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ConocoPhillips in biofuel research alliance
March 31, 2008 - by David Ehrlich, Cleantech Group
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Houston energy company ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) said today it would work with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Iowa State University on research to identify promising cellulosic biomass conversion technologies for biofuel.
The group plans to develop conversion technologies using corn stalks, stems, leaves and other non-food agricultural residues, as well as hardy grasses and fast-growing trees as feedstocks for future transportation fuels.
"ConocoPhillips is committed to the development of technologies that will convert sustainable non-food feedstocks into transportation fuels that will be critical to the nation’s energy security," said Stephen Brand, Sr. VP of technology at ConocoPhillips.
"We are hopeful that this collaboration will expand the knowledge base and speed the development of these environmental technologies."
ConocoPhillips said the processes that would be examined by the research group include gasification, pyrolysis and fermentation.
"Research cooperation among government, industry and academia is needed to efficiently address the many questions about how to find the best ways to convert biomass to liquid transportation fuels," said Tom Foust, technology manager for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Bioenergy Center.
The collaboration could lead to projects that provide publicly available, peer-reviewed papers and models, according to ConocoPhillips.
The company said each party is providing its own time and resources and the collaboration is expected to produce an initial report by January 2009.
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Potential Partners On Agricultural Project
Submitted on April 10th, 2008 by EMMAMUEL NNADIRI (not verified)EUPHRATES OIL PALM NIGERIA LIMITED.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION.
The company is a private agricultural consultancy group that has dealt with many agricltural organizations in processing of palm kernel oil,bio-diesel production and scientic management.
Company wants to go into actual production of palm kernel oil and further process on bio-diesel production.Company intends to increase the extraction capacity from 150 TPD to 2,650 TPD to introduce a refinery,fractionation facilities.Also to install 600 to 1200 TPD processing plant to process bio-diesel(ASTM D 675 2-D).
COMPANY REQUIREMENT.
Since company does not have it's own machinery but wants a foreign partner to set up the processing factory.The total investment is estimated at US$1.5million.The production of the raw material is ongoing but there is a demand gap of well over 10,000 metric tons for palm kernel oil locally.
Company has a business plan for consideration.The sector enjoys exemption from payment of import duty on machineries and equipment and tax holiday of 5-10 years or more depending on location of the factory.
CONTACT DETAILS.
Emmanuel N.
CEO,Euphrates Oil Palm Nigeria,Limited.
MOBILE:234 80 8546 3719
Postal Contact:
Emmanuel Nnadiri
c/o Mr. Mgbemene Ugo.c
Chevron Texaco Nigeria limited,
P.M.B 12528
Lekki Peninsula
Victoria Island,Lagos.
Nigeria.
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