Waste the Answer to Biofuel’s Ethical Dilemma Say Researchers 14 April 2011 Second generation biofuels that use waste as a feedstocks could be the answer to ‘unethical practices’ that are encouraged by current policies on biofuels, according a report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The UK based Nuffield Council on Bioethics examines ethical issues [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by Editor
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GROWING ALGAE BIOFUEL IN THE LAB & BEYOND March 25, 2011 4:00 AM PDT CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Joule Unlimited is one of many companies using gene databases and genetic engineering to design a better system for making biofuels. Here the senior vice president of biological services, Dan Robertson, shows off a petri dish where employees grow different [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: ALGAE WEEDS PLANTS, BIO DIESEL, BIO MASS, ENERGY COLLECTION, FUEL | No Comments »
Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions By Mike Hanlon 05:26 January 26, 2011 UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. Apart from promising a future transportation fuel with a stable price regardless of oil prices, the fuel is hydrogen based and produces no [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2011 by Editor
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Breakthrough solar reactor makes fuel from sunlight Because conventional photovoltaic panels produce electricity directly from sunlight, the energy they generate must either be used as it is produced or stored – either in batteries or by using the electricity to produce a fuel that acts as a storage medium for the energy. Now U.S. and [...]
Posted on December 28th, 2010 by Editor
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Mexico’s street vendors go solar (1:55) Dec 20 – Roadside food vendors in Mexico’s Oaxaca are re-fitting gas-powered food stalls with solar technology. It’s all thanks to efforts of a Swiss solar cooking pioneer who wants to change the world one street cart at a time. Click here below to watch video Mexico’s street vendors go [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Breakthrough solar reactor makes fuel from sunlight Because conventional photovoltaic panels produce electricity directly from sunlight, the energy they generate must either be used as it is produced or stored – either in batteries or by using the electricity to produce a fuel that acts as a storage medium for the energy. Now U.S. and [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Lufthansa begins flights with renewable fuel Flights will begin after official approval has been received from the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) allowing the use of jet fuel produced using Neste Oil’s NExBTL technology, which produces renewable fuel from vegetable oil and animal fat. Approval is expected to take place in spring 2011. [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: AIR POWER, BIO DIESEL, ECO ISSUES, ENERGY USES, FUEL, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY | No Comments »
Platinum-free, methane-fueled fuel cells developed Reliable, affordable fuel cells have come not one but three steps closer to reality this week, with announcements from two research institutions regarding advances in the field. If the reported developments make their way into production, we could be seeing fuel cells that use more abundant, less expensive fuels and [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
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Yet another automotive gas-electric hybrid technology looms The energy crisis has certainly catalyzed a great deal of thought about how we harvest all that energy we previously wasted. The petroleum-burning internal combustion engine has traditionally leaked energy from the exhaust system in the form of heat, but new ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) research at Purdue University [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CLEANING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, HEAT TRANSFER, POLUTION EMISSIONS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
Creating an EV Rental Car Project Presenter: Robert Rosen Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce Listen to Presentation Robert provided an overview of EV developments and prospects in Australia. Byron Shire has been acknowledged as a holiday destination that attracts envrionmentally aware visitors and sets the scene for a project involving a hire care business which [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Editor
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