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ExxonMobil’s Tentative Algae Biofuel Adventure
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ExxonMobil has been quietly researching algae biofuel in partnership with California-based Synthetic Genomics Inc. for the past four years, and it just announced a new co-funding agreement last week.[read more]
Biofuels News: Aviation, Algae, and Production
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Here are some big news items from the biofuel industry, including KLM now operating a weekly flight from New York to Amsterdam on a Boeing 777-200 powered by biofuels.[read more]
Next Generation Biofuels: Pathways To Production
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While gasoline drives consumer mobility, it’s diesel that we turn to for the heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) fleet. Diesel fuel use accounts for roughly 20 percent of U.S. petroleum use and has an even greater share in European markets. Although ethanol is the primary biofuel used to displace gasoline, biofuel development for HDVs is centered on renewable diesel and biodiesel, two distinctly different technologies with unique production pathways.[read more]
Current and Projected Costs for Biofuels from Algae and Pyrolysis
Can algal biofuel actually be competitive with petroleum? Recent DoE studies suggest it will.[read more]
The Future of Algae Biofuels
The Future of Algae Biofuels Researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have assembled the draft genome sequence of a marine algae, Nannochloropis gaditan, that may be capable of producing the lipid yields necessary for a viable fuel source.Algae is an ideal alternative, renewable fuel source...[read more]
Shell Exits Algae Biofuels
Is algae losing its green bubbling allure? Shell seems to think so as it sold its stake in algae biofuel developer Cellana to its joint venture partner HR BioPetroleum (HRBP). Cellana was formed by Shell and HRBP in 2007 to build and operate a demonstration facility to grow and produce oil from algae for biofuel application. The company'...[read more]
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