Sentences with phrase «generation biofuel from»

In order to obtain such a third - generation biofuel from algae, polysaccharides like cellulose, which are main components of cell walls, have to be dissolved.

Not exact matches

The Energy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to market.

The first - generation biofuel, industrialized, ethanol, is produced from foodstuffs like maize, and thus poses great concern about a possible future shortage of food.

«Next generation solvent contributes to next generation biofuel production from biomass.»

But the problem is that most of the ethanol we have right now is when it is talked about it being a first generation biofuel; that is that ethanol fuel is coming from the fermentation of sugars from crops like corn.

Straw from crops such as wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape is seen as a potential source of biomass for second generation biofuel production.

Study author Catherine Bowyer says the next generation of biofuels, made from wastes or wood rather than crops, would have less impact on land use than biofuels made from crops, but «the policy is also not effectively stimulating advancements in biofuel technologies».

A recent study from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and published in Environmental Research Letters looks at how efficiently «second generation» biofuel crops — perennial, non-food crops such as switchgrass or native grasses — use rainwater and how these crops affect overall water balance.

Now, Brazil hopes to tap into a new biofuel source: second - generation ethanol, produced from the tough cellulose in plant stalks.

The findings from the current project are highly relevant to the development of the second generation of biofuels.

Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) is the Global authority for scientific commercialization of Jatropha & other non-food biofuel crops and designs and implements the growing of non-food biofuel crops worldwide in a structured Agri - Supply chain, Value additions and research activities thereon & provides technology and services from «Soil to Oil» for the breeding, development, planting and harvesting of next - generation commercial biofuel crops CJP has been engaged in promoting sustainable farming for biodiesel production since last one decade and its research findings and on - hand field experiences in respect of various technical, agronomical / silvicultural aspects of plantations of Jatropha have resulted in significant improvements in knowledge and technical background related to Productivity, profitability and sustainability of commercial production of Jatropha oil crop.

For years we've been promised the next generation of biofuels, made from waste cellulose, but we have yet to see it replace corn ethanol.

«I am struck by the lack of fundamental breakthroughs required for an abundant, clean energy future, whether in electricity generation from wind, coal (IGCC), ocean thermal, ocean wave, ocean tide, solar, nuclear, or liquids from coal - to - liquids, gas - to - liquids, biofuels, bio-engineered fuels, and so on.»

The fuel was supplied by SkyNRG, an aviation biofuels company, and made by Dynamic Fuels, a producer of «next - generation» fuels made from used cooking oil.

The next generation of biofuel types move away from the high costs of edible crops and use either grasses or trees.

[*) Of course the less money one would invest in biofuels, the smaller the incentive to create cheaper and more sustainable newer generation biofuels — derived from algae or crop residue — instead of the whole food crops or forest biomass.]

While the Government says carbon abatement costs per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) should be about # 56 ($ 87) for road transport, the report says the cost using the current generation of biofuels ranges from about # 105 to # 715 ($ 165 - 1,100).

The authors added, «[O] ur analysis shows that carbon releases from the soil after planting corn for ethanol may in some cases completely offset carbon gains attributed to biofuel generation for at least 50 years.»

«Depending on prior land use, our analysis shows that carbon releases from the soil after planting corn for ethanol may in some cases completely offset carbon gains attributed to biofuel generation for at least 50 years,» they note.

3.2.1 First - generation biofuels include bioethanol (made from sugars and starch) and biodiesel (made from oilseeds).

However, technological developments are expected to increase future interest in «second generation» biofuels, which are derived from non-food plant matter.

«First generation» biofuels, which are derived from food crops, have attracted the most attention because of their relatively lower prices and advanced state of development.

Next generation biofuels made from grass, wood waste, or even garbage can reduce biofuels» impact on water resources and reduce emissions, but only if we make smart choices.

Researchers continue to struggle to develop «second generation» biofuels that they hope will use enzymes to turn cellulose from wood and crop waste into ethanol.

Bioenergy includes the generation of heat or electricity from either the combustion of organic or waste materials or their conversion to biofuels.

(05/27/2008) Next generation biofuels could decimate tropical forests says a leading ecologist from the University of Minnesota.

Addressing climate - change risk also means developing future technologies — from advanced carbon capture and storage to next - generation biofuels.

Water is essential to almost all aspects of energy supply, from electricity generation to oil supply and biofuels cultivation.

Such second - generation liquid biofuels produced from woody biomass rather than from food crops would also reduce competition with food production.

Most studies project that second - generation liquid biofuels from perennial crops and woody and agricultural residues could dramatically reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions relative to petroleum fuels.

In addition, technological developments are expected to increase future interest in more efficient «second generation» liquid biofuels, which are not derived from food crops, but from plant materials such as agricultural residues, forestry residues, and wood from forest plantations.

Most of the wood for future bioenergy production will likely come from existing forestry operations unless economically competitive technologies for the production of second - generation biofuels become available.

3.2 «First generation» liquid biofuels include biodiesel and bioethanol and are derived from various food crops that vary by geographical location, for instance cereals, rapeseed and sugar cane.

Domestic U.S. oil and natural gas companies are pioneers in developing alternatives and expanding America's use of virtually every form of energy — from geothermal to wind, from solar to biofuels, from hydrogen power to the lithium ion battery for next - generation cars.

Water is essential for all phases of energy generation, from production of fossil fuels and biofuels to power plant operation.

These next - generation biofuels are especially important in light of a new EU report that biodiesel made from soy and palm oil has increased climate pollution by prompting farmers to clear more forest.

So, more attention and resources are going into the producing of ethanol and other biofuel types from second - generation feedstocks, sometimes known as non-food crops.

It seems like it's not quite what we're going to get for the first flight this month: «it will not be an algae or halophyte - derived alternative, second - generation biofuels that come from renewable and sustainable feedstocks.

We encourage Virgin to not give up on finding truly sustainable second - generation biofuels (made from algae, for example) that don't compete with food and fresh water resources.

(Note that the study did not look at first generation biofuels made from tropical crops like sugarcane or sweet sorghum which reduce emissions far more than corn ethanol; for sugarcane ethanol, the reduction is as large as that of cellulosic biofuels, earlier post.)

Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive for second - generation biofuels (i.e., biofuel made from cellulose, algae, duckweed, or cyanobacteria) could mitigate the current elevated risk of investing in the industry that is retarding its advance, according to a new paper by a team from the International Council on Clean... Read more →

In contrast to the $ 500 billion in fossil fuel supports in 2010, renewable energy received just $ 66 billion in subsidies — two thirds for electricity generation from wind, biomass, and other sources, and one third for biofuels.