Biofuels
Cleanfield researching a renewable energy driven heat engine
Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and the Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) to develop a novel renewable energy based power generation system running a new trilateral cycle. The research project will involve: developing conceptual designs, analyzing thermodynamic performance aspects and costs, building and testing a prototype system, optimizing and improving for real-scale applications for power production purposes, and commercialization by Cleanfield.
NSR wins award for alternative fuel technology
NSR’s technology converts waste plastic into an alternative hydrocarbon liquid fuel that can be used by any combustion engine. This high-octane fuel burns cleaner and more efficiently than traditional gasoline and diesel, and it can be produced at a lower overall cost.
Syntroleum announces Geismar plant completion
Syntroleum Corp. says the new Dynamic Fuels plant that will produce high quality renewable fuels from animal fats and greases is mechanically complete, and work is now underway to prepare for the start of operations.
Advice for 2011: Be dynamic, be flexible; more pain to come
“Analyze this” is the fad quote and action that actor Robert De Niro famously demands of his unwilling therapist in the film of the same name. Playing Paul Vitti, a New York gangland supremo..
US National Biodiesel Board weighs in on RFS2 lawsuits
 In late May, lawsuits were filed in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit regarding the renewable fuels standard (RFS2) included in the 2007 energy bill. The National Biodiesel Board recent..
Biodiesel: a renewable and biodegradable fuel
New US specification ensures product identity and quality for biodiesel
Leading UK biofuels retailer moves into manufacturing
A subsidiary of the growing independent fuels group Greenergy International will operate a new rapeseed methyl ether (RME) biofuels plant situated near the ConocoPhillips and Total refineries at Immin..
SunDiesel - second-generation biodiesel backed by oil and car companies
Choren's so-called "SunDiesel" is a bold venture to commercialise second-generation biofuels technology, which has won investment and technology support from Shell. Although Ch..
NExBTL: A biofuel for sensitive city environments and the premium quality market
Neste Oil's Business Development Manager for biofuels and components, Raimo Linnaila, says the company watched carefully the development of the biofuels directive in Europe. "When the first draft was ..
Biofuels on the rise but questions remain
The European biofuels industry may be a young one, but it has been in a vigorous growth stage. The EU estimates that biodiesel production capacity increased by 35% between 2002 and 2005. It may now ha..
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