Algae biofuels emission savings revealed
Just how significant are the emission savings from biofuels compared to petrol? The University of Virginia has revealed the answer for algae biofuels produced from hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). ...
Just how significant are the emission savings from biofuels compared to petrol? The University of Virginia has revealed the answer for algae biofuels produced from hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). ...
The retail price of E85 fuel - that's 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol - has been dropping at such a rate over the last few months, that it is now price competitive with pure petrol. Tha...
The European Parliament has voted to cap the amount of food crops used to produce biofuel. So-called ‘first generation’ biofuel-produced from crops such as wheat and corn, will be limited to 6 pe...
Using fungus and bacteria together could be the secret to more efficient corn-based biofuel production, scientists from the University of Michigan say. Combining e.coli bacteria with the use of...
The US is in the grips of a biofuel dispute, as the American Petroleum Institute (API) calls for a halt to a federal biofuel mandate increase for 2014, expressing concern that the policy could caus...
The world’s first plant to convert sewage wastewater into algae biofuel, based in Chiclana in Southern Spain, has successfully grown its first crop. The EU-backed All-gas project-the first proj...
A £25 million investment in a new demonstration waste to fuel plant, will help the UK explore advance biofuels as a replacement for petrol and diesel. The £25 million of capital funding will be o...
Is it possible to have the best of both worlds? To combine the efficiency of a diesel compression ignition engine with the ultra-low nitrogen oxide and PM emissions of a blend of petrol? The Univ...
The amount of renewable fuel used in the UK which meets official sustainability criteria is on the rise, with more than three quarters (77%) now achieving Renewable Transport Fuel Certification (RT...
A higher blend of renewable fuels in internal combustion engines is a strong possibility: according to biofuels advocacy group, Advanced Biofuels. The company wants to see the introduction of E30 ...