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Pike Pulse Grid for oil majors commercializing biofuels. With “easy oil” increasingly difficult to source and with an obvious stake in the future of the $2 trillion transportation fuel market, the world’s largest oil companies have begun charting strategies to bring biofuels to market at scale. Source: Pike Research.
Anelise Lara, the head of Petrobras’ refining, announced that the company is ready to begin production of renewable diesel from soy or other edible oils at commercial scale. Petrobras has a technology patented since 2006 for the co-processing of vegetable oils using the process called HBIO ( Earlier post.)
While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. million bpd of oil.
In its tally and projections, Pike includes conventional ethanol and biodiesel facilities targeting commodity-based feedstocks, such as corn starch, sugarcane, soy, palm oil, and rapeseed. United States, Brazil, and Europe—at 34.6 BGY of installed capacity worldwide in. —“Industrial Biorefineries”. Earlier post.).
Brazil’s Petrobras will partner with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, on the development of a new process for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed into next-generation advanced biofuels. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015.
Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil. The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.
Researchers at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil have produced biohydrocarbons in the distillation ranges of gasoline, diesel and aviation kerosene from palm kernel oil and palm olein using beta zeolite (HBeta) under relatively mild process conditions. Deoxygenation reactions occurred at 350?°C C under 10?bar Sousa et al.
Currently, almost half of China’s oil consumption is imported, and with the projection that demand for fossil fuel oil will reach 250 million tons by 2030, it is crucial for the country to consider biomass alternatives as part of their renewable energy plan. million tons in 2008. —Littlewood et al.
Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. of crude oil consumption and 1.5–5.6% The corresponding range of CO 2 offsets is 0.55–2.0
In parallel, Petrobras and KLE will jointly work on an industrial-scale bagasse-based cellulosic ethanol plant project that shall be fully integrated into a sugarcane mill belonging to the Petrobras Group in Brazil slated to go on stream in 2013. KLE says that its process delivers high yield conversion of C 6 and C 5 sugars.
EPA received a petition from Global Clean Energy Holdings (GCEH) submitted under a claim of confidential business information (CBI), requesting that EPA evaluate the lifecycle GHG emissions for biofuels (biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel and naphtha) produced from jatropha oil.
Although many feedstocks, technologies, and conversion pathways are currently sharing the same tent, the current decade is shaping up to be one of shakeouts, as early bets on cellulosic technologies reach commercial production and significant investments from oil majors and multinationals. continue to pour into the industry.
Since it is most likely that within the next decades the share of transport fuels from energy intensive unconventional oil resources will increase, the production of advanced biofuels from microalgae can only be a viable renewable fuel source if the energy intensity of the process can be managed and lowered accordingly. tons/ha/year).
Byogy’s four-step process for the conversion of ethanol to renewable jet fuel. Byogy’s proprietary ATJ process converts ethanol to a full replacement renewable jet fuel that does not require blending, and also demonstrates performance characteristics better than jet fuel produced from oil. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
France-based Total, a major international oil and gas company, and synthetic biology company Amyris Inc., Biotechnology offers new perspectives on the conversion of biomass into molecules for biofuels and green chemistry. Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.
between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate. Multiple aims include the reduction of dependence on imported oil, mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and driving economic development. Pike projects that by 2021, the production of biofuels derived from a range of feedstocks will reach 65.7
to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015. Tags: Conversions LNG Market Background Natural Gas.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance found that approximately 225 million tonnes of biomass should be annually available by 2020 under the base case scenario for bioproduct conversion. The conversion yields for turning lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol, using the enzymatic hydrolysis technology, have improved dramatically in the past five years.
The tested fuel—Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion Jet fuel (CHCJ-5)—was made from rapeseed oil. Also, Brazil has signed a contract for the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft. The Gripen fighter is in service with a number of air forces: Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, South African and Thai.
As currently practiced in a country such as Brazil, it can lead to emissions reductions of between 70% and well over 100% when substituted for gasoline. While this mainly depends on the feedstock and conversion technology, other factors including methodological assumptions also have an impact. World Transport Biofuel Production.
Petrobras now operates more floating production platforms (including self-owned and chartered ones) than any other company in the world, according to Petrodata, a consulting firm that specializes in providing information about the global oil industry. First offshore systems.
The always on-call technology platform is an intelligent, digital character that responds to the prompt “Hey BMW” and has the ability to serve the driver in a range of ways from controlling vehicle settings, navigation and entertainment systems to explaining vehicle functions and even conducting a conversation.
An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. The liquid RFO feedstock was produced at one of Ensyn’s commercial facilities and shipped to Brazil. The RTP process is actually an analog to Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), used in petroleum refineries.
The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. We have the environmental incentives to produce fuels and chemicals from renewable resources, but right now, they aren’t enough to compete with low oil prices. That’s the problem.
Full coverage and discussion on The Oil Drum. Verenium’s conversion process originated from technology developed by a team led by Dr. Lonnie Ingram at the University of Florida and originally licensed by Celunol. The relief wells remain the sole means to permanently seal and isolate the well.
Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India and Brazil with Pike Research anticipating that India will be the fastest growing market at a rate of 18.4 per cent between 2008 and 2015 – that translates to 31,347 vehicles, including conversions, sold in 2015.
Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy produced from veritable oil, animal fat, etc. Ethanol blended fuels are widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe. Even though compressed air results no air pollution, its inefficiency in conversion and low energy density makes it less competitive.
The trio turned into a well-oiled team: Dalton found the vulnerabilities; Josiah updated the botnet malware to exploit these vulnerabilities; and Paras wrote the C2—software for the command-and-control server—for controlling the botnet. They used their new weapon to attack banks in Brazil, U.S. government sites, and Minecraft servers.
Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. The result is known as blue crude, which—similar to crude oil—can be refined to create the end product Audi e-diesel. The synthetic fuel is free from sulfur and aromatics; its high cetane number makes it readily ignitable.
The major retail and commercial fuels company will operate in Brazil. In Brazil it becomes the third largest fuels company. Brazil leads the world in the use of biofuels for transport. Raízen's current annual production capacity will be enough to meet nearly 9% of Brazil’s current ethanol demand.
The use of compressed or liquefied natural gas as a fuel for vehicles could help to displace oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to a limited extent because of the high cost of converting vehicles to use these fuels. The interim report just published is intended to contribute to the energy, security and climate debate.
Natural gas use in the transportation sector is likely to increase, with the primary benefit being reduced oil dependence. Better communication of oil- and gas-field best practices should be facilitated. Transparency is key, both for fracturing operations and for water management.
The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. It is also required in Thailand, Brazil and many other countries around the world. Many parts of the world already sell E10 gasoline and B20 Diesel fuel.
FCC units are found in most refineries worldwide and are used to produce gasoline and diesel from vacuum gas oil (VGO). An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. There, Ensyn’s RFO is used as a feedstock in Fluid Catalytic Crackers (FCCs).
The LCFS eliminates volume targets and focuses strictly on a fuel’s carbon intensity (CI) measured in gCO 2 /MJ on a well-to-wheel (WTW) basis—from extraction, conversion, transport, and combustion of the fuel. Earlier post.). This model does not offer a ubiquitous solution.
Sugarcane is already used to make bioethanol in Brazil, but the residue material from the crushed sugarcane (bagasse) has so far only been used for generating steam for heating or distillation internally in the sugar production. Last year Brazil produced 6 billion gallons (about 23 billion liters) of bioethanol from sugarcane.
It makes it clear that the conversion of a forest to a palm oil plantation would fall foul of the sustainability requirements. The EC suggests as an example a UK fuel supplier who is using ethanol from Brazil. Promote only biofuels with high greenhouse gas savings. How would the certificate work in practice?
savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. Global fossil oil consumption increased by about 2.9%
The project will also use fast pyrolysis to convert the residue left over from biofuel production to bio-oil for subsequent upgrading to DMB. In addition to the Carbolea Research Group, the DIBANET consortium comprises partners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Greece, Hungary and the UK.
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