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Coconuts for biofuels

Researchers at Baylor University, Texas have been working with academics from Papua New Guinea to make biofuel from coconut oil. The technology looks to centre around a device which separates coconut milk from the oil as it c rushes individual coconuts and is part of Baylor's Appropriate Technology...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-09-2009
Obama to face climate change

The green blogger is apologizing for the erratic posts as she is banned from spreading her cold virus including using her keyboard and mouse. Right now she is sneaking in to post this very important news about president-elect Obama announcing his new climate change gurus for his Science and Technology...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-20-2008
Biofuels offer considerable scope for catalysts

The Catalyst Group says that biofuels offer considerable scope for catalysts, which could help improve yields and reduce reaction times. It's not on the Catalyst Group's website yet... so here's what they said in an email... The Catalyst Group Resources (TCGR) has identified a number of attractive...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-03-2008
Fischer-Tropsch online resource

I've just come across a resource on line for people who are interested in gas to liquids technology developed by Fischer and Tropsch . You might like it if you're into pyrolysis as a first step to produce gas from biomass.

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-28-2008
DSM starts DOE funded biofuels project

DSM an international chemicals company based in the Netherlands says it is launching a project funded by the DOE into biofuels through a " multimillion dollar cooperative funding agreement with the US Department of Energy to underwrite a portion of research and development costs aimed at enabling...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-22-2008
UK grants for clean vehicles

The UK has £100m (around $175m-200m) in grants for vehicles powered by biofuel and other cleantechnologies. According to Cleantech The U.K. Regional Development Agency One NorthEast is taking applications for its recently-launched £100 million ($173 million USD) Low Carbon Vehicle Integrated Regional...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-14-2008
ICIS bioresources summit

ICIS (the people that I work for: About ICIS ) will be holding the 2nd ICIS Bioresources Summit , in Hardwick Hall, County Durham, UK on November 25. The conference will discuss the advances in bio-engineering and their impact on biofuels, bio-polymers and other emerging markets. The conference will...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-13-2008
US Governmetn offers small grants to biofuel firms

The US government started asking for grant applications as part of its Clean Cities programme . This includes biofuel from biomass. Also the US department of Agriculture is offering grants to help turn forest waste into energy. Worth checking out.

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-09-2008
Corn estimates down in the US

The US Department of Agrculture has lowered its estimates of the volume of corn and soy that will be harvested this year. So 2008 will only be the second largest crop in history. It might have been higher if the weather had been better. That story's in the Des Moines Register . You should subscribe...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-06-2008
Wal-Mart supports cellulosic research

Wal-Mart has made a donation to Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University to help fund biomass to ethanol research, according to Domestic fuel. This should help the Institute gain funding from the Department of Energy. That's interesting, about 10% of the US total polyethylene is...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008

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