Bioethanol
Top honors for Dupont biofuels technology
All three DuPont biofuels collaborations received top honors in the 2010 “Transformative Technologies 30” survey, conducted by the magazine Biofuels Digest.
Biorefinery opens in Vonore
Leaders from DDCE, University of Tennessee and Genera Energy cut the ribbon on one of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol demonstration facilities, located in Vonore, Tennessee.
Breakthrough bio-ethanol production from agricultural waste
By incorporating one bacterium-gene in yeast, researchers from the TU Delft have realized three important improvements in the production of bio-ethanol from agricultural waste: more ethanol, less acetic acid and the elimination of the side product glycerol.
ICM Inc: “Invest now to produce food and fuel in 2010″
ICM, Inc. says that ethanol biorefineries investing in the company’s new, proprietary and innovative technology before the end of this year, will be capable of commercially producing both food and fuel in 2010.
Improvements in storage and transportation of ethanol byproducts
Co-products have a number of physical characteristics that present logistical issues for livestock producers using them in feed rations. These characteristics, as well as some chemical characteristics, make transporting, handling, feeding, and storing co-products challenging.
Bioenergy claims more water
Scientists of the University of Twente (The Netherlands) have calculated that bioenergy production needs more water than other types of energy.
Biobased economy stimulated on Dutch-Belgian border
Bio Base Europe is a Flamish-Dutch project tot transform the canal zone of Gent-Terneuzen into the most important centre of biobased economy. The project is an initiative of Biopark Terneuzen and Ghent Bio-Energy Valley.
UK counts more jobs in new energy
Despite the reseccion recruiters say there are plenty of job opportunities in renewable energy.
All Energy, exhibition and conference 20-21 May
The countdown to All-Energy ’09 – the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference – has begun. The event will kick of on May 20th in Aberdeen.
Slow development biopark in Terneuzen (NL)
The development of Biopark Terneuzen has nearly come to a standstill. The Biopark was meant to join a conglomerate of companies investing in biofuels.
