second-generation biofuels
By Nathanael Baker on March 19, 2012
Tags: advanced biofuels, cellulosic biofuel, IC Green Energy, ICG, Israel Corp., miscanthus, Primus Green Energy, Primus Green Energy Inc., second-generation biofuels, switchgrass
Completing its latest round of funding, Primus Green Energy, Inc., a developer of a drop-in renewable gasoline, has received another $12 million from its primary investor, IC Green Energy, Ltd.
By Nathanael Baker on December 22, 2009
Tags: agricultural waste biofuel, algae-based biofuel, biofuel ethics, biofuels, Britain, cellulosic biomass, corn ethanol, first-generation biofuel, food vs. fuel debate, research, second-generation biofuels, study, Sugar Cane, switchgrass, UK, United Kingdom
In Britain, a new study has been commissioned to assess the ethics behind biofuel production.
The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCB) is asking for anyone and everyone's view on biofuels--everything from corn-based ethanol to algae derived biofuel--in order to advise the British government on a way to develop biofuels without taking food from the poor.
By Nathanael Baker on October 14, 2009
Tags: alternative fuels, biofuels, biomass, carbon emissions reduction, cellulosic biofuel, cellulosic ethanol, garbage-based biofuels, landfill, research, scientific report, second-generation biofuels
An international research team has shown that replacing gasoline with second-generation biofuels derived from processed waste could reduce global emissions by as much as 80%.
