Sentences with phrase «production of biofuels»

Even under optimistic assumptions about timing and baseline scenarios, it's clear that little if any large - scale production of biofuels or biomass anywhere in the world even approaches carbon - neutrality.

The authors call for the development of common global standards for sustainable production of biofuels.

«We envisage that manipulating structural properties of plants in ways such as this will aid in production of biofuels, such as ethanol,» Lewis said.

Novozymes has launched what it called the first commercially viable enzymes for production of biofuel from agricultural waste.

As Boeing's Daggett says: «There are still a lot of hurdles to overcome, but 10 to 20 years is a reasonable time frame for production of biofuels from algae.»

Five years ago biofuels were seen as a panacea for the world's energy hunger and the need to address climate change, but increased production of biofuels soon contributed to a clutch of problems, including competition with food, resulting in rising prices, and large - scale conversion of rainforests and tropical grasslands for feedstocks, resulting in biodiversity loss and increased greenhouse gas emissions.

The plan assessed various alternative fuels and developed fuel portfolios to meet California's goals to reduce petroleum consumption, increase alternative fuels use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase in - state production of biofuels, without causing a significant degradation of public health and environmental quality.

Biofuels are worsening global warming (2/7/2008) Converting native ecosystems for production of biofuel feed stocks is worsening the greenhouse gas emissions they are intended to mitigate, reports a pair of studies published in the journal Science.

(The admirable original bill is designed to increase fuel efficiency in cars and light trucks, encourage production of biofuels, and provide funds to develop technology that will capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.)

Because there is a growing need for agricultural or renewable production of biofuels and other commodity chemicals to move away from fossil fuels, scientists have long sought to enhance the internal organisation of bacteria and improve the efficiency of the cells for making nutrients, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

But to farm enough seaweed to support mass production of a biofuel would be a large departure from current U.S. practices.

For example, understanding how animals and their microbes break down fibrous plant materials could aid in more efficient production of biofuels.

The optimized process of microbial electrosynthesis opens up further perspectives for the future production of biofuel or for the storage of power from regenerative sources in the form of chemical products, for instance.

«It takes 77 million years to make fossil fuels and 45 minutes to use as a coffee cup,» says Cereplast's Scheer, noting that his industry can use the residue of government - mandated production of biofuels, such as ethanol from corn.

Would tools for studying microbiomes enable more effective production of biofuels or other useful materials?

This information can help make the biological production of biofuels and other bioproducts more efficient.

It's now well - established that large - scale U.S. production of biofuels such as ethanol from corn has accomplished little or nothing (or even negative) in its stated goals of reducing oil dependence and cutting emissions of greenhouse gases, and has functioned instead as a full - employment program for agribusiness (and a political production racket for Iowa and other corn - growing states).

Continued growth in the industrial production of biofuels will gravely intensify issues associated with industrial agriculture, and for relatively tiny energy outputs.

Similarly production of biofuels from agricultural waste maximises the return farmers can make on their investments.

Seaweeds do not require soil, and are already provided with all the water they need, a major advantage over land production of biofuels since water is the most limiting factor for most agricultural expansion, especially with climate change.

The zone will be in the convention district of downtown Atlanta, where Phase One will be initiated by participating food service operations pledging to «recycle, reuse spent grease for the local production of biofuel and compost or donate food residuals.

Listing several of the well - worn rationalizations policymakers have used to justify the continued production of biofuels, Wolf goes on to call the schemes a «costly system of transfers looking for a rationale» - equating them to the typical farm program.

Increased production of biofuels also adds stress on existing land and water supplies.»

Can Be Used For Diesel or Jet Fuels - 90 % Emission Reductions BP pumps up the fact that production of biofuels via the fermentation of sugars offers to potential to produce fuels with greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 80 - 90 % below traditional fossil fuels, can be use with a wide variety of biomass feedstocks, and has the ability to tailor the end product for a variety of diesel and jet fuel needs.

(02/07/2008) Converting native ecosystems for production of biofuel feed stocks is worsening the greenhouse gas emissions they are intended to mitigate, reports a pair of studies published in the journal Science.

Biofuels are worsening global warming February 7, 2008 Converting native ecosystems for production of biofuel feed stocks is worsening the greenhouse gas emissions they are intended to mitigate, reports a pair of studies published in the journal Science.

«We look to Bioenergy Research Center researchers for new knowledge and scientific discoveries that will support the sustainable production of biofuels,» Wheeler says.

The U.S. and other countries passed legislation that provides incentives for the increased production of biofuels (e.g. ethanol, etc.).

For his part, Vairavamoorthy stressed the importance of water when it comes to the production of biofuels and highlighted the environmental impact.

Instead, the main GM crops marketed today are mainly used for the production of biofuel and animal feed.

The entire processing chain — not just the production of the biofuel itself — must be taken into account.

«Genetically improving sorghum for production of biofuel.»

For example, the research team demonstrated that their technology could be applied to the production of biofuels, by utilizing their technology to guide an enzymatic cascade, a series of chemical reactions, to break down a plant fiber.

Determining the way it is broken down by an LPMO now offers potential for utilising this starch in new ways, potentially including the production of biofuels.

«The most sensible thing to do in Finland is to integrate cultivation into industrial processes with spill heat and to integration into industrial processes with spill heat and focus development on the production of biofuels and biochemical compounds, and on nutrient removal from effluents.

The review presents the current status of technology options for the potential exploitation of algae as feed stocks for the production of biofuels.

Chemical engineer Inés Reyero Zaragoza proposed the substitution of methanol by ethanol for the production of biodiesel and the use of a heterogeneous catalyst, which will «result in a reduction of costs and in the environmental impact associated with the production of this biofuel.»

It looks like it might hold a key to improving the production of biofuels.

The production of biofuels at costs that enable retail prices of fuels below the comparable price of gasoline is the overall target, and the high volatility of crude oil prices has demonstrated the urgent need for a fuel alternative.

By reducing the amount of food - based inputs and energy required in the production of biofuels, the overall cost of production will be reduced.

Materials such as carbon - coated magnets, which can be used as catalysts in biorefineries — say, in the production of biofuels — have been produced in the reactor.

Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals.

«Pulping recalcitrance,» or the difficulty in breaking down tough plant matter, has been a struggle for the industry for years, said a spokeswoman from Dutch company Novozymes, which makes enzymes for the production of biofuels.

This study will contribute to a better understanding of these processes at a basic research level, and in a further step will facilitate the production of biofuels.

«Principles,» said Metz, «that are hopefully fundamental to any microbial community and, once learned, can be manipulated for the benefit of people through the production of biofuels and other commodity chemicals.»

In the former paper, the authors — Murthy Konda, Seema Singh, Blake Simmons, and the late Daniel Klein - Marchschamer — presented a detailed technoeoconomic analysis of the economic potential and cost drivers of macroalgae as a feedstock for the production of biofuels and biochemicals.