…power up to the year 2015 and was continuing to forge ahead with onshore wind in the US and biofuels worldwide.The BP move comes alongside major trouble for other Western solar companies….
The UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled in favour of oil giant Shell over marketing claims its biofuels reduced CO2 emissions.[summary]A national ad campaign for Shell included the boast that…
…over the next decade is sustainable. It also urges the Government to delay any new UK targets on biofuels and biomass until new regulatory arrangements have been put in place.The Renewable…
A new generation of biofuels could meet almost half of Britain’s renewable transport needs, but without them the UK will miss its 2020 target, a new Government-commissioned report…
…$86 billion (£54.6 billion) in 2010, according to the report. Although smaller, investment in biofuels, biomass and waste to energy projects will grow significantly over the next decade,…
…research might bring the levels of electricity production closer to those currently produced by biofuels.Urine produced by farm animals can have a significant knock on effect on the…
…such as making engines more efficient, reducing the speed at which ships travel and using biofuels, the report also recommends to include emissions from shipping in the UK 2050 target…
…from industrial steel production being captured, fermented and chemically converted using Swedish Biofuels technology for use as a jet fuel. The revolutionary fuel production process…
Thomson Airways’ test biofuels flight has been blasted as a “hollow PR stunt” that paves the way for rainforest destruction, campaign group Friends of the Earth warned today after the company…
…risks. And that means it is very easy to cause problems by accident, ignorance or stupidity. Take biofuels. These look like a sensible energy security measure, but then we discover that…
…Investment Bank had been “hobbled” under the Coalition, unable to borrow capital. Policies on biofuels, zero carbon homes and charging points for electric vehicles had all been scrapped,…
…whether countries such as the UK can grow algae on a large-scale and cost-effectively for use as biofuels and other green products.Algae hold significant potential as sustainable…
…emissions across the wider economy including, for example, where to allocate bio-energy supply”.BiofuelsIn June 2011 the European aviation industry announced plans to fuel its planes with…
…Ofgem. ROCs are issued on each MWh of electricity generated by renewable power sources, including biofuels. These certificates can be sold to electricity suppliers at a cost set by…
…it provides a growing boost for crops. Put into tanks of algae, it can be used to make biofuels. Waste carbon dioxide can even be cleaned up to “food grade” and injected into fizzy…
…to perform as well, if not slightly better than oil-based kerosene. One of the attractions of biofuels is that they can be used as so-called ‘drop-in fuels’ – effectively mixed in with…
…falling on track.
Transportation sub-categories, which include low carbon vehicles, biofuels and aviation and shipping have achieved average progress, according to the…
…exhausted natural resources, inequity in the food system, irresponsible policies regarding biofuels, climate change, the growing global population and increasing demand for water and land….
…of technology to reduce fuel emissions is considerable,” he said.
Biofuel market
In the UK, biofuels currently make up about three per cent of transport fuel, but the UK has target of…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report today that says biofuels could meet 27 per cent of the world’s transportation fuel needs by 2050.[summary]The IEA roadmap suggests that…
A report published today by a leading body on ethics in biology and medicine has concluded that biofuels should have to meet stricter ethical standards through a certification scheme along the…
…improvements to the combustion and emission control systems as well as reducing friction.
Biofuels and hybridization are also key components of the roadmap. It states that making…
…and he led the group’s programme to invest in renewable energy, building up stakes in plant-based biofuels and offshore wind energy. But these days those programmes – once held up by the…
…are also taking place in Scotland to see how AD can benefit saplings and crops used to make biofuels.
At the Forestry Commission Newton nursery, this study will focus on how AD can be…
…will focus on improving the efficiency of the vehicles as well as exploring the use of low carbon biofuels.
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, HDVs make up about…
…which are denser and can be transported easily, are produced by companies such as Billington Biofuels.
While processing and distribution is centred in the Northwest, materials processed…
…electric vehicles, smart grid and energy management.
Sectors that fared less well included biofuels, down slightly to $7.9 billion from $8.1 billion, and biomass and waste to energy,…
…And some misguided efforts to tackle climate change – such as the mass conversion of cropland to biofuels – means more food insecurity in the here and now. We are facing the acid test of…
…also scored well for its climate change policies which include a target of using non-crop derived biofuels in its fleet of vehicles.Rob Harrison of Ethical Consumer, and co-author of the…
…They include renewables, carbon capture and storage (CCS), planning, low carbon vehicles, biofuels, and shipping and aviation.”
“When I look at this tracker what strikes me is that…
…to help poor countries adapt to climate change.Branson said that Virgin planes could fly on biofuels within three to five years. “The biggest prize has to be clean fuel. We are investing…
…economic climate, but is a major problem, particularly for less advanced technologies such as biofuels, marine and green transportation, where substantial amounts of investment are required…
…on technologies for intelligent networks and electricity storage, research on second-generation biofuels and the ‘smart cities’ partnership to promote energy savings in urban areas.
The…
…grow. “I call it a five star hotel for algae.”
Ben Graziano, Carbon Trust manager of its algae biofuels challenge, said: “There has been a lot of hype in this area and we think algal…
…the findings of the Gallagher Review, which suggested that a target of around eight per cent for biofuels in 2020 would be sustainable.
Kennedy said the shortfall on the overall 15 per…
The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards.[summary]…Read more…
Related…
…taxing the highest polluting fuels more and the lowest polluting least. Under such rules, biofuels, would enjoy a significant tax cut.
If approved, the new rules would be phased in…
…the Centre for European Agricultural Studies at the University of Kent and has written a book on biofuels. She co-owns Spelman Cormack & Associates, a food and biotechnology business,…
…scientists from 11 UK academic institutions have been picked to take part in the Algae Biofuels Challenge, an £8 million fund to develop a commercial market for algae biofuels first…
…for transport.If successful, the project could overcome the problems associated with existing biofuels, and according to those behind the consortium, help to bring down carbon emissions…
…allegedly contain previously undisclosed information on the negative impact the widespread use of biofuels in the EU is having on climate change. [summary]At issue in the lawsuit – brought…
…a site. The self contained plant will be developed by the US-based advanced bio energy and biofuels company, Solena Group, and promises to convert 500,000 tonnes of waste per year into 16…
…speeding up the ongoing introduction of lower carbon technologies and trials of sustainable biofuels.This would not only cover private vehicles, but also wider transport network and ITPOES…
…which need to be addressed, such as water resources against energy use, food production against biofuels, natural habitats against agricultural intensification and so on. All of these will…
…largest wheat refinery is set to open in Wilton, Teeside, providing a major boost to the UK biofuels market.[summary]The refinery, which is going through its final testing requirements,…
…the airline industry can achieve a significant breakthrough in energy efficiency or low carbon biofuels, additional policies to reduce emissions may have to follow.Head of investor…
…biobutanol, an advanced biofuel which the partners believe will help accelerate the adoption of biofuels, so that transport emissions reduction targets will be met quicker.Biobutanol is…
…his business by finding commercial applications to his product.[summary]Peter Morrison, who runs Biofuels International in partnership with co-director Sharon Warmington, came up with the…
…renewable energy and support mutual goals of increasing supplies of wind energy, solar power and biofuels. The agreement, signed by Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary to the Government of India’s…
…must also create the legal and fiscal framework to support the development of sustainable biofuels for aviation,” he said.Friends of the Earth’s executive director Andy Atkins was also keen…
…has the potential to
deliver economic, sustainable and scaleable biodiesel supplies, and unlike biofuels made from food crops, algae can be grown on non-arable land using seawater or…
…Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO), which sets staggered targets for the uptake of biofuels over the coming years. Biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil and rendered animal fats…
…example by harnessing current developments in renewables sectors such as solar, thermoelectric, biofuels, wave energy, batteries and ultracapacitors, and carbon capture. Finally, the report…
…control also helps overcome the poor cold-start performance of engines running high blends of biofuels. Dr Tom Shenton, reader in Engineering at the University of Liverpool and principal…
…economy. The CBI has called for a strategy that identifies families of technologies – including biofuels, carbon capture and storage and marine power – and backing them with the necessary…
…today that their joint project has got the “greenlight”. Caroline Ashton, United Utilities biofuels manager, said: ”The team is thrilled to have won this funding which will give the project…
…families’ are being analysed by the model, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), wind and biofuels. Each will be tested against future energy demand patterns for buildings, transport…
…for going all-out for IB has really been made, particularly in terms of its environmental impact. Biofuels may have lower carbon emissions than fossil fuels, but if they require more land…
…is not universally approved of among environmental groups. Some are concerned that, like biofuels, if overused they could lead to increased demand for crops and deforestation. Coca-Cola…
…solutions. One milestone in that process was the first test that we undertook using a mixture of biofuels and traditional kerosene-based fuel on board a Virgin 747-400 in February 2008….
…There was much up for debate: advances in technology, improvements in air traffic management, biofuels, regulation and a global deal on emissions trading. But an overriding theme of the…
…[summary]New Energy Finance – which provides subscription-based research on renewable energy, biofuels, low-carbon technologies and carbon markets – argues that investors remain confident…
…to ensure that the sector’s growth is environmentally sustainable and that the mistakes made with biofuels are avoided, where unsustainable growth has had to be curbed. “Biomass operators…
…of real time fuel consumption by 2012, with a view to these becoming fitted as standard; and for biofuels to be more widely available on petrol station forecourts.“The UK’s automotive…
…cent on the previous year for the sector, which covers new technologies such as wind, solar and biofuels.Fourth quarter deals were down four percent on the same period in 2007, but this was…
…waste, could provide a further 10 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030, when it is judged biofuels will have reached full market penetration.It is estimated that UK aviation makes up six…
…energies in the transport sector by 2020, especially through the promotion of ‘second generation’ biofuels and electric cars.The compromise deal was reached following several negotiating…
…Emerging markets rise as China stalls. Low-carbon technologies thrive, particularly biofuels. Successful companies are multinationals with a local feel, helping to deliver local development…
…fast-tracking existing low-carbon technologies by receiving extra R&D funding. Offshore wind, biofuels, ICT, building lighting and cooling and increased-efficiency vehicles are all seen…
…for the UK, has launched a multi- million pound fund to develop a commercial market for algae biofuels. [summary]The project called the Algae Biofuels Challenge is the biggest one of its…
