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How important is it that an additional criteria for ILUC is added to the EU sustainability schemes?
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Tank Storage Canada expo & conference
28 September 2010 - 29 September 2010
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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FAME 2010
13 September 2010 - 14 September 2010
Berlin, Germany |
Biodiesel Congress
22 September 2010 - 24 September 2010
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Tank Storage Association conference and exhibition
23 September 2010 - 23 September 2010
Coventry, UK |
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Volume 3, Issue 2
Feature: ‘Drop in’ fuels: the next generation |
Until recently, most biofuels companies have focused on producing first generation biofuels from terrestrial crops (corn, soya, rapeseed, palm oil, sugarcane) for biodiesel and ethanol. A more recent generation of biofuels from non-food crops such as jatropha, algae, and cellulosic ethanol from sorghum and energy cane have seen massive investment from 2006-2009 as sources of biomass production for biodiesel, ethanol, renewable diesel and biocrude. Now, a new generation of fuels called ‘drop in’ fuels is emerging to meet a critical issue for energy companies. The key issue is ‘how can petroleum, defense and aviation companies get biomass-based fuels to fit into their existing systems?’ For example, the US has already spent over $7 billion (€5.4 billion) on its existing petroleum refining, storage, pipeline and distribution structure. Moreover, the cost to produce a new airline jet engine costs hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D.
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