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Eco Factor: Algae to be used for cheap ethanol production.
In an effort to fuel the world with clean and cheap energy, Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels have...
made popular Jun 29 2009
Maine’s Old Town Fuel and Fiber Mill suggests a way out of the fuel scarcity that we witness today. It, in fact, is going to produce cellulosic bio-butanol, normally...
made popular Jun 25 2009
Eco Factor: The energy kit uses ethanol to produce electricity.
Fuel cell technology is viewed as one of the most remarkable sources of energy in the coming future....
made popular Jun 23 2009
Recently, researchers in China have investigated an enzyme from the bacterium bacillus cereus DQ01 that has the capability to absorb hydrocarbon n-hexadecane. The...
made popular Jun 15 2009
Colombia’s government proudly claims that it is the biggest producer of biodiesel and ethanol in Latin America after Brazil, but human rights groups do not share...
made popular Jun 11 2009
Eco Factor: Bacteria can produce biofuel from non-food biomass.
New research could lead to the end of the fuel versus food controversy regarding biofuels. Scientists...
made popular May 20 2009
Rentech, Inc. has proposed a new renewable energy facility, Rialto Renewable Energy Center, at Rialto, California. This facility is scheduled to produce both synthetic...
made popular May 14 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama’s commitment to take on climate change and put science over politics is about to be tested as his administration faces a politically...
made popular May 3 2009
Eco Factor: Ethanol-fueled fireplace.
Germany-based Blomus has launched a new fireplace they call the Vidro. Just like most of the fireplaces available on the...
made popular Mar 27 2009
AP, Washington
Ethanol producers are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. They want the ceiling on ethanol...
made popular Mar 6 2009
AP, Sioux Falls
If federal renewable fuel mandates require ethanol to be mixed into gasoline, the nation’s largest independent oil refiner figures it might as well just do it...
made popular Feb 10 2009
The future of American-Latin American relations is extremely important. For the past sixty years, the US has taken a strong interest in Latin America initially as a...
made popular Feb 10 2009
Reading the title of the entry, you wou would think ‘Why would I do that, I never have beer leftovers! And although I only very rarely drink beer I must agree...
made popular Feb 7 2009
Eco Factor: Scientists discover new catalyst that can enhance ethanol’s oxidation.
Hydrogen fuel cells are taken as the most feasible fuel cells that can fuel the...
made popular Jan 28 2009
AP, Scotland
Cellulosic ethanol, the next big hope for a biofuels industry hampered during the past year by volatile commodity price swings and shrinking profit margins, is...
made popular Jan 14 2009
Eco Factor: Fireplaces fueled by ethanol.
Sydney-based Design & Architects Firm, GeoForm, has come up with a stylish and green way to keep your homes warm during...
made popular Dec 20 2008
AP, Sao Paulo
Brazil’s biofuel industry just months ago was being flooded with billions in new investments for vast new sugarcane plantations and gleaming distilleries that...
made popular Nov 20 2008
AP, Sao Paulo
Expansion of vast sugarcane plantations across Brazil to meet growing worldwide demand for ethanol won’t harm the Amazon, a top Brazilian official said Monday.
made popular Nov 17 2008
EcoFactor: Supercar powered by bio-ethanol.
We all love supercars and we love them more when they take the greener route. Inspired by the iconic Cooper Climax F1, this...
made popular Oct 20 2008
With increasing oil prices, and debates on how to reduce carbon emissions, many are looking forward to biofuel as a renewable and clean source of energy. But the U.S....
made popular Oct 17 2008
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Eco Factor: Limousines powered by biofuel produced from plant waste.
The world’s most important climate change conference will see the likes of Gordon Brown and...
made popular Jun 30 2009
Maine’s Old Town Fuel and Fiber Mill suggests a way out of the fuel scarcity that we witness today. It, in fact, is going to produce cellulosic bio-butanol, normally...
made popular Jun 25 2009
Colombia’s government proudly claims that it is the biggest producer of biodiesel and ethanol in Latin America after Brazil, but human rights groups do not share...
made popular Jun 11 2009
Eco Factor: Boeing 747-400 powered by a 50-50 blend of fruit oil and jet fuel.
Severely criticized on the amount of carbon emissions their planes produce, aviation...
made popular May 30 2009
Dr Kerry Kirwan, Dr Steve Maggs and Dr James Meredith of University of Warwick have created a car, named “WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car”.
The Green car
The...
made popular May 7 2009
Eco Factor: Golf cart runs on methane made from cow dung.
Already running short of fuel, any respite in the existing stocks seems as meaningless as it had ever been....
made popular Apr 22 2009
AP, Brussels
The European Union slapped import fees on U.S. biodiesel Thursday, saying it had to protect European producers from unfair American subsidies and below-cost selling.
made popular Mar 12 2009
Alternative energy might pave the way for a greener and healthier planet. So, diverse measures involving fuel-production via unconventional methods are being devised....
made popular Feb 12 2009
Reading the title of the entry, you wou would think ‘Why would I do that, I never have beer leftovers! And although I only very rarely drink beer I must agree...
made popular Feb 7 2009
Since we look towards recycling most things, human-breath cannot be exempt. It’s a thought that has never crossed my mind before, to be honest with you!...
made popular Feb 7 2009
According to the newest publication of Prof. D. Tilman, biological fuel is not economically sustainable while energy used to produce biomass is meticulously...
made popular Feb 7 2009
Eco Factor: Photo-bioreactor made from recycled water bottles.
Using algae to develop biofuel is not a new thing, and researchers have previously made some bioreactors...
made popular Feb 3 2009
A Black Revolution in Shenandoah Valley Agriculture & Energy
Biochar, the modern version of an ancient Amazonian agricultural practice called Terra Preta (black...
made popular Jan 29 2009
Each year across the globe over 16 billion pounds of coffee is produced by farmers and while we do use all of it to quench our thirst for that kick of caffeine, there...
made popular Jan 21 2009
Clearing tropical forests to plant biofuels is a bad idea for the climate and reduces the diversity of animal and plant life. “Keeping tropical rain forests...
made popular Dec 5 2008
With increasing oil prices, and debates on how to reduce carbon emissions, many are looking forward to biofuel as a renewable and clean source of energy. But the U.S....
made popular Oct 17 2008
This is a bit of a long shot but reading this report in the UK’s Daily Telegraph about Russia using big a good harvest as a foreign policy tool, got me thinking...
made popular Oct 6 2008
Eco Factor: A facility that produces power by burning coal in Oregon intends to turn the carbon emissions into bio-fuel with the help of algae.
Algae are strange and...
made popular Oct 1 2008
The Beast: This awesome looking catamaran might take away your breath the moment you set your evil sight on it. It looks less like the oriental catamaran and more like...
made popular Sep 27 2008
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