First of all, what is biofuel? Well, essentially biofuel is a renewable fuel for transport made from biomass – such as wheat straw or sugar beet – which can be used as an alternative to petrol or diesel.
Why refineries have a key role to play in addressing the dual challenge of providing reliable and affordable energy while reducing environmental impacts.
We sat down with ExxonMobil’s vice president of research and development (R&D), Dr Vijay Swarup, to ask him where the company is focusing global R&D efforts on our mission to solve the dual challenge.
Imagine turning agricultural leftovers into low-emission biofuel. That is, taking plant parts like inedible cornstalks and fuelling our cars, trucks, boats and planes.
Scientists from Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) and ExxonMobil have developed a strain of algae able to convert carbon into a record amount of energy-rich fat, which can then be processed into biodiesel.
Diesel fuel refined from algae oils could transform how we power everything from automobiles to jet planes. The stuff is not only energy-rich—it also emits significantly fewer greenhouse gases than most...
