Carbon-to-Liquids (C₂L) Development Center

Southern Research Supports Carbon-to-Liquids Technology Development

Southern Research has committed to supporting the development and optimization of C2L technologies in a way that produces cleaner burning transportation fuels, reduces life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions, provides fuels at competitive prices, and uses domestic carbon resources such as waste products, nonfood-based bioenergy crops, non-invasive species, forest products and other domestic carbon supplies. Southern Research has created a unique new energy laboratory that will help developers optimize and commercialize their technologies, integrate them with value-added technologies, and collaborate with new partners and clients.

The Southern Research Carbon-to-Liquids (C2L) Development Center is located in Durham, NC. It will facilitate the commercial development and acceptance of new technologies that convert America's diverse, non-petroleum carbon sources into high- value products such as clean diesel fuel, jet fuel, methanol, ethanol, ammonia and electric power. The Center opened in 2007 and is available for use by commercial, government, and research institutions that are interested in developing and commercializing carbon-to-liquids technologies.

For more information on the Carbon-to-Liquids Development Center, visit the C2L website.