biomass liquid fuel News

Pyrolysis has best potential for fuels of the future, suggests Axion Consulting

Pyrolysis currently shows the most potential for making fuels of the future, a leading expert from Axion Consulting suggested at this week’s Green Supply Chain conference in York. Roger Morton, Director of resource recovery specialists Axion, says this process for converting biomass to useable transport fuels offers significant advantages over the alternative gasification method. His ...

Nov. 4, 2010

By Axion Group

EnerSolar+, the new themed area dedicated to solar energy and the world of renewable energy (27th – 30th May 2009 – fieramilano, Rho)

EnerSolar+ is the new sector wholly dedicated to solar energy and the world of renewable energy, being launched within EnerMotive 2009, the exhibition dedicated to power and factory, which takes place in conjunction with LivinLuce, that together carry the torch for the INTEL brand’s historical traditions. EnerSolar will be held at fieramilano (Rho) from 27th to 30th May 2009: in fact, it will ...

Dec. 15, 2008

By Fiera Milano S.p.A

Renewable Gasoline Developer Cool Planet Energy Systems Expands Its Management Team for Rapid Growth

Cool Planet Energy Systems announced today the appointment of Howard Janzen as president and CEO and Michael Bukowski as VP of Fuel Production. Howard and Michael are additions to the existing team of executives at the Company. Howard spent his early career at The Williams Companies involved in both the liquid and natural gas pipeline businesses. He has ...

May 29, 2012

By Cool Planet

EUBCE 2016: Submit your abstract by 30th October 2015

On behalf of the Scientific and Industry Committees, I would like to remind you to submit your abstracts with your latest research results to the 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, the world's premier conference on the science and technologies of biomass. Start planning your abstract submissions and become part of the technical programme and join the global biomass community! ...

Oct. 6, 2015

By ETA-Florence Renewable Energies

Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC) Announces its Final Call for Energy Solutions

The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking innovative energy solutions to increase the safety of its troops, lower energy costs, and reduce its reliance on foreign energy supplies. With collaboration from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, CTSI is launching the 3rd Annual Defense Energy Technology Challenge to identify top defense-targeted clean energy solutions and match them to existing and ...

May 23, 2013

By TechConnect

EUBCE 2016: Submit your Abstracts by Friday, 30th October 2015

Do not miss this opportunity to be part of the leading international Biomass Conference and present your latest results to specialists and decision-makers from around the globe. Don't forget to submit your abstract by by Friday, 30th October 2015! Contributions are welcome on all aspects of Biomass. The Conference will be structured along the following main topics: BIOMASS RESOURCES ...

Oct. 21, 2015

By ETA-Florence Renewable Energies

PNNL to receive US$14M in ARRA funds for biofuels research

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will receive about US$14.2 million for its role in two biofuels research consortia announced today by Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The consortia will advance the science and technology needed to remove hurdles and accelerate the ability to convert plants and other biological material into biofuels that can be used in existing ...

Jan. 13, 2010

By Battelle - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

New Process Helps Overcome Obstacles to Produce Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

There’s an old saying in the biofuels industry: “You can make anything from lignin except money.” But now, a new study may pave the way to challenging that adage. The study from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) demonstrates a concept that provides opportunities for the successful conversion of lignin into a variety of renewable fuels, ...

Aug. 20, 2014

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

GE, Indian Clean Energy Developer Greenko Announce Venture to Develop Wind Energy Projects across India

Expanding GE’s footprint in India and connection with one of the country’s fastest growing clean energy developers, GE Energy Financial Services and Indian-based Greenko Group plc (AIM: GKO.L) have agreed to invest in a new venture to develop wind energy projects across India. The GE unit will invest US$50 million – its first renewable energy ...

Oct. 10, 2011

By General Electric

Energy Department Announces $10 Million to Develop Innovative Bioenergy Technologies

The Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announces the selection of seven projects across the country to receive up to $10 million to support innovative technologies and solutions to help advance bioenergy development. These projects will support BETO’s work to develop renewable and cost-competitive biofuels from non-food biomass feedstocks by reducing the risk ...

Feb. 20, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Steeper Energy contributes paper to HTL Issue of Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Copenhagen Denmark – June 16, 2017 – Steeper Energy Aps, a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, has contributed a paper titled “Fundamentals of Hydrofaction™: Renewable crude oil from woody biomass” to the December 2017 Issue 4 (vol. 7) of Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. The issue is edited by Dr. Frédéric Vogel and is focused on Hydrothermal ...

Jun. 16, 2017

By Steeper Energy

Scientist named an American Chemical Society fellow

Dr. Helena Chum, research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a 2010 Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Dr. Chum’s work includes the development of technologies for the conversion of biomass and organic wastes into liquid and gaseous fuels, chemicals and electricity and their integration into ...

Sep. 2, 2010

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Southern Research Institute Wins $1.5 Million Dept. of Energy Award to Economically Produce Liquid Fuels from Coal and Biomass Mixtures

Southern Research Institute today announced it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Energy to test an innovative method for producing liquid transportation fuels from coal and biomass thereby improving the economics and lifecycle impacts of coal-to-liquid (CTL) and coal-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL) processes. The novel approach eliminates the typical Fischer-Tropsch (FT) ...

Jan. 7, 2013

By Southern Research Institute

Towards a more sustainable future with biofuels

Biofuels have a role in future energy production. However, the way in which they are produced and managed can determine if they benefit society, the economy and the environment, concludes a recent report on the sustainable production and use of biofuels. The report examined the life cycle of biofuels for impacts on the climate and environment, focusing on first generation biofuels, such as ...

Jan. 7, 2010

By Science for Environment Policy - European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service

Major report released at “Bioenergy Australia 2009”

Australia’s bioenergy industry – which uses biomass for heat, power (bioelectricity) and liquid fuels (biofuels) – is relatively small. However, in the future it has very significant growth potential, driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure future fuel supply. During the conference, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) will release the ...

Dec. 9, 2009

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Canada`s Renewable Energy Future

Renewable energy sources can drive Canada's low-carbon future says a recent report from the Trottier Energy Futures Project. Canada will have access to enough renewable energy by 2050 to achieve the deep greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions required to do our part to put a brake on global climate change, according to a report released today by the Trottier Energy Futures Project (TEFP). An Inventory ...

May 6, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

Development Prospect Of Biomass Pellet Fuel Biomass Pellet Machine Supplier

The biomass pellet fuel is mainly used agricultural and forestry waste as raw materials, through crushing, mixing, extrusion, drying, and other processes, into a variety of molding (such as block, pellet, etc.), can directly burn, is a new clean fuel. Compared with liquid oil fuel, biomass pellet fuel is easy to carry and safe. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a biomass pellet fuel with a ...

Sep. 30, 2019

By Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Co.,Ltd

Energy Department Announces New National Laboratory Collaborations with 38 Small Businesses

At Earth Day Texas 2017 last week (4/21), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 38 small businesses that will collaborate with national lab researchers through the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. SBV facilitates access to the DOE national labs for American small businesses, enabling them to tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology ...

Apr. 24, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Secretary Moniz Awards $125 Million for 41 Transformational Energy Technology Projects Ahead of COP21 in Paris

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced $125 million across 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects are funded under ARPA-E’s OPEN 2015 program and come in advance of the COP21 U.N. Climate Negotiations in Paris next week. The announcement was made at D.C. ...

Nov. 23, 2015

By US Department of Energy