BP to showcase biofuel, offer biomass carbon offsets at Olympics

Biomass Magazine
By Erin Voegele
July 25, 2012

The 2012 Olympics kick off on July 27, and BP is providing attendees with its vision for “Fueling the Future.” As the official oil and gas partner of London 2012, BP is providing advanced fuels and lubricants for the official fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles at the games.

As part of the sponsorship, three of the company's advanced biofuels will be demonstrated in approximately 100 fleet vehicles at the 2012 Olympics. “These breakthrough technologies will redefine biofuels,” said Phillip New, CEO of BP Biofuels. “By incorporating them in the fuels for London 2012 we have taken the next generation of biofuels from the laboratory to the road.”

The three fuels include:
- Cellulosic ethanol produced from purpose-grown energy grasses
- Renewable diesel manufactured from sugar feedstocks
- Biobutanol produced using sugar feedstock at the Butamax joint venture demonstration plant constructed by BP and DuPont in the U.K.

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