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− | + | * Sims REH, Mabee W, Saddler JN, Taylor M (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963372 An overview of second generation biofuel technologies] ''Bioresour Technol'' '''101''':1570–1580. <br>Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details. | |
− | + | * [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic DOE Cellulosic Ethanol] – read this page and click around the other ethanol links | |
− | + | * [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/ For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill] Erica Gies ''Yale Environment 360'' Nov 3, 2014. | |
* [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/ Bioenergy at DOE.] <br> Especially, check out the [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/placemat.shtml From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat] | * [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/ Bioenergy at DOE.] <br> Especially, check out the [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/placemat.shtml From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat] | ||
* [http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/ Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol]<br> Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page. | * [http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/ Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol]<br> Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page. |
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Everyone: Algal biofuels
Required Reading/Viewing
- ExxonMobil Bets $600 Million on Algae Kate Howell Scientific American July 14, 2009.
- Exxon Takes Algae Fuel Back to the Drawing Board Kevin Bullis MIT Technology Review May 20, 2013.
- Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables? Matthew Morton Greentech Media March 12, 2015
- Can we save the algae biofuel industry? The Conversation May 9, 2015
Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page. - Jet Fuel from Algae? Nanowerk Jan 29, 2015
Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it. - Company/industry group webpages useful for answering questions: Solazyme | ALGAE.TEC | All about algae.com |
Sapphire Energy
Additional information
- DOE Algal Biofuels including ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video
- UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin
- Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production. Eukaryot Cell 9:486–501.
- Scott SA et al. (2010) Biodiesel from algae: Challenges and prospects. Curr Opin Biotechnol 21:277–286.
- Energy from floating algae ponds Jonathan Trent TEDGlobal Talk June 2012.
This is a more speculative vision of algal biofuels.
1. Cellulosic Ethanol
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- Sims REH, Mabee W, Saddler JN, Taylor M (2010) An overview of second generation biofuel technologies Bioresour Technol 101:1570–1580.
Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details. - DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – read this page and click around the other ethanol links
- For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill Erica Gies Yale Environment 360 Nov 3, 2014.
- Bioenergy at DOE.
Especially, check out the From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat - Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol
Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page.
2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- [1] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- [2] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the slide show.
- [3] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill