What does global biofuels production look like worldwide? While global biofuels production did increase in all major producing regions, it was at slower rates than in the previous decade. The United States is still the…
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Diesel Biodiesel
Diesel biodiesel, or simply “biodiesel,” refers to vegetable oil, or animal fat-based, diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl, or propyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids (e.g., vegetable oil, soybean…
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Ocean Going Vessels Going Green
Ocean-Going Vessels Going Green? Currently, over 866 million tons per year of CO2, or 2.4% of the world’s total, come from maritime sources. A report to the European Parliament predicts that maritime emission will account…
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Performance Guarantees in Bioeconomy Projects
Biotechnologies, like other new to the market process technologies, often do not have proven track records of commercial-scale operations in revenue-positive facilities. And because they lack a performance history and commercial references, the risk of…
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Due Diligence in Bioeconomy Projects
Good Powerpoint by Lee Enterprises Consulting experts, Dennis McGinn, Glenn Farris, and Andrew Grant as to the elements of due diligence necessary in any bioeconomy related project.
Biogas from Landfills
Biogas from Landfills? A permanent fixture in today’s world, landfills typically have been open pit repositories for local waste, and in some cases, retired, and covered. However, the biological reactions in these landfills create a…
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Biofuels Overview
The terms “biofuels” and “renewable biofuels” refer to a fuel produced by some biological process like agriculture or anaerobic digestion, as opposed to fossil fuels (coal and petroleum) which are produced through a geological process…
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Biodiesel Fuel
Biodiesel fuel (also called diesel biodiesel or simply biodiesel), is a renewable and clean-burning diesel. Classified as an advanced biofuel by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 57 percent to…
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Ethanol as a Fuel
Interest in ethanol as fuel continues to rise. Most of the gasoline now sold in the United States is blended with some amount of fuel ethanol. These blends are named by their ethanol content. For…
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Biomass Advantages
Are there biomass advantages? Actually, there are many advantages in using biomass as a source of energy which is why biomass projects are now increasingly regarded as viable enterprises by entrepreneurs and investors. Biomass—living or…
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