$1 a Gallon Ethanol Getting Closer-Plasma Power!
Coskata’s gasification process uses a plasma “torch” to gasify biomass to syngas. The syngas is then converted to ethanol using proprietary micro-organisms.
Coskata leverages proprietary microorganisms and efficient bioreactor designs in a three-step conversion process that can turn virtually any carbon-based feedstock into ethanol, from anywhere in the world. The [...]

Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Editor
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Biomass to Electricity: The Reliable Renewable
The world produces abundant waste biomass which humans could be using as fuel, instead of coal, oil, and gas. Forward-thinking engineers and entrepreneurs are beginning to act on this promise, without waiting for corrupt bureaucrats and politicians to give them the go-ahead.
Renegy Holdings, Inc. (Renegy) (Nasdaq:RNGY) announced today that [...]

Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Editor
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Belgium’s biofuels & cogen plants:

Cows are the answer

Aidan Turnbull reports on a recent visit to Electrawinds Biomass Mouscron, one of Belgium’s most advanced cogeneration plants based on biofuels. such as biomass and solar energy.
It’s incredible to think that tallow from rendered-down dead cows could be one of the major sustainable fuel sources behind 18MW of [...]

Posted on July 18th, 2009 by Editor
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Mitsubishi Heavy to Test CO2
Recovery from Coal-fired Flue Gas

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Absorbing solution “KS-1.” It is an amine-based material having an absorbing performance higher than that of monoethanolamine (MEA), which has been used thus far. The KS-1 helps reduce the amount of absorbing solution used in the entire plant.

A conceptual image of the demonstration plant [...]

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CARBON TRADING, CLIMATE CHANGE, COAL, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, FINANCE, FIRE, HEATING, MANUFACTURING, WOOD | No Comments »