Spanish company Ferry Group is to invest €42/US$55.2 million in a project for the production of biomass fuel pellets in Bulgaria.
The 3-year project consists of establishing plantations of paulownia trees near the city of Tran. Paulownia is a fast-growing tree used for the commercial production of fuel pellets.
Chevron and US Dept. of Energy form biofuels alliance to develop next generation fuels
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When major oil companies are going the green route, we can be confident that they are seeing the future potential of biofuels and bioenergy. We must be realistic and admit that only big oil can pave the way to greater market penetration and acceptance of the green fuels. After all, they are involved in transporting and mixing fossil fuels with biofuels, and in distribution at the pump. The more they invest in it, the smoother market entry will be for biofuels made by energy farmers in the South.
Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) , a subsidiary of Chevron, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have formed a strategic research alliance to advance the development of renewable transportation fuels.
The five-year agreement will see researchers from CTV and NREL collaborating on projects to develop the next generation of process technologies that will convert cellulosic biomass, such as forestry and agricultural wastes, into biofuels such as ethanol and renewable diesel.
The alliance with NREL is the third biofuels research partnership launched by Chevron this year. Chevron recently formed a research initiative with the University of California at Davis and announced an agreement with the Georgia Institute of Technology focusing on cellulosic biofuels enabled by advanced manufacturing technologies for distributed energy production.
"Our goal is to further diversify the world's energy sources in order to help meet the growth in future energy demand," said Don Paul, vice president and chief technology officer, Chevron Corporation. "Through this public-private collaboration we hope to broaden the energy mix by accelerating the development of the next generation of process technologies that will convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels. Process efficiency and suitability for industrial-scale deployment, similar to today’s transportation infrastructure systems, are key success factors."
NREL’s participation in the alliance upholds the DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States and to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission.
ethanol :: biomass :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: sustainability :: cellulosic :: NREL :: bio-oil :: biomass-to-liquids
When major oil companies are going the green route, we can be confident that they are seeing the future potential of biofuels and bioenergy. We must be realistic and admit that only big oil can pave the way to greater market penetration and acceptance of the green fuels. After all, they are involved in transporting and mixing fossil fuels with biofuels, and in distribution at the pump. The more they invest in it, the smoother market entry will be for biofuels made by energy farmers in the South.
Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) , a subsidiary of Chevron, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have formed a strategic research alliance to advance the development of renewable transportation fuels.
The five-year agreement will see researchers from CTV and NREL collaborating on projects to develop the next generation of process technologies that will convert cellulosic biomass, such as forestry and agricultural wastes, into biofuels such as ethanol and renewable diesel.
The alliance with NREL is the third biofuels research partnership launched by Chevron this year. Chevron recently formed a research initiative with the University of California at Davis and announced an agreement with the Georgia Institute of Technology focusing on cellulosic biofuels enabled by advanced manufacturing technologies for distributed energy production.
"Our goal is to further diversify the world's energy sources in order to help meet the growth in future energy demand," said Don Paul, vice president and chief technology officer, Chevron Corporation. "Through this public-private collaboration we hope to broaden the energy mix by accelerating the development of the next generation of process technologies that will convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels. Process efficiency and suitability for industrial-scale deployment, similar to today’s transportation infrastructure systems, are key success factors."
NREL’s participation in the alliance upholds the DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States and to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission.
"Through this public-private collaboration we hope to broaden the energy mix by accelerating the development of the next generation of process technologies that will convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels. Process efficiency and suitability for industrial-scale deployment, similar to today’s transportation infrastructure systems, are key success factors."CTV also will fund research that complements DOE-sponsored work at NREL on bio-oil reforming, a process by which bio-oils derived from the decomposition of biological feedstocks are then converted into hydrogen. This research may expedite the development of a feed-flexible, distributed-reforming process for renewable hydrogen production as well as provide the hydrogen necessary in some potential biofuels conversion technologies [entry ends here].
Don Paul, vice president and chief technology officer, Chevron Corporation
"Increasing the amount of fuels we can make from America’s farms, forests and fields will greatly enhance the nation’s energy security and economy and help the environment. Agreements such as this will help us accomplish that."
Dan Arvizu, director, NREL
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