Tag: biofuel

ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5 — the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons — to add ethanol as an approved feedstock for producing alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). The revision of ASTM D7566 Annex A5 clears the way for increased adoption of sustainable aviation fuels because ethanol feedstocks can be made […]

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By Andy Tully, originally published by Oilprice.com The beauty of biofuels is that they don’t pollute. After that things can get ugly. First, biofuel, an oil made from plant tissues, doesn’t generate as much energy as an equal amount of crude oil. And the oil is difficult to refine because it contains too much water […]

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There’s a new methane champ, says the Environmental Protection Agency, which found in a new draft report on greenhouse gases that cattle passed the natural-gas industry as the biggest source of U.S. methane emissions in 2012. The EPA also revised some of its 2011 findings, again turning to cows as the culprit—specifically, enteric fermentation in cattle—in methane […]

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Scientists looking to create a potent blend of enzymes to transform materials like corn stalks and wood chips into fuels have developed a test that should turbocharge their efforts. The new research is part of a worldwide effort to create fuels from plants that are plentiful and aren’t part of the food supply. It’s possible to […]

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Environmental Entrepreneurs have released a study showing the benefits that will come from military investments in biofuels to limit their dependence on petroleum.  Meeting the Department of Defense’s aggressive biofuel targets, the study forecasts, will directly generate between $9.6 and $19.8 billion of economic activity and create 14,000-17,000 new jobs by 2020. Read the full […]

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Source:  Bruce Bigelow, Xconomy, November 1, 2012. Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and San Diego’s Sapphire Energy have entered a strategic partnership that is intended to significantly expand and diversify the genetic resources that Sapphire needs to commercialize algae-based biofuels.  Sapphire spokesman Tim Zenk says Sapphire has turned to Seattle’s renowned Institute for Systems […]

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Source: PNNL Press Release, March 1, 2012. Known for carrying green leaves as they march through tropical forests, leafcutter ants also cultivate underground gardens of fungi and bacteria. New PNNL research about the roles bacteria play in those gardens could eventually help scientists turn plants into biofuel. Read the press release here.

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