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Measure of a fuel’s resistance to self-ignition (see ‘Knock’)
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Plant that doesn’t have to be planted every year like traditional row crops
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Legislation enacted by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requiring an increasing level of biofuels be used every year, rising to 7.5 billion gallons by 2012.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Prairie grass native to the United States and known for its hardiness and rapid growth, often cited as a potentially abundant feedstock for ethanol
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Process that uses heat and pressure to break apart the molecular structure of organic solids
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Propensity of a fuel to evaporate
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Blend of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
An alcohol fuel mixture containing 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline by volume, and the current alternative fuel of choice of the U.S. government.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
Automobile capable of running on gasoline and high-ethanol blends interchangeably
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
German inventor famed for fashioning the diesel engine, which made its debut at the 1900 World's Fair. He initially intended for his machine to run on vegetable-derived fuels, with the hope that farmers would be able to grow their own fuel sources.
Industry:Biotechnology; Energy
