Advances in Alternate Fuels and Technologies (Technical Insights)

This research service evaluates worldwide technological developments in the field of fuels for transport applications

• Executive summary
  • Scope and methodology
    • Scope
    • Research service methodology
  • Key research findings
    • Technology snapshot
    • Noteworthy emerging trends and technology
• Technology viewpoint and adoption factor analysis
  • Tech primer
    • Current generation of biofuels
    • Future generations
  • Enablers; opportunities; and concerns
    • Enablers
    • Motivating factors
    • Concerns
    • The short- and long-term implications of high-priced oil
• Assessment of research and innovation
  • Current generation fuels
    • Butanol--better than ethanol?
    • Microchannel reactors speed up biodiesel production
    • Hielscher ultrasonics for shorter biodiesel cycle times
    • The mcgyan process for biodiesel
    • Monetizing glycerin
    • Biofuels role in aviation
    • Synthetic jet fuel from coal
  • Fuels tomorrow
    • Algal fuels
    • Greenfuel--innovative co2 to fuel process
    • Producing green crude
    • Toward a green future
    • Algae minus photosynthesis
    • Synthetic biology processes by amyris
    • Fast catalytic pyrolysis of biomass
    • E.coli-based synthetic crude
    • The centia process
    • The green freedom concept
• Directory of patents and key contacts
  • Directory of patents
    • Patents i
    • Patents ii
  • Key contacts
    • Industry
    • University
• Decision support database
  • Database tables
    • Number of cars sold globally (2002 to 2012)
    • Number of cars produced globally (2002 to 2012)
    • Number of lcvs produced globally (2002 to 2012)
    • Number of heavy trucks produced globally (2002 to 2012)
    • Number of vehicles produced globally (2002 to 2012)
    • Number of us alternate fuel vehicles sold (2001 to 2011)