The president of Shell said that his company is investing and believes in cellulosic ethanol. John Hofmeister said that in 10 to 20 years, the company would produce fuel from waste products, wood chips and switch grass. Hofmeister also confirmed that Shell is investigating the potential of algae as a feedstock. Shell has a partnership with Iogen and Volkswagen to develop cellulosic ethanol.
Recently, Shell UK chairman James Smith warned against imposing too many penalties on fossil fuels as a means of addressing emissions and climate change. “Wind farms are expensive, nuclear stations have difficulty dealing with waste, biofuels boost food prices and oil sands produce even higher emissions than oil,” Smith said. “Energy demand is going to continue to accelerate. If lawmakers reject some energy sources, we won’t get anything left.”
In Canada, Iogen announced that it has commence shipments of a 47,000 gallon cellulosic ethanol order from venture partner Royal Dutch Shell. The companies first partnered in cellulosic ethanol in 200...
In Canada, Shell said that it would make its final investment decision in early 2009 with respect to the proposed 24 Mgy cellulosic ethanol plant that it is developing in partnership with Iogen. Iogen...
Royal Dutch Shell executive Graham Sweeney said that government policymakers should link biofuels incentives to the carbon-reducing qualities of the fuel. He said that mandates do not take into accoun...
In Colorado, the founding CEO of Range Fuels, Mitch Mandich, who led the company through an $100 million capital raise and secured $80 million funding for cellulosic ethanol demonstration from the DOE...
The president of Shell Oil (US) said that Americans would not give up their SUVs despite new laws requiring US automakers to increase fuel efficiency by as much as 40 percent. John Hofmeister said tha...
Shell has purchased an undisclosed stake in stake in Codexis, a company which manufactures enzymes for the cellulosic ethanol production process. Codexis executives said that they expect to build a co...
