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Cellulosic Ethanol Expected to Surge in 2013

October 21, 2011

The first commercial cellulosic ethanol (ethanol made from non-edible parts of plants, grass, crop waste etc) will start production in 2013, and it will “open the floodgates” for this type of fuel, said Bloomberg. Technorati Tags: Bloomberg, Cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, non-edible crops, POET biofuel, Project Liberty, second generation biofuels Related Posts:Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming [...]

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Freedom Urges the Public To Say No To Fossil Fuels

August 30, 2011

A new advocacy film called Freedom wants Americans to wean themselves off oil and embrace alternatives to fossil fuels, which it says is killing us. Technorati Tags: Biodiesel, ethanol, Freedom movie Related Posts:Algae Oil Company ‘One To Watch’New Discovery Could Improve Ethanol ProductionAlgae Biofuel: Can Pond Scum Become Our Energy Savior?São Paulo To Have Brazil’s [...]

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New Discovery Could Improve Ethanol Production

August 12, 2011

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have made a discovery that could increase the production of ethanol and lower its costs. Technorati Tags: BioEnergy Science Center, DOE research, ethanol Related Posts:São Paulo To Have Brazil’s First Ethanol Bus FleetCellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming a reality? Mexicans to produce algae biofuels [...]

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São Paulo To Have Brazil’s First Ethanol Bus Fleet

November 25, 2010

São Paulo, one of the world’s largest cities, is to become the first city in Brazil to have an ethanol-fueled bus fleet as part of the country’s carbon-reduction goal. Technorati Tags: Brazil, ethanol, Sao Paolo, Transport Related Posts:Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming a reality? Interview: Celso Vainer ManzatoCellulosic Ethanol Expected to Surge in 2013Anger As [...]

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Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming a reality?

April 5, 2010

Novozymes, a bioinnovation company whose main focus is the development, production and distribution of enzymes, recently launched CELLIC® CTec2 and HTec2, which the company calls its first commercially viable enzymes for cellulosic ethanol. The new enzymes represent an improvement on previous products and are said to be effective on a broad range of feedstocks. The [...]

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