Biofuel Breakthroughs & the Cellulosic Fuels Revolution

Biofuel Breakthroughs & the Cellulosic Fuels Revolution : "For biofuels these are breakthrough times."

"Sugar Car" could make hydrogen on-board from sugar or starch

Perhaps we will one day be able to put starch or cellulosic materials directly into our fuel tanks, by-passing the need to make ethanol or other biofuels. That's what this research at Virginia Tech seems to be aiming for, increasing efficiency vs. the ethanol route. -- Jeff G.
News Story | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech :
By Susan Truelove -- May 23
"The vision is for the ingredients to be mixed in the fuel tank of your car, for instance. A car with an approximately 12-gallon tank could hold 27 kilograms (kg) of starch, which is the equivalent of 4 kg of hydrogen. The range would be more than 300 miles, Zhang estimates. One kg of starch will produce the same energy output as 1.12 kg (0.38 gallons) of gasoline."

Cleantech Blog: Gas Misers or Corn Guzzlers

Cleantech Blog: Gas Misers or Corn Guzzlers:
by John Addison -- May 15, 2007
"People buying new cars are asking if they should get a high mileage hybrid that runs on gasoline, or a flex-fuel vehicle that could run on E85 ethanol."

Wave Energy Development Moves Forward

Wave Hub Names Fourth Developer for Wave Energy Farm
May 15, 2007

Biodiesel from Algae, Powered by Geothermal

Biodiesel from Algae, Powered by Geothermal :
by Karen Woodmansee -- May 15, 2007
"'It (algae) starts out in a test tube and replicates itself,' he said. 'We can grow it in our test ponds. It is about a thousand times more productive to grow algae than growing oil seed in the dirt."

Brothers invent corn cob collection attachment for combines

Nebraskans Jay and Ty Stukenholtz of Nebraska have invented a device that can retrofit a combine for collecting corn cobs as it also collects corn kernels. Cobs could be used as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol or butanol production. -- Jeff G.
DesMoinesRegister.com

Investor Pickens' future: oil shortages and hard choices | Seattle Times Newspaper

Business & Technology | Q&A | Investor Pickens' future: oil shortages and hard choices | Seattle Times Newspaper

California mandate spurs search for low-carbon fuels

California could play an important role in prompting a switch to cellulosic ethanol and butanol. -- Jeff G.

A Fuel Gold Rush Fires Up - WSJ.com

GreenShift Executes Letters of Intent for Corn Oil Biodiesel Facilities

This system will use corn kernels more efficiently by producing biodiesel from the oil portion that cannot be used for ethanol production. -- Jeff G.
GS AgriFuels Corporation - Press Room - GreenShift Executes Letters of Intent for Corn Oil Biodiesel Facilities: "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GSHF - News) today announced the execution of letters of intent that provide for the design, construction and operation of integrated corn oil extraction and biodiesel production facilities on-site at selected ethanol facilities."

U.S. to Invest in Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries

It's good that a vatiety of cellulosic technologies are being tested to see which ones should be scaled up. -- Jeff G.
U.S. to Invest in Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries : "The full-scale biorefineries will focus on near-term commercial processes, while the small-scale facilities will experiment with new feedstocks and processing technologies."