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Orange peels to produce biofuel 

The need to manage waste and its valuation raises the opportunity for promising environmental projects, like FUELCAM, by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, focused on the use of hydrogenated terpenes.

06/07/2023

Tungsteno

The promise of alternative fuels for pollution-free travel

Reducing the impact of the transport sector on air quality, natural habitats and climate is one of the challenges of this century. Although LNG is presented as an alternative for more sustainable transportation, it comes with a major drawback: it generates greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to global warming.

16/02/2022

Science talks

“We are working to obtain biofuels and bioproducts from waste biomass” 

The principal objective of Dr. Raquel Iglesias Esteban’s research group is to contribute to the decarbonization of energy production systems and the development of the circular economy. 

09/09/2021

Tungsteno

Turning organic waste into aviation fuel

If global aviation were a country, it would rank among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. A team of researchers claim to have found a way to use food waste, manure and sewage to create more sustainable fuel.

02/06/2021