Sentences with phrase «cellulosic technologies»

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.

Lopes says that Brazil will be «unbeatable» once cellulosic technology matures.

Still Tilman is hopeful that cellulosic technology can be used in ways that reduce the need to convert sensitive ecosystems and generate fuels from feedstocks that are not used for food.

He estimated that a typical hectare of rainforest with 200 tons of harvestable biomass could yield 15,000 gallons of ethanol once cellulosic technology is commercial.

Not exact matches

There is certainly a case for re-doubling the scientific efforts to produce bio-fuels on lands which do not compete with food crops, for example from cellulosic ethanol, but this technology is still not ready for the market.

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

But now that the technology is here, cellulosic's promise as a climate change solution remains uncertain — hinging heavily on embattled federal policy on alternative fuel.

«We expect the outcome of this study to support scientifically sound national policy decisions on bioenergy crops development especially with regards to cellulosic grasses,» wrote Atul Jain, professor of atmospheric sciences at U of I, regarding a paper published by the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Cellulosic ethanol can be derived from inedible crops like switchgrass, but the technology is still largely confined to the laboratory.

In December last year, the Brazilian Development Bank launched a 1 - billion - real (US$ 481 - million) credit line to stimulate research and development in cellulosic biofuels and other advanced sugar - cane technologies.

Future technologies that need R&D: high - efficiency photovoltaics (say, 50 % conversion)(as well as lowering the cost of PV), energy storage systems for intermittent sources like solar and wind (hydrogen storage, other methods), advances in biofuel technology (for example, hydrogen production from algae, cellulosic ethanol, etc..)

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.

On the other hand, the technology to produce cellulosic biofuels is still in development and far from ready for prime time.

Worthy research objectives include improved fuel cells, solar power, light - emitting diodes for lighting, intelligent buildings, carbon sequestration, advanced nuclear power, superconducting transmission lines, cellulosic biofuels, geothermal power, batteries and other energy storage technologies, super-efficient vehicles, and smart electricity grids.

Edeniq, Inc. developed a low - cost, low carbon intensity technology for the conversion of cellulosic biomass (plant material) to ethanol.

Clearly we do not produce enough corn and soybeans to achieve this goal, so the technology that is being counted on is almost certainly cellulosic ethanol.

Cellulosic ethanol will see technology improvements.

I have previously weighed in on the current status of cellulosic ethanol technology, as well as the amount of biomass required for implementation.

Work is now under way to develop efficient technologies to convert cellulosic materials such as switchgrass, woodchips, wheat straw, and corn stalks into ethanol.

«Until cellulosic ethanol production is feasible, or corn - ethanol technology improves, corn - ethanol subsidies are a poor investment economically and environmentally,» Jackson explained.

Unfortunately, however, a cost - effective technology to convert cellulosics to ethanol may be years away.

«We hope to make a much larger contribution to reducing GHG emissions once our clean fuel, cellulosic ethanol technology becomes commercial at a cost competitive with gasoline» said Gorham.

The article also says that clean energy technologies and fuels that are supposed to replace oil, such as cellulosic ethanol, are not ready for prime time.

The Q Microbe ™ is used to make cellulosic ethanol from plant waste and could transform the energy industry by making ethanol more quickly and cost effectively than conventional technologies.

«The Q Microbe technology offers numerous important advantages over other ethanol - producing microorganisms, which we believe provides the operational foundation for profitable, commercial - scale cellulosic ethanol production,» Qteros chief executive John A. McCarthy Jr. said in a statement today announcing the patent, which he said «underscores the significance and the unique nature of our technology.»

Qteros has developed a proprietary technology «C3» (Complete Cellulosic Conversion), which is uniquely capable of producing cellulosic ethanol in one step, thus reducing the costs and capital required for makingCellulosic Conversion), which is uniquely capable of producing cellulosic ethanol in one step, thus reducing the costs and capital required for makingcellulosic ethanol in one step, thus reducing the costs and capital required for making biofuels.

I know one thing; I can't think of any other technology that has the potential to make a difference anywhere near the time frame as cellulosic ethanol.

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.

It is unlikely that crops grown specifically for the production of cellulosic biofuels will be developed in significant quantities as technology gains and bioethanol prices are unlikely to favour production over alternative crops.

The development of economically competitive technology for the production of liquid cellulosic biofuels will cause a major shift in the importance of wood energy.

Aemetis has signed a Master Agreement with key exclusive rights for the use of an advanced gasification technology from InEnTec to produce cellulosic ethanol.

This may change if technology becomes available for the economically competitive production of energy from cellulosic materials as outlined in Section 3.

(Sec. 1514) Directs the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish an Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels; (2) give priority to projects that enhance the geographical diversity of alternative fuels production and utilize feedstocks that represent 10 % or less of domestic ethanol or biodiesel fuel production during the previous fiscal year; and (3) fund demonstration projects to develop conversion technologies for producing cellulosic biomass ethanol, and for coproducing value - added bioproducts (such as fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides) resulting from biodiesel fuel production.

BlueFire is established to deploy the proven Arkenol Process Technology («Technology») for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials to ethanol.

A portion of the money is also earmarked for investment in promising corn and cellulosic ethanol technologies, a company spokesman said.

If current coal - fired generating technology could be converted to use carbonized bio-waste, I doubt cellulosic ethanol would be viable.

In an article about BP's recent cancelation of a $ 350 million cellulosic plant in Highlands County, Florida, MIT Technology Review editor Kevin Bullis observes:

Agrivida, Inc. and Syngenta Ventures will collaborate to develop advanced crop technology that will provide low - cost sugars from cellulosic biomass for a variety of industrial applications including biofuels and biochemicals without requiring external enzymes for biomass... Read more →

That makes the arithmetic work, but unfortunately, there is no viable technology to produce cellulosic ethanol, and corn - based ethanol is hitting its limits.

BlueFire's proprietary technologies, which convert non-food cellulosic waste into fuel, should bring environmentally friendly facilities and increased long - term employment to the State of Mississippi.

Each facility will deploy the proprietary technology, which uses all cellulosic waste materials traditionally disposed of in landfills as feedstock.

That alone is not security the only way we can produce enough domestically is if we greatly improve the technology used to produce cellulosic ethanol.

While Vogel acknowledges that it will be difficult to set up «large - scale field trials... particularly for an extended period of time in a large geographical area,» he believes the 540 % figure could be increased further with better land management and breeding techniques and with improvements in cellulosic ethanol production technologies.

The technologies to convert these cellulosic materials into ethanol exist, but the cost of producing cellulosic ethanol is close to double that of grain - based ethanol.

The next generation of bioenergy technology aims to replace current feedstocks such as corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rapeseed, soy, and oil palm with dedicated cellulosic crops (Kszos et al. 2000; Heaton et al. 2008b), such as woody tree species and the grasses switchgrass (Panacum vergatum) and miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus)(Lewandowski et al. 2000).

A new study by Michael Wang and Jeongwoo Han at Argonne National Laboratory and Xiaomin Xie at Shanghai Jiao Tong University assesses the effects of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and cellulosic biomass and... Read more →

BlueFire brags that using its Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology, it will be able to convert cellulosic waste into 3.2 million gallons of ethanol per year.

Diversification of Energy Supply is Key Nothing new here in terms of technology, but this is the first time I've seen reference to cattails specifically being used for cellulosic ethanol.

What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low - emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.

In other words, cellulosic conversion technology could easily drive deforestation, especially in the tropics where converting natural systems to fuel would be easier than planting potential fuel - crops like oil palm, sugar cane, soybeans, or corn.