Sentences with word «cellulosic»

Some new techniques for producing biofuels include the production of cellulosic ethanol made from inedible and wasted parts of feedstocks, such as plant stems, leaves and stalks, wood residues such as straw, sawdust and papermill scraps and other agricultural waste.

The National Research Council says that absent some major innovations, the United States will probably fail to reach its 2022 target for making advanced ethanol from cellulosic biofuels.

«Incentives for permanent no till and especially permission to harvest CRP biomass for cellulosic biofuel would help to blunt the climate impact of future CRP conversion,» states the study's abstract, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Other big names like BP and ConocoPhilips are also investing in the conversion of cellulosic material to fuel, and venture capital firms are lining up to put money into research and development, according to Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and the co-author of a forthcoming book about the future offuels, cars, and energy policy.

The study, «High resolution techno - ecological modeling of a bioenergy landscape to identify climate mitigation opportunities in cellulosic ethanol production,» was published online Feb. 19 in Nature Energy.

Michael Blaylock, Ph.D., vp of systems development at Edenspace Systems, reported on the status of Energy Corn ™, a feedstock designed to lower the cost of producing cellulosic biofuels from corn stover.

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc., in Irvine, Calif., would rather harvest that energy for use as cellulosic ethanol fuel.

Jeff Lautt, chief executive of POET, said that over the past six years, the company has been able to drive down the cost of making cellulosic ethanol from $ 6 a gallon to $ 3 a gallon.

He also wrote guest articles here in the past called EPA's Sleight of Hand on Cellulosic Fuel Rule Change and A Critical Review of the 2015 Energy Balance for Corn Ethanol.

General Motors has also proven to be a leader in Green Racing by campaigning its two C6.Rs on cellulosic E85 as a way to market its consumer product line through its participation in the American Le Mans Series.»

Using existing technologies, the first commercial - scale cellulosic biofuel plants are just now starting to come online.

As it stands, such cellulosic biorefineries get their materials either from the residue of conventional crops, such as corn stover, or from harvesting trees.

We've found an improvement in performance with cellulosic E85R, and our small - block V - 8 engines are running strong.

Responsible for the calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and quality control for analytical instrumentation related to the conversion of cellulosic feedstocks into ethanol.

«Our third straight Michelin Green X Challenge win is a testament to the hard work that GM Powertrain has done with the calibrations for cellulosic E85 ethanol,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

Corvette Racing will be powered by cellulosic E85R ethanol fuel at Sebring for the first time.

A number of companies are currently working on cellulosic technologies, and great strides have been made, but a gap remains between technology advances and full commercial deployment.

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This projected growth assumes that the anticipated expansion in cellulosic crop production would be used primarily for electricity generation rather than ethanol production.

That includes research into algae as well as programs focused on converting alternative feedstocks like cellulosic biomass.

Given the potential benefits, Congress has provided $ 10 million in funding — and the DOE has asked for $ 30 million more — to develop a second facility employing the process, as well as millions more for similar cellulosic biorefineries, such as the Range Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., that converts wood waste into fuel.

IRVINE, Calif. and OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 20 — BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE.ob — News), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced an off - take agreement with Tenaska BioFuels, LLC (TBF) for the purchase and sale of all ethanol produced -LSB-...]

These resources — which include cellulosic fuels like perennial grasses, forest and agricultural residues, and waste — tend to have fewer and more easily - managed impacts.

Of course, Congress envisioned that 16 billion gallons of that ethanol would be from corn stover and other cellulosic material.

We are going to start building cellulosic ethanol plants (to make) fuel that is derived from the waste product of the plant,» he said.

Planned cellulosic biofuel production by 2015.

Furthermore, liquid cellulosic biofuel technologies were expected to develop within a few years of EISA07, but by the end of 2017, only one tenth of one percent of the volume congress had hoped for was actually produced.

«We've been excited about cellulosic for a long time,» Woodford said.

But researchers in Spain have discovered a way to break down the stone's cellulosic fibers into sugars that can be fermented to make ethanol.

Corn ethanol reduces grenhouse gases nearly 30 % while cellulosic ethanol brings an 85 % reduction.

High ethanol blended fuels, like E85, are not viable solutions for reaching renewable fuel consumption targets of the RFS, even if cellulosic standards are waived.

Oklahoma Bioenergy Center (OBC), a state - initiative championed by Gov. Brad Henry, secured land to enable the planting of more than 1,100 acres of production - scale demonstration fields for cellulosic energy crops, such as switch grass and sorghum to contribute to the United States» bioenergy effort.

If you're taking current photosynthesis, then there's many ways to do cellulosic processing, none of which should have gotten into the large - scale mainstream, but there's a lot of promise that that might happen.

The most favorable estimates, which include still - developing cellulosic feedstocks, point out that fuel made from biomass can replace only a fourth to a third of transport - related oil consumption.

Gevo, Inc., a NARA partner, successfully adapted its patented technologies to convert cellulosic sugars derived from wood waste into renewable isobutanol, which was then converted into Gevo's Alcohol - to - Jet (ATJ) fuel.

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Because, as I wrote in 2012, under the current law, refiners (and, indirectly, consumers) have to pay a fee for failing to blend cellulosic ethanol into existing fuel supplies.

Coupled with our recently - announced off - take agreement with Tenaska BioFuels, LLC, the key input and output contracts required for financing are now resolved,» stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. «This is a very exciting time for BlueFire Renewables as we complete the final steps to bringing cellulosic ethanol to fruition in the U.S. marketplace.»

The first type of «paper» is a flat, single - sided surface made from cellulosic fibres covered in symbols made of molten carbon polymer.

The courts even ordered the EPA to adjust its overly optimistic projections by directing the agency to «aim at accuracy» when projecting cellulosic biofuel availability.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new era for Corvette Racing will begin on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., on April 5 when Chevrolet's factory road racing team runs cellulosic E85 racing ethanol in the American Le Mans Series Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg.