BioRefineries Blog

English version Tipo de entrada: NOTICIA BREVE. Green Fuels Research ha anunciado que ha recibido una subvención del Programa de Innovación de Materias Primas de Biomasa del Departamento de Negocios, Energía y Estrategias Industriales de Reino Unido para su proyecto de microalgas ( Microalgae Biomass Sustainability,  MISTY). Dicho proyecto tiene por objetivo aumentar la productividad de la biomasa de microalgas en el Reino Unido mediante el cultivo conjunto de microalgas con bacterias, utilizando aguas residuales de cervecerías e industrias lácteas. Nota de prensa: “ Green Fuels Research wins BEIS research funding for brewery and dairy waste biomass feedstock project ”, 25/08/2021. Figura 1. Green Fuels Research obtiene financiación para su proyecto de sostenibilidad de la biomasa de microalgas La innovación clave radica en cultivar cepas de microalgas en condiciones adaptadas al clima del Reino Unido mediante el uso de dos sistemas de biorreactores, uno que aprovecha la luz...

Versión en Español Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF. Green Fuels Research has announced that they have been awarded grant funding under the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme for its Microalgae Biomass Sustainability project (MISTY). Such project aims to increase microalgal biomass productivity in the UK by co-culturing microalgae with bacteria, using wastewater from breweries and dairy industries. Press release: “ Green Fuels Research wins BEIS research funding for brewery and dairy waste biomass feedstock project ”, 25/08/2021. Figure 1. Green Fuels Research wins research funding for its Microalgae Biomass Sustainability project The key innovation lies in cultivating microalgal strains in conditions adapted to the UK’s weather by using two bioreactor systems, one taking advantage of natural sunlight during spring and summer and the second using organic compounds present in dairy and brewery wastewater as carbon sourc...

English version Tipo de entrada: NOTICIA BREVE. ExxonMobil ha anunciado que su filial Imperial Oil Ltd. está avanzando con planes para producir diésel renovable en un nuevo complejo en su refinería Strathcona en Edmonton (Canadá). Nota de prensa: “ ExxonMobil affiliate to produce renewable diesel to help reduce transportation emissions in Canada ”, 25/08/2021. Figure 1. Imperial Oil, filial de ExxonMobil, tiene la intención de producir diésel renovable en Edmonton Cuando se complete la construcción, se espera que la refinería produzca aproximadamente 20,000 barriles por día de diésel renovable, lo que podría reducir las emisiones en el sector de transporte canadiense en aproximadamente 3 millones de toneladas métricas por año. El complejo utilizará materia prima de origen vegetal cultivado localmente e hidrógeno con captura y almacenamiento de carbono (CCS) como parte del proceso de fabricación. El proceso de producción de diésel renovable utilizará hidrógeno azul, que se pr...

Versión en Español Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF. ExxonMobil has announced that its majority-owned affiliate Imperial Oil Ltd. is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton (Canada). Press release: “ ExxonMobil affiliate to produce renewable diesel to help reduce transportation emissions in Canada ”, 25/08/2021. Figure 1. ExxonMobil affiliate Imperial intends to produce renewable diesel in Edmonton When construction is complete, the refinery is expected to produce approximately 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel, which could reduce emissions in the Canadian transportation sector by about 3 million metric tons per year. The complex will utilize locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydrogen with carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of the manufacturing process. The renewable diesel production process will utilize blue hydrogen, which is produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage. Prod...