Biofuels

US Department of Energy scientists find that sugars are a key factor in feedstock for biofuels

Friday, 23 October 2020 Robin Whitlock Research by two scientists at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have found that the amount of sugars produced from lingo-cellulosic biomass are ...

Making Biofuels Cheaper by Putting Plants to Work

Tuesday, 07 April 2020 REM Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today. However, biofuels have so far not reached cost parity with conventional ...

IEA bioenergy publishes a new report on the potential for advanced biofuels cost reduction

Thursday, 20 February 2020 Robin Whitlock

IEA bioenergy has published today a new report on the potential for advanced biofuels cost reduction carried out under Task 41 with contributions from Germany, Netherlands and Sweden.

New Study Analyzes Viability of Sustainable Fuels Developed Through ORNL Process

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 REM A technology developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and scaled up by Vertimass to convert ethanol into fuels suitable for aviation, shipping and other heavy-duty applications can ...

Air BP Put Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Spotlight at NBAA

Monday, 28 October 2019 REM Air BP, an international aviation fuel products and services supplier, returned to NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas recently with an innovative stand. This year, Air BP highlighted how solid waste from homes and ...

ORNL Develops Method to Customize Microbes for Better Biofuel Production

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 REM Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a method to insert genes into a variety of microorganisms that previously would not accept foreign DNA, with ...

bioenergy Startup Licenses ORNL Food-Waste-to-Fuel System

Friday, 16 August 2019 REM Electro-Active Technologies of Knoxville, Tennessee, has licensed two biorefinery technologies invented and patented by the startup’s co-founders, Abhijeet Borole and Alex Lewis, while working at the ...

BP and Bunge to Create a New bioenergy Company

Monday, 22 July 2019 REM Global energy giant, BP, has agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture with Bunge , a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, that will create a leading bioenergy company in one of the world’s fastest ...

CalBio and Dairy Farmers Partner with Chevron on Biomethane Fuel Projects

Thursday, 20 June 2019 REM Chevron and California bioenergy LLC have announced a joint investment in a holding company with California dairy farmers to produce and market dairy biomethane as a vehicle fuel in the state. The holding ...

NREL Researchers to Help ExxonMobil Reduce Biofuels Emissions

Wednesday, 19 June 2019 REM

ExxonMobil is partnering with analysts at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop emissions-reducing solutions for the biofuels sector.