BoatU.S. - December 2011

Volvo Penta engineer rich Kolb (standing) operated the mako during June exercises to capture engine emissions for later testing at the firm’s laboratory in Virginia.

Coming To A PumP neAr You?
Wasil notes that the U.S. Department of
Energy has designated isobutanol a “drop-in
fuel,” meaning that it can be used to displace
petroleum under the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007, and increasing its
use could help reduce greenhouse-gas emis-
sions faster as well. It can be produced from
agricultural waste products like corn stalks,
or from switch grass and wood chips. At
last count at least 10 companies worldwide,
including a BP-Dupont joint venture called
Butamax were working toward commer-
cializing isobutanol in the next few years,
according to chemical-industry reports.

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