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• Dupont to Investigate Cellulosic Biofuels
  Srikant Rajan 05:20:34 am on July 27, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: biofuel, cellulosic, DuPont, Mascoma Corp, University of Tennessee

  University of Tennessee and Dupont have partnered to create a pilot scale model of a cellulosic ethanol plant.The pilot plant and process development unit will be located at the Niles Ferry Industrial Park in Vonore, Tenn and will investigate the feasibility of switchgrass for biofuel.Additionally , sources such as corn stover, cobs, and fiber as feedstock would also be used as feedstock .Dupont was roped in by University of Tennessee after it failed to reach an agreement with Mascoma Corp.

  Dupont technology lead John Pierce, said “ The high cellulosic content of switchgrass makes it an optimal feedstock for ethanol production. Its yields today make it more than competitive with other biomass sources, and it has the potential to produce over 1,000 gallons of ethanol per acre in the future. The joint venture is now targeting the two optimal biomass feedstock in the United States and we are ready to take our technology to the next level of commercial viability “

   

• DuPont To Enhance Solar Capability
  Srikant Rajan 05:32:00 pm on May 14, 2008 | 2 | # |
  Tags: DuPont, photovoltaic, PV, solar energy, thin film

  DuPont has recently unveiled its plan to establish a research center in Hong Kong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzen to fast track developments in the solar energy field.This new strategy comes in wake of growth expectation of more than 30% in the photovoltaic (PV) market in the coming years.David B. Miller VP ,DuPont  expects to enhance production capability of PV modules so as to enable widespread adoption of solar power.He emphasized that the new facilities would cater to the amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin film market. Thin film technology is predominantly employed for harvesting solar power on a huge scale using utilities such as "solar farms".DuPont’s plan to step up productions specifically in the thin film segment further emphasize its bullish outlook in the solar energy,PV sector.DuPont is a science-based products and services company founded in 1802,   and currently having operations in more than 70 countries.