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Biodiesel EROEI at 3.5, says US biodiesel assoc
The US biodiesel industry unveiled a new study that revises the energy return from the biodiesel to a factor of 3.5 from an earlier estimate of 3.2. (Feb 2008) - Read More
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Robert Healy, consultant with engg co Burns & McDonnell has biodiesel expertise?
Robert Healy, who?s an engineering construction consultant at Burns & McDonnellMo., addressed the conference, saying that algae crops are a thing of the future. Healy said that in addition to the use of algae in the coal burning sector, the substance can be processed in biodiesel fuels. But Healy also warned that algae are not 100% effective scrubbing power utilities' carbon emissions.
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Topics : Bioenergy
Excellent data oil refining costs
This is an old document for Romania sunflower oil extraction and refining. The data are detailed for each stage of the oil production - from cultivation until refining (PDF) - Read More
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Topics : Oil and Gas Oil
Tree Oils to produce biodiesel from non-edible tree based oils
Tree Oils India Limited was established in 2003 to produce biodiesel from non-edible tree based oils (feedstocks). In order to facilitate commercial production of Tree Based Oils on large scale, TOIL established 120 Acres of R&D centre in India in 2003. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Germany biodiesel advanced because of government tax cuts
?Soy oil costs twice as much as diesel fuel. In Germany, biodiesel advanced because the government cut the taxes on it, a move that would be difficult for Brazil to implement,? said Baratelli, who heads the Petrobr?s gas and energy research centre CENPES.
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Topics : Bioenergy
Oil price at which biofuels become competitive
Because of widely varying resource endowments and factor costs, the oil price per barrel at which biofuels become competitive varies: from $25-30 in Brazil, $50-60 in the US, and $70 in Europe.
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Topics : Oil Oil and Gas