Posted on 16 February 2008 by Luke Hallam
Syntec Biofuel Inc., the Canadian company developing biomass to fuel conversion technologies, has announced that it has achieved a yield of 105 gallons of alcohol (ethanol, methanol, n- butanol and n-propanol) per ton of biomass. This is not far short of their target is 113 US gallons per ton of biomass.
Filed under: Biobutanol, Biofuel, Ethanol, Methanol, Projects, Technology | Tagged: calalyst, propanol, syngas, Syntec, Syntec Biofuel, University of British Columbia | 2 Comments »
Posted on 23 January 2008 by Luke Hallam
This post is from an e-mail conversation I had recently with an Envirofuel reader who works in the oleo industry here in Australia. I thought it was an interested insight into the impact biodiesel production has had on existing glycerine and tallow based industries.
Filed under: Biodiesel, Biofuel, Methanol | Tagged: Glycerine, tallow | 1 Comment »
Posted on 4 January 2008 by Luke Hallam
Canadian company, Syntec Biofuel Inc. (Syntec). Syntec has acquired ethanol catalyst technology which has been developed to convert biomass into ethanol, butanol, methanol and propanol. Biogas and syngas from wood waste, organic waste, corn stover, sugar bagasse, switch grass, poplar etc. is becoming economically viable for some producers so Syntec are starting to test their catalysts in an industrial environment in order to quantify the life of the catalysts prior to commercialization.
Filed under: Biobutanol, Biofuel, Ethanol, Methanol, Rants, Synthetic diesel, Synthetic jet fuel, Technology | Tagged: Syntec Biofuel, Wood Energy Resources, Dr. Caili Su | 3 Comments »
Posted on 27 September 2007 by Luke Hallam
The Volvo Group is touting itself as the first vehicle manufacturer to produce demonstration trucks that can all be driven without emitting any carbon dioxide (CO2). What they really meant to say is that their demonstration trucks, when run on any of seven alternative and biofuels, do not increase CO2 levels in the environment because the fuels are produced from renewable materials.
Filed under: Alternative fuel, Biodiesel, Biofuel, Ethanol, Methanol, Trucks | Tagged: Volvo | No Comments »
Posted on 13 September 2007 by Luke Hallam
IEA Bioenergy, the bioenergy arm of the International Energy Agency, has released a new report entitled Potential Contribution of Bioenergy to the World’s Future Energy Demand. It is focused on energy in general rather than transport fuels but is still worth a read.
Filed under: Biodiesel, Biofuel, Ethanol, Greenhouse gas, Methanol, Synthetic diesel | 2 Comments »
Posted on 8 July 2007 by Luke Hallam
Velozzi describe their concept cars as a plug-in multi-fuel hybrid electric vehicles. The cars are electric cars driven by AC electric motors which are in turn powered by a lithium-ion battery packs. The battery pack is charged by a micro-turbine capable of running on ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, petrol or diesel.
Filed under: Biodiesel, Biofuel, Cars, Electricity, Ethanol, Hybrid, Methanol, Technology | 2 Comments »
Posted on 7 June 2007 by Luke Hallam
AGL has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase a 35% stake in CSM Energy, a company that is pursuing Coal Mine Methane gas extraction and commercialisation for power generation and wholesale gas sales.
Filed under: Electricity, Methanol, Natural gas | No Comments »
Posted on 12 January 2007 by Luke Hallam
Radio Australia’s Innovations program discusses converting plastic to diesel, hydrogen storage and methane conversion with the Australians that are developing these promising technologies.
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Posted on 12 January 2007 by Luke Hallam
The European Parliament has recognised biomethane and compressed natural gas as future transportation fuels. What is our Government doing to secure Australia’s future transportation fuel requirements?
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