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Shell reins back expectations
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His assessment will damp expectations that advanced “second generation” biofuels will soon be able to make a significant contribution to the world’s fuel supplies, even though they have received heavy research and development support from Shell and other companies, as well as from many governments.
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Breweries who sign up for the system could become greener breweries, creating their own energy and cutting down on lorries travelling to and from their factories.
One litre of biodiesel costs 14,000 litres of water | Resources & Recycling
Biofuels carry a heavy water footprint, although the size of that print varies widely from crop to crop, according to new research from the Netherlands’ University of Twente.
New steer on electric cars
The drive to grow biofuels for transport has focused on converting crops to ethanol which can be used in internal combustion engines. However, that is the wrong approach, according to a study published today in the journal Science: it is much more efficient to convert biomass to electricity for battery-powered vehicles.
Biofools | The Economist
Theory, though, does not always translate into practice, and just as governments have committed themselves to the greater use of biofuels (see table), questions are being raised about how green this form of energy really is
Report examines biofuels’ role in low-carbon future | Energy and Fuel
A new report by Sir David King, senior scientific advisor to UBS Investment Bank, explores the challenges facing biofuels (PDF) and the role they can play in a low-carbon future.
80% of British biofuels are unsustainable - energy-fuels - 12 August 2008 - New Scientist Environment
Biofuels have received another environmental black mark.
Defra demands more energy from unloved logs
But burning more stuff is the latest stroke of eco-cleverness from Defra.
Chesapeake bacteria discovery leads to paper biofuels | Greenbang
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Scientists from the University of Maryland spin-off company Zymetis have also been discovering some tasty treats in unexpected places. A bacterium found eating marsh grass in the Chesapeake Bay has turned out to be just the ticket for creating enzymes which break down almost any source of biomass, or plant life, into sugars for ethanol and other biofuels.
Energy Roundup - WSJ.com : Pond Scum Power?
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Like the rest of Big Oil, Royal Dutch Shell is like a party-goer on St. Patrick’s Day: desperately looking for something green. Its latest move? A joint-venture with a Hawaiian firm to develop biofuels out of algae.
Biodiesel beats ethanol in biofuel battle - energy-fuels - 10 July 2006 - New Scientist Environment
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In the battle of environmentally friendly biofuels for cars and trucks, biodiesel beats ethanol hands down, new research concludes – but neither will go very far toward reducing the demand for petroleum.
Brazil rides the biofuel bandwagon into Africa - earth - 20 October 2007 - New Scientist Environment
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