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This car also runs on a blend of biofuel, known as E85. In this case, the car uses a type of advanced cellulosic 85%ethanol renewable fuel from woody biomass.

This manages to avoid some of the main problems associated with biofuels; that they use land and water that would be used better for food production.

But the computer claimed that using the biofuel mix, and some regenerative braking, I would only have used 39 gallons (147 litres) of gasoline.

The rest would have been biofuel, and, presumably, more environmentally friendly. This technology is limited not just to the simulator;

says that using food for energy like sugar cane for biofuels must avoid depleting food stocks and competing with farmers. ou first need to look at:

The best bio fuel for aviation is probably butanol, an alcohol which behaves very like the kerosene that the jet engines of today use.

Construction of a biofuels refinery and other facilities are expected to create 800 construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs in Rep. Juan Vargasdistrict east of San diego. his is more evidence that the advanced biofuel industry is scaling up

#Biofuels to be processed by oil refineries EU research seeks to run yesterday's refineries on next-gen fuels.

The process will also help reducing the production costs of biofuels. According to the project's coordinator Yrj Solantausta There are good opportunities for both new companies because of new technologies being developed

The call includes a topic on the development of the next-generation technologies for biofuels and sustainable alternative fuels v

while seeking ways to improve algae's capacity as a biofuel. Its application in cancer research

But to convert them into truly viable biofuel producers we need them to grow and produce oil simultaneously. he secret for making this happen was CHT7 the gatekeeper that cues cells to wake up

For biofuels this would remove a major hurdle and gives scientists a way to potentially produce high amounts of oil and biomass.

The experiments showed that the copper foam converted CO2 into formic acid a compound often used as a feedstock for microbes that produce biofuels at a much greater efficiency than planar copper.

and use it to generate electricity or some other useable energy source such as biofuels. CHARGE SEPARATION It takes about one-third of a second to blink your eye.

Geobacter are naturally occurring microbes that have proved promising in cleaning up nuclear waste as well in improving other biofuel processes.

and biofuels industries using technology that is already well-established for cellulose-based materials. ome of the byproducts of the paper industry now go to making biofuels

There no doubt that in the race for green power the human body has been overlooked in favor of alternative fuel sources such as biofuels, hydrogen etc.

and biofuels the creators say. Researchers took tiny snippets of man-made DNA and joined them together to create a synthetic version of a chromosome the structure that contains DNA inside cells from brewer's yeast.

and biofuels and the ability to create custom-made yeast would provide useful too for the biotech industry.

Synthetic yeast could also churn out more efficient biofuels such as alcohol butanol or biodiesel which could enable humanity to transition off of a petroleum economy Boeke said.

and biofilms with enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of cellulose could be used for the conversion of agricultural waste into biofuels.

Another complication is that soot from burning biofuels, widely used for cooking and heating in India and Africa,

and its inventors hope that it could be used to measure the performance of biofuel-producing organisms,

Other researchers are trying to repurpose the biochemistry of green algae to make biofuels, and Saraf thinks that his device could monitor how efficiently the new strains photosynthesize.

enhance battery technology and expand the use of biofuels, among other clean energy efforts. The ultimate goal:

#New approach to boosting biofuel production Yeast are used commonly to transform corn and other plant materials into biofuels such as ethanol.

Toxicity is probably the single most important problem in cost-effective biofuels production says Gregory Stephanopoulos the Willard Henry Dow Professor of Chemical engineering at MIT.

What s also exciting to us is that this could apply beyond ethanol to more advanced biofuel alcohols that upset cell membranes in the same way Lam says.

what would be found in an industrial biofuel fermenter. If you really want to be relevant you ve got to go to these levels.

which could be useful for converting agricultural waste to biofuels. Other potential applications include diagnostic devices and scaffolds for tissue engineering.

if biochar a byproduct of the a process that converts plants materials into biofuel could be used in place of expensive activated carbon to make electrodes for supercapacitors.

In addition The team is interested also in testing these fibers for multifunctional applications including batteries solar cells biofuel cells

and burning biofuels and storing the emitted carbon dioxide underground. These may sound farfetched, but the Intergovernmental panel on climate change concluded last year that reaching a key emissions goaloughly equivalent to limiting warming to 2°C by 2100ould rely on the deployment of one or several CDR technologies.

#Now, a car powered by whisky residue Scientists in Scotland have become the first in the world to produce biofuel capable of powering cars from residues of the whisky industry.

The company has been awarded £11 million to fund a new plant to make the biofuels. Transport minister Andrew Jones says advanced biofuels have the potential to save at least 60%of the greenhouse gas emissions from equivalent fossil fuel.

He said""The technique could transform the Scottish whisky industry and generate up to £100 million of transport fuel a year."

"The latest biofuels use low value waste products to produce high value fuel and will help power modes of transport that cannot be electrified in the future such as heavy trucks or even aircraft.

Biobutanol is recognized now as an advanced biofuel a direct replacement for petrol. The biofuel is produced from draff the sugar rich kernels of barley soaked in water to facilitate the fermentation process necessary for whisky production and pot ale,

the copper-containing yeasty liquid that is left over following distillation. Scotland's distilleries currently produce around 750,000 tons of draff and 2 billion litres of pot ale annually

#Now, a car powered by whisky residue Scientists in Scotland have become the first in the world to produce biofuel capable of powering cars from residues of the whisky industry.

The company has been awarded £11 million to fund a new plant to make the biofuels. Transport minister Andrew Jones says advanced biofuels have the potential to save at least 60%of the greenhouse gas emissions from equivalent fossil fuel.

He said""The technique could transform the Scottish whisky industry and generate up to £100 million of transport fuel a year."

"The latest biofuels use low value waste products to produce high value fuel and will help power modes of transport that cannot be electrified in the future such as heavy trucks or even aircraft.

Biobutanol is recognized now as an advanced biofuel a direct replacement for petrol. The biofuel is produced from draff the sugar rich kernels of barley soaked in water to facilitate the fermentation process necessary for whisky production and pot ale,

the copper-containing yeasty liquid that is left over following distillation. Scotland's distilleries currently produce around 750,000 tons of draff and 2 billion litres of pot ale annually

or biofuels when exposed to the sun. The underlying concept is that such functions will,

thereby promoting basic research in sustainable biofuels. This made the ORNL scientists to visualize several other applications.

Theye even been approached by other producers of wine, hops and biofuel to join. Take that Chicago Board of Trade.

#wiss Army knifehelps turn algae into biofuel Scientists have figured out a way to streamline the molecular machinery that turns cyanobacterialso known as blue-green algaento biofuels.

organisms that have many potential uses for making green chemicals or biofuels. The new protein

#Teenage Girl Turns Plastic Trash Into Million-Dollar Biofuel An Egyptian teenager has discovered an inexpensive way to turn plastic trash into fuel

are the same chemicals extracted from vegetation to create ethanol biofuel. The process releases other chemicals that can also be recycled and sold.

or biofuels when exposed to the sun. Oxman said, uch functions will in the near future augment the wearer by scanning our skins,

provided imaging of poplar cell wall structures that yielded unprecedented topological information, advancing fundamental research in sustainable biofuels.

This research is part of a programme of work aimed at developing the next generation of biofuels.

This study provides new insight and understanding of the development of next-generation biofuels. In this latest study, published in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels("A microbial platform for renewable propane synthesis based on a fermentative butanol pathway"),scientists at the Universitys Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB

working with colleagues at Imperial College and University of Turku, have created a synthetic pathway for biosynthesis of the gas propane.

It also expands the metabolic toolbox for renewable propane production, providing new insight and understanding of the development of next-generation biofuels

#Biofuels: plant the right crop in the right place (Nanowerk News) Corn, wheat and rapeseed can be used to produce biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel.

According to recent findings by environmental scientists at Radboud University, the location of the agricultural lands used to grow these biofuel crops has a major impact on the greenhouse gas emission they ultimately produce.

The study that arrived at this conclusion is due to be published By nature Climate change("Greenhouse gas payback times for crop-based biofuels".

While intensive crop farming results in greater greenhouse gas emission, it also increases the yields of crops used to produce biofuels and,

To increase production of biofuels from crops, such as corn and wheat, natural areas need to make way for agricultural land.

Pieter Elshout and fellow environmental scientists at Radboud University have demonstrated how long it takes for the advantages that biofuels offer over fossil fuels to earn a return on this initial emission On the global scale,

it also yields smaller crops for producing biofuels. From Western europe to the tropics Elshout, a Phd candidate at Radboud University, explains:

spatially-explicit overview of biogenic gas emission resulting from crops used to produce biofuels. In developing this model,

our calculations of the durations of payback times took account of the entire production chain for fossil fuels and biofuels with the accompanying greenhouse emissions.

This global model is applicable to first-generation biofuels. These include bioethanol from corn, wheat and sugar cane,

Food for discussion These results will contribute an angle of nuance to the current debate on biofuels in The netherlands.

By 2020, the EU aims to have 10 per cent of the transport fuel of every EU country come from renewable sources such as biofuels.

#Energy-efficient reaction drives biofuel conversion technology A new study from the U s. Dept of energy (DOE)' s Oak ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts bio

Uncovering the mechanism behind the reaction helps support the potential economic viability of ORNL's direct biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion approach."

in the production of biofuels--have been produced in the reactor. Following synthesis, magnets used as catalysts can be gathered efficiently in

By 2020, the EU aims to have 10 per cent of the transport fuel of every EU country come from renewable sources such as biofuels.

#Building a biofuel-boosting Swiss Army knife Researchers at Michigan State university have built a molecular Swiss Army knife that streamlines the molecular machinery of cyanobacteria,

also known as blue-green algae, making biofuels and other green chemical production from these organisms more viable. The team has done in a year

organisms that have many potential uses for making green chemicals or biofuels. The new protein replaces four gene products,

#Energy-efficient reaction drives biofuel conversion technology A new study from the Department of energy's Oak ridge National Laboratory explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts bio-based ethanol into hydrocarbon blend

Uncovering the mechanism behind the reaction helps support the potential economic viability of ORNL's direct biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion approach."

and a flatpack biofuel stove. What other sustainable resources could be tapped into for similar purposes

#Discovery of cellular snooze button advances cancer, biofuel research The discovery of a cellular snooze button has allowed a team of Michigan State university scientists to potentially improve biofuel production and offer insight on the early stages

while seeking ways to improve algae's capacity as a biofuel. Its application in cancer research

But to convert them into truly viable biofuel producers we need them to grow and produce oil simultaneously.

and is always active For biofuels this would remove a major hurdle and gives scientists a way to potentially produce high amounts of oil and biomass.

#Balancing birds and biofuels: Grasslands support more species than cornfields In Wisconsin bioenergy is for the birds.

and biofuels too by providing information for land managers farmers conservationists and policy makers as the bioenergy industry ramps up particularly in Wisconsin and the central U s as bioenergy production demand increases we should pay attention to the ecological consequences says Turner.

According to Blank and Turner the study is one of the first to examine grassland fields already producing biomass for biofuels

and the biofuels industry can win. Incentives for a conservation-minded approach could be used to help offset potential differences in profit the researchers suggest.

#Leaked EU documents rank biofuel emissions higher than crude oil European union politics website Euractive has gotten its hands on official EU data reporting that many biofuel crops release more carbon dioxide than crude oil,

The numbers were intended for release in the spring when the EU presents new proposals on biofuels,

The European commission has defended long biofuels, despite dissent from Greenpeace and other environmental organizations. Its current biofuel roadmap demands that at least 5. 75%of all energy sold on the market of any member country be biofuel

boosted to 10%by 2020. However, also in the biofuel directive is that biofuel production should be sustainable,

and the new numbers suggest that it is not. The leaked data present higher carbon costs for biofuels because, for the first time,

the analysts incorporated the effects of indirect land use change (ILUC). ILUC is the rise in emissions

The methods developed to create the designer genomic structure could help synthetic biologists better use the single-celled fungi as biological factories for chemicals like biofuels and drugs.

creating living factories for medicines, biofuels, and more (see icrobes Can Mass-produce Malaria Drugand iofuel Plant Opens in Brazil.

That fountain of variability could be key to finding ways to push our fermenting friends to more efficiently create biofuels and other chemicals f

#Sweet source for aviation biofuel Researchers have identified a new way to produce aviation fuel from sugarcane biomass that could deliver substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

Biofuel sweetspot"We've identified a new route of chemistry with its source from sugars in sugarcane plus some of the so-called waste material called bagasse"

The development of a reliable biofuel that can be scaled up to a level that be used by the world's commercial airlines has proved somewhat elusive.

The search for aviation biofuels broke on to the public stage in the late 2000s

when there were a number of test flights using a blend of conventional fuel and biofuel. In February 2008, the first commercial flight partly powered by biofuel (derived from a mixture of babassu nuts

and coconuts) took off from London's Heathrow airport. After a lengthy review by aircraft makers, engine manufacturers and fuel producers, biofuels were approved for commercial use in 2011.

Prof Bell said the team were hopeful that their findings would ultimately be adopted by commercial fuel producers."

"Food v fuel In recent years, political support for biofuels has waned as concern grew that global demand for biofuels would result in a switch away from food production to biofuel production, exacerbating food security worries.

"Prof Bell said that the process to make the aviation biofuel outlined in his team's paper would use waste biomass to generate the energy required operate the refinery,

who studies phyto-engineering for biofuel synthesis. e hope to help democratize the field of synthetic biology for students and researchers all over the world with this model,

#Flight Flies on 100 Percent Biofuels This week saw the first-ever completely biofuel-powered flight take place.

drop in biofuel on its Falcon 20 jet, according to oilprice. com, marking a huge milestone for the aviation and renewable energy industries.

Previously, flights on biofuels had been limited to a 50 percent blend with petroleum making this a major breakthrough.

Production and use of advanced biofuel could displace at least 15 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel the equivalent of 475 million barrels of oil each year by 2022, reducing oil imports by $70 billion

Last week, the U s. Navy signed an agreement with biotech company Biodico to collaborate on developing advanced biofuels and bioenergy refineries throughout the globe for the U s. military.

California that will produce biofuels and bioenergy at prices competitive with unsubsidized conventional fuel and power.

Progress in biofuel-powered flights and the Navy continued pursuit of alternative energy are great steps to help the United states build a biobased economy

Wee guessing that Suncor wind energy and biofuel operations attracted some of the interest, but the company is also a longtime oil sands developer in Canada, sobaby steps r

On the upside, all that agricultural waste creates a solid biofuels pipeline. Forget the food-versus-fuel debate:

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#Weirdest Biofuel Ever Powers Strangest Car Ever The folks at Columbia University have come up with a loating enginethat runs on evaporating water

Wee covered microbe-assisted biofuel plenty of times, but this spore business hadn crossed our radar before.

Weirdest Biofuel Ever, For anything Columbia press materials sum up the strange new car in one pithy sentence:

More & Better Biofuel Just the other day, we were talking about what a big week this has been for biofuel news,

and that was before we even got wind of the Columbia spore-enabled engine. On Monday, BMW teased out word of its plans for a fuel cell electric vehicle launch in 2020.

Wee thinking that could have something to do with the biofuel landfill gas, to be precise source for hydrogen that the company has been messing around with (visit our sister site Gas2. org for more coverage).

The company Joule updated us on new patents for its cyanobacteria-to-biofuel process powered by sunlight and carbon dioxide, researchers at Tohoku University hit upon a new method for converting algae to biofuel precursors,

which can be a useful component of biofuels. The work opens the door for scientists to manipulate such organisms to produce compounds useful as fuels or medicines."

This is useful not only for making commercially viable biofuels but also commodities such as pharmaceuticals,"said microbiologist Alex Beliaev, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

"In Pacific Northwest National Laboratorys Microbial Cell Dynamics Laboratory, scientists produce microorganisms for biofuels and alternative fuel research.

it's under particular scrutiny for its potential to make biofuels and other high-value products."

#Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel petroleum processing The University of Minnesota has two patents pending on the research

The key to improving biofuel and petrochemical processes is to find which zeolites work best.

Similar zeolitic materials could also have possible applications for separations in the biofuels and petrochemical industry.

#Revolutionary microbe for biofuel production developed Biofuels pioneer Mascoma LLC and the Department of energy's Bioenergy Science Center have developed a revolutionary strain of yeast that could help significantly accelerate the development of biofuels from nonfood plant matter.

The approach could provide a pathway to eventual expansion of biofuels production beyond the current output limited to ethanol derived from corn.

and Lallemand Biofuels and Distilled Spirits.""The next step for BESC will be to demonstrate and again validate the application of the consolidated bioprocessing approach using thermophilic,

or heat-loving, bacteria to produce biofuels directly from biomass in a single process o

such as the creation of manufactured goods, biofuels and therapeutic drugs. Lead author of the study Professor Rudolf Allemann,

#Unlocking fermentation secrets open door to new biofuels"This work advances our fundamental understanding of the complex,

therefore facilitating the development of next-generation biofuels.""Microbial metabolism is a means by which a microbe uses nutrients and generates energy to live

advanced biofuels that can be used directly to fuel your cars,"added Lu, who is affiliated also with the Department of physics

and for guiding strain design and protocol optimization--invaluable for the development of efficient metabolic engineering strategies, expediting the development of advanced biofuels.

While biofuels have proven to be an effective, renewable, low-carbon alternative to gasoline and diesel, jet fuels pose unique challenges.

Biofuels synthesized from the sugars in plant biomass help mitigate climate change. However jet fuels have stringent requirements that must be met. et fuels must be oxygen-free,

Ours is the first process to generate true drop in aviation biofuels. Scown cites the Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) on the importance of drop in aviation biofuels. n a 2014 report

the IPCC pointed out that drop in biofuels are the only viable alternative to conventional jet fuels,

she says. f we want to reduce our dependence on petroleum, air travel is going to require renewable liquid fuels

all of which will contain about 30 percent biofuel. The animal-based propellent is produced by California-based Altair Fuels.

Today, United will announce a $30 million investment in Fulcrum Bioenergy, one of the largest makers of aviation biofuels.

Globally, airlines have been looking at biofuel use for some time, but this marks the biggest ever investment in alternative fuels by a major commercial airline, reports The New york times. Eventually, United plans to integrate biofuels into its entire fleet.

Typical fossil fuels used in aviation are formed from the organic remains of dead plants and animals that have been buried deep within the Earth.

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