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Biofuels are a wide range of fuels which are in some way derived from biomass. The term covers solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases. Biofuels are gaining increased public and scientific attention, driven by factors such as oil price spikes, the need for increased energy security, and concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Bioethanol is an alcohol made by fermenting the sugar components of plant materials and it is made mostly from sugar and starch crops. With advanced technology being developed, cellulosic biomass, such as trees and grasses, are also used as feedstocks for ethanol production. Ethanol can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually used as a gasoline additive to increase octane and improve vehicle emissions. Bioethanol is widely used in the USA and in Brazil. Biodiesel is made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled greases. Biodiesel can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually used as a diesel additive to reduce levels of particulates, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons from diesel-powered vehicles. Biodiesel is produced from oils or fats using transesterification and is the most common biofuel in Europe. Biofuels provided 1.8% of the world's transport fuel in 2008. Investment into biofuels production capacity exceeded $4 billion worldwide in 2007 and is growing. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do I invest in Algae Biofuel? Is it in stocks or commodity? Q. I want to invest in Algae Biofuel but I don't know how I can do so. Many of the companies are private companies that don't have stock symbols. Do I just invest in big companies that invest in Algae like Chevron or Exxon? Or is a commodity I can buy? Asked by 2ndtimearound - Thu Oct 22 22:03:08 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You could go to navigate to the Edgar search, do a word search for the term "Algae Biofuel" to find public filings where that term is used and narrow your search from there. I am not aware of an Alage Biofuel commodities contract. Answered by Kip - Thu Oct 22 22:48:35 2009 How long will it take for the US to ramp up production of biofuel to the point where it will really matter? Q. i need to know over the next hour, the answer to this question... How long will it take for the US to ramp up production of biofuel to the point where it will really make a difference? how many years will it take to produce enough biofuel to the point where it will make a difference? i kinda need an exact amount of time...if ya can!? Asked by Blaise M - Fri May 23 11:35:05 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are a lot of variables, so it's very hard to predict. We first need high-yielding dedicated energy crops to use instead of corn. These could produce much more fuel per acre, and should be suitable to grow on marginal land so that biofuels would not compete with food production. Secondly, we need better microorganisms or enzymes for breaking down the plant material into sugars and converting the sugars to fuel. Ideally this would be a fuel other than ethanol (such as butanol) with better fuel properties and which is easier to transport. Once these technical problems are solved, we also need time to ramp up production, including production and distributing seed, and building factories to convert the material to fuel. Not to mention… [cont.] Answered by . - Mon May 26 21:17:40 2008 What are the chemicals and equipment need to make a home made biofuel from cooking oil ?
Q. I have a old ford pick up and the price of crude oil is outrageous and I want to divert my source of fuel like the bio diesel but I don't know where to start converting cooking oil into biodiesel. Can anyone help me. I will trully appiciate it Asked by Bernie - Sat May 31 08:02:43 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. A link to the "foolproof" biodiesel recipe is below. According to an article I caught the other day, "yellow grease" is now going for about 33 /lb, or around $2.50/gallon. But with diesel fuel around $4.70/gallon around here, biodiesel still looks like a good deal even if you have to buy your grease. Answered by Engineer-Poet - Sat May 31 12:57:45 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Biofuel"  prnewswire.com Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:32:05 GMT+00:00 Files a New Patent Application for Pyrolysis Oil Based ... PR Newswire (press release) "I believe that this is truly a technical breakthrough to have a pyrolysis oil based biofuel that we can offer our customers," stated Cary J. Claiborne, ...  online.wsj.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:01:09 GMT+00:00 Ops To BP Wall Street Journal LN) North American biofuels business has agreed to acquire the cellulosic biofuels business of Verenium Corp. (VRNM) for $98.3 million. ...  renewableenergyworld.com Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:54:46 GMT+00:00 and Efficiencies, Not More Oil RenewableEnergyWorld.com Technologies exist to improve the efficacy of biofuels and to stretch the availability of existing petroleum supplies through increased efficiency. ... Govt sweetens underused biofuel subsidy fund Radio New Zealand Subsidy extended to 100 per cent biodiesel New Zealand Herald Brownlee Admits Biodiesel Grants Scheme A Flop Scoop.co.nz (press release) Radio New Zealand - guide2.co.nz - Domestic Fuel From Google News Search: "Biofuel"  bookstore.teriin.org 1360px x 891px | 62.20kB [source page] The use of crops for biofuel has being pursued especially in Brazil and the United States Last March President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed an agreement committing their countries to boosting ethanol production They said increasing use of From Yahoo Image Search: "Biofuel"  ideaconnection.com unknown hu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GM New Inventions and interesting products: Mobile . Biofuel. Processor.  biodieselinvesting.com dianecatherine Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:00:29 GM ForexYard reports that Europe's thirst for . biofuels. could have global repercussions, encouraging farmers to carve an area the size of Denmark out of wilderness and abandoned farmland, a European Union research report shows. ...  thebioenergysite.com unknown hu, 01 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GM US - Moving a three-gene cluster from one tiny bacterium to another may make a big contribution to the quest to make commercially viable . biofuels. . From Google Blog Search: "Biofuel" |
