Social and socioeconomic impacts from vehicle fuels

A desire in society to reduce the use of fossil fuels has led to a search of renewable options. Lately,…

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Upgrading biogas to methanol or DME in farm-based facilities

Biogas is currently used for production of heat and electricity, or it is upgraded to e.g. fuel gas. In 2012,…

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Mapping biofuel research and development activities in Austria

The project provides an overview of R&D activities in Austria, starting with the current situation and legislations concerning biofuels. The…

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State of the art of algal biomass as raw material for bioenergy production

Algal biomass is a promising future source of sustainable fuel, and efforts are being taken all around the world to…

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Biogas hydrate – Novel systems for upgrading, transportation and storage of biomethane

A general problem for biogas of vehicle fuel grade is cost- and energy efficient transportation and storage. One potential option…

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The value chain for biomethane from the forest industry

The overall goal of the project has been to identify technically feasible and economically and environmentally sustainable concepts for …

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Comparative system analysis of carbon preserving fermentation for biofuel production

A challenge in the use of biomass for fuel production is loss of mass from the forest or field to…

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Transport biofuel futures in energy-economic modeling – A review

The scientific literature presents an increasing number of energy-economic systems analysis modeling studies treating the transport sector as an integrated…

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Policy instruments directed at renewable transportation fuels – An international comparison

The production of transportation fuels from renewable primary energy sources requires ongoing support if it is to reach commercial maturity.

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Alternative sources for products competing with forest-based biofuels

Today, there are a number of biofuels in different stages of development: from ethanol, RME and tall oil diesel, to…

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