Archive for category Biodiesel

Manipulated Light Particles Make Algae Grow Faster

Posted by Mike in Biodiesel on August 26, 2010

Researchers have discovered a method to accelerate the growth of algae, for the production of biofuels, by manipulating light particles using nanobiotechnology.

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Whisky-Based Biofuel Could be Used to Power Cars and Planes

Posted by Mike in Biodiesel on August 18, 2010

Scientists believe biofuel could be available at local garage forecourts alongside traditional fuels since enormous quantities of both waste products are produced by the £4bn whisky industry every year.

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Renewable Biomass Creates High Energy Fuels at Gasoline Prices

Posted by Mike in Biodiesel on August 11, 2010

“Cellulose is the biggest source of sugars on the planet. The difficulty is, it’s harder to get at that cellulose and get at those sugars than it is to get the sugars from corn kernels,” says Mike Cleary, director of the National Bioenergy Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Algae Biofuel Produces 4 Times More CO2 Than Regular Diesel, Scientist Reveals

Posted by Ovidiu in Biodiesel on July 29, 2010

I don’t know why, but each time a biofuel solution rises up from the masses of alternative energy sources, later there are news saying biofuel is still more polluting than fossil fuel. Now it’s time for algae biofuels to pass through the test of actual “alga-to-wheel” pollution.

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Hydrogen-Aided Solar Powered Biofuel Production Process Greatly Reduces Costs

Posted by Mike in Biodiesel on July 9, 2010

A team of researchers at Purdue University found a new way to expand the biofuel industry by creating a concept for a new production process. Until today, one of the main obstacles has been the cost of transporting large quantities of heavy plant matter to centralized refineries. But thanks to the new process, this problem is now history.

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Efficiency of Transforming Biomass Into Biofuel Improved 100% by Dutch Company

Posted by Ovidiu in Biodiesel on June 28, 2010

Forget killing bacteria to make ethanol or biodiesel, or researching the creation of new lifeforms to do that – the Dutch have a solution. DSM NV, from the Netherlands, have designed a new technology that will improve the conversion efficiency of waste agricultural products (second-generation biofuels) of up to 100%.

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Scientists Compartmenting Bacteria to Create Biodiesel and Vaccines

Posted by Ovidiu in Biodiesel on June 11, 2010

I have always thought that bacteria and genetics are not play with, but it looks like some researchers at the University of Kent and University College Cork have hacked into some simple bacteria’s (like e-coli) inner structure and created compartments where they could synthesize biofuels and vaccines.

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An Idea to Naturally Harvest Algae for Biofuels By Using Stable Ocean Currents

Posted by Ovidiu in Biodiesel, Video on June 8, 2010

Here’s an interesting idea to cultivate algae that could be transformed into biodiesel. The basic idea is that people should use the stable currents that exist in the Pacific ocean to carry algae from one point to another, time during which the algae should mature with the ocean’s support and some slowly-dissolving nutrients that should float along with them.

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Toyota Spreading Their Wings in Algae Biofuel Production to Replace Fossil Fuels

Posted by Ovidiu in Biodiesel on May 25, 2010

I’ve always admired people who managed to do several things at once, focus on totally different directions and still act like they believed in each and every one of them. Likewise is Toyota, which has made hybrid cars a worldwide success, and now are aiming towards pure electric cars by collaborating with Tesla Motors. Still, Toyota has another surprise in the pocket.

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Scientists Extracting Biofuels From Waste Tea Leaves

Posted by Mircea in Biodiesel on March 4, 2010

Pakistani scientists have begun to think seriously about converting waste tea leaves into biofuels. They found a way to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves, using a nanocatalyst that is able to accelerate chemical reactions.

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