With great sessions at conferences, delegates are usually keen to get a hold of the powerpoint decks. But how do you get a hold of the great Q&A that follows the presentations — or the pertinent questions that get left unanswered when sessions run out of time? We’ve been saving classic questions this year — and here are the answers, too. We’ve divided these up into six areas: R&D, Policy, Feedstocks, Production & Commercialization, and Downstream Markets and Infrastructure, and Finance.
ABS chosen to class the world’s first CNG ship
ABS, a leading provider of global marine classification services, has been chosen to class the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier ordered by Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN). The award for the precedent-setting ship is the latest example of ABS’ leadership in the gas ship sector, where the largest share of LNG ships is presently being built to its classification standards.
Answers for your Questions about the Bioeconomy, biofuels, renewable chemicals and bioproducts
With great sessions at conferences, delegates are usually keen to get a hold of the powerpoint decks. But how do you get a hold of the great Q&A that follows the presentations — or the pertinent questions that get left unanswered when sessions run out of time? We’ve been saving classic questions this year — and here are the answers, too. We’ve divided these up into six areas: R&D, Policy, Feedstocks, Production & Commercialization, and Downstream Markets and Infrastructure, and Finance.
Biofuel plant to power 5,000 vehicles annually with sawdust
The Finnish government has agreed to foot 30 percent of the bill for a planned biofuel plant in Kajaani. The facility will produce bioethanol from waste sawdust, promising environmental, employment and other benefits for the economically-challenged Kainuu region.
Fuel Fight: Corn Waste Wades Into Renewables Fracas
There may be no romance in its seven-syllable name, yet for corn growers and environmental advocates, corn-based cellulosic ethanol holds the promise of an elixir. Cellulosic ethanol is a fuel made not from corn kernels, but instead the husk, stalk, cob and other waste parts of corn. And after being broken down by yeast and enzymes, proponents say it burns more cleanly than regular ethanol made from the parts of corn we’d otherwise eat.
Use of Natural Gas in Vehicles Climbs Slowly
Slowly but surely, the use of natural gas as a substitute for gasoline in our cars is climbing. The graph shows a 33% increase over the past seven years. However the trend may be about to accelerate. T. Boone Pickens’ Clean Energy Fuels is having success building a “CNG Highway” across the country, aimed mostly at heavy-duty trucks.
Jimmy Carter says the U.S. lags behind world in renewable energy
“When it comes to protecting the environment and addressing climate change, America has a lot of work ahead of it,” former President Jimmy Carter said in Aspen on Tuesday.
Refinery production down – pump prices up
Over the past five days, average retail gasoline prices have risen more than four cents per gallon in Oklahoma and even more dramatically in eight other Heartland states. Since the end of July, pump prices have jumped 13 cents in Ohio and 11 cents in both Indiana and Michigan. These increases can be traced back to refinery problems and maintenance issues at several facilities supplying the region: two in Kansas (HollyFrontier in El Dorado and the CVR plant in Coffeyville), BP’s refinery in Whiting, Ind., and ExxonMobil’s facility in Joliet, Ill.
Oil tankers in limbo show Kurds losing access to U.S. market
U.S. refiners will refrain from buying more Kurdish crude oil until a long-running dispute between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan is settled, while Washington urges both sides to set aside their differences and helps them tackle Sunni militants.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, executive Sheryl WuDunn joins Fuel Freedom board of advisors
Fuel Freedom Foundation announced that Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of China for The New York Times, will be joining the foundation’s advisory board.
Wireless charging key to electric cars
Various types of electric cars are gaining popularity all over the world as the next generation of eco-friendly vehicles. The key to the electric car’s commercial success is innovation in battery development, which is why major South Korean companies such as Samsung SDI and LG Chem are at the forefront of global efforts to develop high-capacity batteries for electric cars