Proponents of the military's biofuels program argue that the high
cost of advanced biofuels should decline as production ramps up.
Not exact matches
«So any
advances on making the enzyme processing step cheaper will make the
cost of biofuel cheaper.
They hope their findings will guide the development
of advanced processes to lower
costs and improve the efficiency
of commercial
biofuel production.
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..)
Improvements in the speed and
cost of DNA synthesis are enabling scientists to design and synthesize modified bacterial chromosomes that can be used in the production
of advanced biofuels, bio-products, renewable chemicals, bio-based specialty chemicals (pharmaceutical intermediates, fine chemicals, food ingredients), and in the health care sector as well.
The report said a combination
of different measures would be the most
cost - effective way to reduce shipping emissions, including renewable energy and alternative fuels such as
advanced biofuels, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen.
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 →
A new study from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that the Renewable Fuel Standard program will miss its
advanced biofuel targets due to the the high
costs of creating
advanced biofuel; the relatively low price
of fossil fuel; the timing and
cost to bring new tech to commercial - scale... Read more →