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ConocoPhillips to Collaborate with C2B2 on Biofuels; Algae Project First
1 July 2008
ConocoPhillips signed a $5 million, multi-year sponsored research agreement with the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) (earlier post), a research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to develop new ways to convert biomass into low-carbon transportation fuels. The first project will involve converting algae into renewable fuel.
The Collaboratory, a joint venture of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) formed C2B2 in March 2007, to increase the production and use of energy from renewable resources and has several dozen industrial co-venturers. The new collaboration will build on a variety of active research projects being conducted by Colorado scientists and students to develop new sources of transportation biofuels.
Even without climate change as an issue, fossil fuels are non-renewable. For ConocoPhillips to partner with us to convert biomass to transportation fuels fits in nicely with how we think about the new energy economy in the state.
—Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter
The Collaboratory established a second center in April 2008, the Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion, or CRSP, to convert solar energy to low-cost electricity and fuels.
ConocoPhillips plans to construct a technology research facility and global learning center in Louisville, Colorado which is expected to open in 2012.
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Posted by: sulleny | July 02, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Algae 30 -40% dry weight is hardly an algae train.
These yeilds are very consistent.
continious production and logistics require some consieration, the concept is obviously a winner.
Posted by: arnold | July 02, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Point is petro oil is now, even on a small scale, investing in the biofuel future. Climbing aboard any train simply makes you one of many passengers. And as the fastest growing biomass on the planet, 30-40% dry weight is quite decent.
Posted by: sulleny | July 02, 2008 at 09:22 PM
My mistake, shouldnt have read this as 'gravy train'.
Posted by: arnold | July 03, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Because the government is in the energy business and passes laws to limit the free delivery and exploration for crude oil at the same time that it is allowing enormous profits and price increases, it should not cooperate with oil companies in the production or designing of alternate fuels. The companies can divert or own such alterante fuel processes in a non competative way.. ...HG...
Posted by: Henry Gibson | August 01, 2008 at 05:54 PM
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My my... Conoco (big oil) Phillips climbing aboard the algae train!! Ain't irony disconcerting. AND the Colorado Governor in his adaptive wisdom says, "even without climate change..." And how correct he is. Even without AGW, we have multiple, very good reasons to transition to sustainable energy resources. Bravo!