Breakthrough '100% Green' biofuels technology developed to produce high performance fuels from any renewable oil

Diversified Energy Corporation announced they have agreed to the terms of an exclusive worldwide license with North Carolina State University for an innovative and breakthrough biofuels technology. The patent-pending process, termed Centia(TM), directly addresses President Bush's vision to reduce U.S. petroleum consumption by 20% and to increase the renewable fuels standard to 35 billion gallons per year by 2017. It provides several key advantages when compared with other biofuel processes like biodiesel, ethanol and others, including: * Delivers a more advanced and complex hydrocarbon fuel, suitable for demanding applications like jet fuel and as a biodiesel additive for cold-weather operations. * Provides up to a 50% reduction in external energy required in the process. * Utilizes any renewable lipid-based oil compound (soybean, canola, animal fats, algae, etc), thus avoiding being beholden to the price and availability of any one supply source. * Produces an aviation fuel competitively priced with petroleum-derived fuel, before considering the additional financial incentives available from the government. * Offers a "100% green" biofuel product containing no fossil fuel components. Whole article: "www.checkbiotech.org":[ http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseaction=news&doc_id=14420&start=11&control=212&page_start=1&page_nr=101&pg=1]

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