Sentences with phrase «on cellulosic»

So finding the relevant parts of those 10 or 20 binders» worth of electrons is relatively easier, certainly much easier than finding them on the cellulosic version.

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.

But as for 2011, EPA is in wholesale retreat on cellulosic ethanol.

How much progress have we made on cellulosic ethanol?

The two - car factory effort continues campaigning on cellulosic E85 as it enhances the Series» platform of alternative fuels.

From a product standpoint there will be a lot of interesting hardware in showrooms, including range - extending EVs, plug - in hybrids, clean diesels, pure electrics, and flex - fuel vehicles running on cellulosic ethanol.

«Brazil's ETH, Denmark's Inbicon to partner on cellulosic ethanol» is part of the paid WardsAuto Premium content.

In contrast, the spray - on cellulosic foam to be developed by the WoTIM project will involve no health hazards, either during or after its installation.

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.

Previous studies on cellulosic biofuels have focused on the engineering details of the supply chain.

This hinges, however, on cellulosic biofuels» ability to become profitable.

Not exact matches

The U.S. government wants to help, and on Thursday, announced loan guarantee commitments totaling $ 571 million for cellulosic ethanol startup Coskata, waste - to - energy company Enerkem and Diamond Green Diesel, a joint venture from oil giant Valero and Darling International.

A study looks into giving farmers permission to harvest cellulosic feedstocks on land set aside for wetlands and wildlife conservation

Growing cellulosic feedstocks on federally subsidized conservation land could balance the biofuels emissions equation to be completely carbon - neutral, a study suggests.

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.

Chemists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are closing in on cheap ways to make cellulosic ethanol, a form of ethanol derived from agricultural waste rather than food crops like soybeans or corn.

This year's proposed cellulosic target — based entirely on the projected output of the three new cellulosic plants — is 17 million gallons, far short of the 1 billion gallons per year that Congress envisioned the industry would be producing by now when it passed the Energy Independence and Security Act in in 2007.

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.

Cellulosic biofuel could reduce our reliance on foreign petroleum without the problems associated with ethanol from corn — if we can figure out how to extract its energy economically

«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.

They've demonstrated how to design and genetically engineer enzyme surfaces so they bind less to corn stalks and other cellulosic biomass, reducing enzyme costs in biofuels production, according to a study published this month on the cover of the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

«The climate benefit of cellulosic biofuels is actually much greater than was originally thought,» said Phil Robertson, University Distinguished Professor of Ecosystem Science at Michigan State University and lead author on the study.

Those benefits, however, are complicated by the need for vast amounts of land to produce cellulosic biofuels on a large scale.

«One of the reasons for interest in these second - generation cellulosic feedstocks is that if they can be grown on low - quality soil, they wouldn't compete for land with food crops, such as corn.

Though the study has clear implications for cellulosic, or second - generation, biofuel production in the Midwest, Hamilton says it touches more broadly on some of the expected effects of climate change as well.

But the research suggests that even if researchers maximized the capacity to grow biofuels on all marginal lands, «the amount of cellulosic ethanol it could produce is only enough to provide 1.5 percent of U.S. transportation fuel by 2020.»

But to date, there is a minuscule amount of cellulosic fuels on the market.

Cellulose is difficult to break down and ferment, but several facilities in the United States are on the verge of making commercial cellulosic ethanol — for example, by using specialist enzymes to break down the long - chain cellulose molecules — and Brazil doesn't want to be left behind.

The plants, which include many grasses targeted for cellulosic ethanol, can be harvested when needed and, given their hardiness, grow on marginal land.

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«Over the past nine years, we've successfully harnessed a diversity of scientists and disciplines to collaboratively address the challenges of enabling the cellulosic biofuels enterprise on a scale far greater than any effort to date,» Gilna says.

DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers support multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams pursuing the fundamental scientific breakthroughs needed to make production of cellulosic biofuels, or biofuels from nonfood plant fiber, cost - effective on a national scale.

Posted on 07 July 2007 in Batteries, Canada, Cellulosic ethanol, Emissions, Hybrids, Hydrogen Production, Transmissions Permalink Comments (9)

We've taken the approach that cellulosic ethanol is an important step toward a greener future, not only in racing but in GM's gas - friendly to gas - free vehicles on the highway.

In a rational world, they would all compete, along with nuclear, geothermal and cellulosic ethanol, on a level playing field and the winner would be the consumer, who would enjoy abundant, cheap energy.

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

I saw your support for cellulosic ethanol, but no statement on the logic (or lack thereof) of the United States diverting some 40 percent of its corn crop to fuel while world grain prices soar.

Based on the just released Low Carbon Fuel Standard prepared by the University of California for the Governor, «regular» gasoline as a value of 85 — 92 g CO2 eq / MJ, while natural gas has a value of ~ 80 g CO2 eq / MJ, electricity in California has an average value of 27 g CO2 eq / MJ (when used to drive an electric vehicle), and cellulosic ethanol derived from municipal solid waste is ~ 5 g CO2 eq / MJ.

Karen Street wrote: «If we're going to address climate change, it's going to start with solutions experts agree on (efficiency, low - GHG sources such as nuclear, carbon capture and storage, wind, geothermal, cellulosic biofuels, and eventually solar)...»

If we're going to address climate change, it's going to start with solutions experts agree on (efficiency, low - GHG sources such as nuclear, carbon capture and storage, wind, geothermal, cellulosic biofuels, and eventually solar), and processes that experts agree on (increasing the cost of GHG emissions, funding more R&D, mandates sometimes).

While ethanol, for example derived from corn but distilled in a facility powered by coal was, in fact, on average worse, than gasoline, some of the envisioned cellulosic - based biofuels could be dramatically better on a g CO2 eq / MJ basis.

With competition for plant waste among cellulosic ethanol plants, landscapers, and a range of other users, added to the fact that millions of cell phones are made each year, it could quickly become yet another burden on the earth to be using so much compostable, good - for - the - soil plant matter for cell phone frames.

See «GM Banks on Coskata's Cellulosic Ethanol Breakthrough».

When reading about the potentials of cellulosic ethanol, I find very few optimists who are not financially tied to the industry and the government support that the industry relies on.

When I was working on the Hill in ’06 and ’07 as we were considering updating and increasing the RFS, we had the ethanol lobbyists and businesses come in and sell us on the corn ethanol RFS as a stepping stone towards cellulosic ethanol.

Others have further elaborated on the carbon implications of various forms of bioenergy, from corn ethanol to crop residue cellulosic fuels to wood bioenergy.

Check out the rest of Robert Rapier's post for a back of the envelope calculation on land use with cellulosic ethanol production:

KiOR's biorefinery in Columbus, Mississippi started commercial production in March using wood chips to produce cellulosic fuels, and Ineos just announced on July 31 that their Indian River BioEnergy plant in Florida has begun operations to make biofuels from plant waste.

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.