Biofuel 
Salicornia biofuel promising for Masdar and Honeywell(0)
Honeywell, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Boeing and Etihad Airways have announced an agreement to establish a research institute in Abu Dhabi dedicated to pioneering bioenergy research.The institute, the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project (SBRP), will use integrated saltwater agricultural systems to support the development and commercialization of biofuel sourcess for aviation and co-products.The […]
Bill Gates invests in Sapphire Energy biofuels
Sapphire Energy took another step closer to bringing Green Crude production to commercial scale today by announcing it has raised substantial additional financing from existing and new investors including an investment company owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.Sapphire Energy’s Series B round of investment brings the company’s total funding to substantially more than $100 million, […]
Gavin Newsom pushes for San Francisco biodiesel pant
Building on his already impressive green credentials, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced a proposed agreement between the Port of San Francisco and Darling International to build a 7.5 million to 10 million annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the Port’s Southern Waterfront. The facility would allow for the local […]
New catalyst boosts biofuel production
A new catalyst developed by Oxford Catalysts looks set to make second-generation biofuel production using small-scale “microchannel” reactors environmentally and economically viable.The catalyst, which is known as a metal carbide Fischer-Tropsch or ‘FT’ catalyst, was produced using Oxford Catalysts’ patented organic matrix combustion method, which makes it possible to achieve high metal loadings, while at […]