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Lotus develops ethanol, gasoline, methanol-compatible engine to recharge hybrid, plug in electrics
In the UK, Lotus has developed a “Range Extender engine” – a small engine designed to recharge hybrid and plug-in electric cars, such as the Chevy Volt. The engine is designed to run on any combination of high-octane gasoline, ethanol, or methanol fuel, and weighs 125 pounds, producing 47 horsepower and up to 37 KW [...]
India’s Bhoruka Group to invest $63 million in Australian oilseed operation
In Australia, India’s Bhoruka Group announced that it will invest $63 million in the New South Wales-based Riverina Oils & Bio Energy . Currently, Indian business personalities Dhruv Saxena and Ravi Uppal — own 60 per cent of the company, while US based Lotus Ventures, holds 40 percent.
The company plans to establish a 170,000 tonnes [...]
50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009/10 – rules and procedures
On December 1st, the Digest will publish its annual rankings for the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy”. There have been numerous requests since the 08/09 ranking were released about how to qualify. Here’s background for 2009/2010.
1. The rankings will be published on December 1st, and are based on weighted scores. 50 percent of the score [...]
The Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy
The Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy, as ranked by Biofuels Digest for 2008-09 are:
(click on links for a collection of recent profiles and stories on each company)
1. Coskata
2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic [...]
Lotus, Jaguar to debut Omnivore multi-biofuel engine with higher MPG than gasoline
Lotus Engineering and Jaguar have partnered to develop an advanced biofuel engine which they call Omnivore. The single-cylinder Omnivore engine will utilize multiple biofuels, including a new alcohol fuel to be announced by the team. A two-stroke process with injection of sustainable alcohols will enable to engine to obtain maximum efficiency. Alcohol fuels such as [...]
Daily Biofuels Summary for October 2: Emission study on biofuel nitrous oxide production receives thumbs-down in peer review
Top Story: Peer reviews have questioned the conclusions of a report published last week on nitrous oxide emissions of biofuel production. The paper, produced by a team led by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen, was described as “simplistic” in one peer review, while another concluded that the authors undercounted nitrogen absorption by 75% and that [...]
400-truck fleet in Thailand converts to B5
In Thailand, Tesco Lotus converted its 400-truck fleet to B5 biodiesel, reducing carbon emissions by 3 metric tonnes per year and reducing fuel costs by 5%.
B5 conversions are typically followed by conversion to B20 following a suitable trial period.
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The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy - Sponsored by Core Informatics
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1. Coskata
2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Bioenergy
21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
50. Lotus/Jaguar – Omnivore -
