestration and most farmers know how to grow it. (copperwiki.org)
  • From concept through commissioning, Tetra Tech's Bioenergy and Biofuels team delivers science-based, technology-driven services to foster low carbon energy and fuel solutions. (tetratech.com)
  • ACROSS the country, steps are being taken at the state level to galvanize bioenergy and biofuel development. (biocycle.net)
  • One session explored the challenges confronting companies developing biofuels and bioenergy projects. (biocycle.net)
  • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) invests in research, development, and demonstration of low- and net-zero-carbon sustainable marine fuels to help decarbonize maritime transport. (energy.gov)
  • Vermont can produce more of its own biofuel energy and the environmental and potential economic benefits of local bioenergy have been proven by the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative - a program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. (vermontbioenergy.com)
  • Also, marine algae do not require large quantities of freshwater. (earthprotect.com)
  • Greenpeace also claimed palm oil diesel can actually produce three to 10 times more carbon dioxide emissions than petrodiesel because of the indirect effects of clearing of swamps, forest fires and indirect generation of demand for land area. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a blend, it not only improves the technical qualities of diesel but also helps reduce emissions thus improving air quality and potential mitigating climate change. (cellana.com)
  • Andrew Miller, Characterizing emissions from the combustion of bio fuels prepared by an environmental protection agency office of research and development national risk management research laboratory air pollution prevention and control division research triangle park, September 2008. (novapublishers.com)
  • With a far lower carbon footprint than petroleum-based fuels, sustainable marine fuels are critical for lowering GHG emissions, achieving environmental justice, and promoting energy security in the maritime sector. (energy.gov)
  • The maritime sector accounts for 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions, primarily through the combustion of heavy fuel oil to power massive container ships. (energy.gov)
  • Sustainable marine fuels are a recognized pathway for lowering GHG emissions compared to HFO and other petroleum-based marine fuels. (energy.gov)
  • To maximize the emission advantage, BETO research focuses on near-term and emerging marine biofuels with the potential for negative or near-negative life cycle GHG emissions. (energy.gov)
  • As a result, marine vessels may begin using these fuels in as little as a few years to support immediate reductions in GHG emissions. (energy.gov)
  • These converted engines can provide an effective method for producing power while reducing exhaust emissions, especially exhaust particulates and oxides of nitrogen (compared to the original diesel engines). (edu.au)
  • In addition, the implementation of carbon pricing mechanisms, such as carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems, created economic incentives for businesses to reduce carbon emissions, which further promoted biofuels adoption. (gminsights.com)
  • The new process combines genetically modified strains of algae with an uncommon approach to growing algae to reduce the cost of making fuel. (technologyreview.com)
  • Joule Unlimited has invented a genetically-engineered organism that it says simply secretes diesel fuel or ethanol wherever it finds sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • A key for Joule is the cyanobacterium it chose, which is found everywhere and is less complex than algae, so it's easier to genetically manipulate, said biologist Dan Robertson, Joule's top scientist. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • They genetically engineered the marine alga Dunaliella tertiolecta to produce five different enzymes that could be used to convert biomass to fuel. (techdirt.com)
  • In this study, semi-continuous anaerobic digestion is used to degrade the organic fraction of wastewater streams from HTL of the algae Tetraselmis (AgTet) and Chlorella (AgChlr). (greencarcongress.com)
  • These ancient fuels are created from extracting and processing decayed organic materials (such as plants) that have been buried for millions of years. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • Both of these biofuels are produced using organic materials, are friendlier to the Earth than gasoline and diesel fuel, and both can be produced on a large scale. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Other countries use different plants and organic materials like rapeseed or other plants to produce these fuels. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • Moreover, a growing emphasis on the circular economy and waste-to-energy approaches is contributing to the use of biofuels produced from organic waste materials, thereby complementing the business scenario. (gminsights.com)
  • Some algae produce triglycerides such as those produced by soybeans and other oil-rich crops. (technologyreview.com)
  • In the United States, soybeans are the main source of biomass for this biofuel, but in other countries plants like rapeseed are used instead. (bionomicfuel.com)
  • The first generation fuels are also derived from animal fats. (gonando.com)
  • approximately 25 to 40 percent of carbon and 80 percent of nutrients from the algae are left behind in wastewater streams. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Ahring said the team's results were so promising that they are now partnering with PNNL on its conversion of sewage sludge to fuel using a similar strategy for the wastewater. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Better yet, algae doesn't mind its water brackish or filthy, and can be grown using seawater, municipal wastewater, agricultural runoff, or the water from saline aquifers. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Neste MY Renewable Diesel guarantees that every gallon sold meets ASTM D975 and EN 15940 specifications in compliance with OEM standards. (wikipedia.org)
  • The resulting fuel burns as well as petroleum-based fuel and has more energy per gallon than ethanol. (techdirt.com)
  • As importantly, every gallon of biofuel consumed near where it is produced cuts transportation costs and, for the military, improves energy security. (algaebiomass.org)
  • You may remember that Republicans were up in arms when they heard the Navy used $15 per gallon biofuels for its Great Green Fleet demonstration . (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • Just a few years later, DOD expects to buy the fuels at competitive prices - less than $4 per gallon by 2016. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • The theory is that algae biomass can circumvent and relieve the food-for-fuel controversy because it appears to be a cost-effective source of high-grade oil for bio-fuel and edible oils and proteins for food and animal feed. (copperwiki.org)
  • The oils made by Solazyme's algae can then be used for a wider range of products than ethanol, says Harrison Dillon , the company's president and chief technology officer. (technologyreview.com)
  • Under 'Farm-to-Fleet,' biofuel blends - such as waste oils from cooking grease and algae - will be purchased in all Department of Defense (DOD) domestic solicitations. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • Solazyme's method has advantages over other approaches that use microorganisms to convert sugars into fuel. (technologyreview.com)
  • Solazyme's process of growing the algae in the dark has a couple of advantages over approaches that use ponds or bioreactors. (technologyreview.com)
  • In spite of these advantages over other approaches, Solazyme's method for creating fuel is not yet cheap enough to compete with fuels made from petroleum, Dillon says. (technologyreview.com)
  • These emerging marine fuels offer flexibility and some performance advantages but may require new engine designs and other mechanical modifications. (energy.gov)
  • Late last year, the company received a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a substitute for crude oil based on algae. (technologyreview.com)
  • Demand for biofuels has risen dramatically over the past decade due to the converging forces of crude oil cost, ongoing environmental and sustainability issues, and national energy security. (cellana.com)
  • It will support development of a new, rural-focused industry that will replace imported crude oil with secure, renewable fuels made here in the U.S. (algaebiomass.org)
  • Gasoline and diesel prices, long dependent on demand in developed nations, now fluctuate with developing nations' soaring thirst for crude oil and fuels. (bain.com)
  • Solazyme , a startup based in South San Francisco, CA, has developed a new way to convert biomass into fuel using algae, and the method could lead to less expensive biofuels. (technologyreview.com)
  • There, it is used in diesel engines and blended with petroleum diesel fuel in various percentages. (britannica.com)
  • Some have advocated chucking liquid fuels altogether for electric batteries or hydrogen fuel cells. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Although smaller marine vessels may be powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells, many larger vessels need energy-dense fuels to support global voyages. (energy.gov)
  • Smart bio-fuel crops are those that ensure food security, contribute to energy security, provide environmental sustainability, tolerate the impacts of climate change on shortage of water and high temperatures, and increase livelihood options. (copperwiki.org)
  • Both Ellerbusch and John McKenna, Managing Director of energy investment bank Hamilton Clark & Co., who chaired her session, noted that the current environment, with the frozen debt market and plummeting equity market, is an excellent time to invest in companies in the advanced biofuels sector. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Algae naturally make oil, or lipid-it's how they store their energy. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Add to that the price of gas skyrocketing and "the realization that we are buying most of our oil from countries that really don't particularly like us," he says, and Americans warmed to energy independence-that is, growing our fuel at home. (ecologycenter.org)
  • Just as important, feeding algae sugar makes it possible to grow them in concentrations that are orders of magnitude higher than when they're grown in ponds using energy from the sun, says Eric Jarvis , a biofuels researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, CO. (Jarvis is not connected to Solazyme. (technologyreview.com)
  • As a renewable energy source, plant-based biofuels in principle make little net contribution to global warming and climate change. (britannica.com)
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  • The energy balance is determined by the amount of energy put in to the manufacture of fuel compared to the amount of energy released when it is burned in a vehicle. (global-greenhouse-warming.com)
  • But Guran stressed that alternative thermochemical processes, such as gasification and pyrolysis, also offered efficient methods for producing fuels, energy and high value chemicals. (biocycle.net)
  • They found that when oil is extracted from algae through thermal drying, or when the algal cultivation step has a low yield, the energy produced is less than the energy expended to produce the fuel. (earthprotect.com)
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientist Philip Pienkos said Joule's technology is exciting but unproven, and their claims of efficiency are undercut by difficulties they could have just collecting the fuel their organism is producing. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • Recovering the fuel is where Joule could find significant problems, said Pienkos, the NREL scientist, who is also principal investigator on a Department of Energy-funded project with Algenol , a Joule competitor that makes ethanol and is one of the handful of companies that also bypass biomass. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • However, growing crops, making fertilizers and pesticides, and processing the plants into biofuel requires so much energy that it's questionable whether biofuels are really as environmentally friendly as they might seem on the surface. (techdirt.com)
  • The lipids and fatty acids they make have a high energy density and are an excellent raw material for biofuels. (neste.com)
  • In Washington, President Obama today announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. (algaebiomass.org)
  • That's why we're partnering with the private sector to speed development of next-generation biofuels that will help us continue to take steps towards energy independence and strengthen communities across our country. (algaebiomass.org)
  • These pioneer plants will demonstrate advanced technologies to produce infrastructure-compatible, drop-in renewable fuels from America's abundant biomass resources," said Energy Secretary Chu. (algaebiomass.org)
  • Over 100 years ago, coal powder suspended in water was considered as a possible energy carrier for the diesel engine. (newmars.com)
  • About 11.2 percent of the energy consumed globally for heating, power , and transportation came from modern renewables in 2019 (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, hydro, wind, and biofuels), up from 8.7 percent a decade prior (see figure below). (c2es.org)
  • In the industrial sector , biomass makes up 98 percent of the renewable energy use with roughly 60 percent derived from biomass wood, 31 percent from biofuels, and nearly 7 percent from biomass waste. (c2es.org)
  • Renewable Fuel Standard), California's Low Carbon fuel standard, fuel prices, and economic growth will influence the pace of U.S. renewable energy source development. (c2es.org)
  • We see biofuel as that next energy innovation, and we're taking action,' says Tom Hicks, acting undersecretary of the Navy. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • The initiative began in 2010, when President Obama challenged the Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy to collaborate on speeding development of domestic, competitively-priced 'drop-in' diesel and jet fuel substitutes. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • Due to the chemistry of the process, the renewable diesel is pure alkane and contains no aromatics, oxygen (although oxygen would have promoted cleaner combustion) or sulfur. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diesel engines, commonly found in semi-trucks, airplanes, and tractors, run by greatly compressing air in a chamber until the air reaches a temperature where it can ignite fuel injected into the combustion chamber. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • HFO and other petroleum-based marine fuels often contain relatively high levels of sulfur, which is emitted as sulfur oxide during combustion. (energy.gov)
  • As it is chemically identical to ideal conventional diesel, it requires no modification or special precautions for the engine. (wikipedia.org)
  • This work is of great importance because it solves the ecological problems mainly related to the toxic rejection of conventional fuels. (novapublishers.com)
  • D . Blended with conventional mineral diesel, bio-diesel can run vehicles without the need for vehicle modifications. (ieltsreading.info)
  • They are starting with blends of 10% and growing to 50% with conventional fuels over the next few years. (sustainablebusiness.com)
  • In these approaches, the algae are grown in ponds or bioreactors where they are exposed to sunlight and make their own sugar. (technologyreview.com)
  • For example, all the scenarios studied failed to reach a break-even point when algae were grown with methods that had low yields of biomass. (earthprotect.com)
  • Biofuels are generally made by using chemicals, fermentation, and heat to break down the starches, sugars, and other molecules in plants to produce a fuel that can be used by vehicles. (techdirt.com)
  • We drive transformation of the company by developing solutions to increase the use of renewable and circular raw materials for sustainable fuels, chemicals and plastic materials. (neste.com)
  • 11. Algae help in treating sewage, by reducing the amount of toxic chemicals. (infomory.com)
  • It turns out that algae, the green fuzzy stuff that covers rocks, coats shorelines, and thrives in swampy areas, might be the renewable fuel source we've been searching for. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • From transport fuels to packaging, labels and construction materials, our wood-based advanced biofuels help our customers reduce their carbon footprint in many ways. (upmbiofuels.com)
  • With a far lower carbon footprint than petroleum-based fuels, sustainable marine fuels are critical for decarbonizing the movement of goods across oceans. (energy.gov)
  • There is about 25-35 million hectares of such badly degraded land that could be a viable option for biofuels going forward, Ellerbusch said. (greencarcongress.com)
  • In 2023, wood remains a viable alternative fuel for home heating, in many parts of the world. (newmars.com)
  • We're looking for ways we can minimize the environmental impact, so we don't get into the food vs. fuel debate. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The use of biofuels has environmental benefits as well as drawbacks. (britannica.com)
  • Oil accumulation in algae typically occurs during periods of environmental stress, including growth under nutrient-deficient conditions. (cellana.com)
  • Bill Kovarik, Environmental history/bio-fuels for cabi.org, May 2013. (novapublishers.com)
  • Though beneficial for the environment, bio-fuels have its disadvantages, paradoxically in the environmental purview. (gonando.com)
  • 9. Algae have protected themselves from extreme environmental conditions over billions of years with the help of Alguronic Acid. (infomory.com)
  • Because these organisms grow quickly and require little addition of nutrients such as fertilizers, they have potential to fulfill the world's transportation fuel demand. (astrobiologyindia.in)
  • 12. Algae are also used as fertilizers, soil conditioners and livestock feed. (infomory.com)