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Toshiba’s Methanol Fuel Cell Might Power Your Future Gadgets

Posted by Cristi in Energy Storage, Ethanol power on October 20, 2009

Toshiba recently unveiled one of their master batteries used for mobile phones. They have presented a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) battery which can be easily charged in just a few seconds.

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Complex Algae-Powered Energy System Made by a 15-Year Old

Posted by Cristi in Biogas, Energy news, Ethanol, Ethanol power on June 25, 2009

This years scholarship prize of $20,000 of Invent Your World Challenge went to a 15 year old fellow from Texas called Javier Fernández-Han, who proved us all that renewable energy is the way we should direct our creativity upon.

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Thermochemical System Combines Production of Ethanol and Thermal Energy

Posted by Cristi in Ethanol, Ethanol power on March 15, 2009

Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.

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Korean Seaweed Biofuel not Using Usable Lands for Crops

Posted by Cristi in Ethanol power on January 22, 2009

Today, most of the liquid biofuels are sugar or starch based and are obtained from crops of sugar beet, sugar cane, potatoes or corn. A problem in the future could be the lack of lands. These crops use good lands on which food can grow instead. An idea to decrease use of proper agricultural lands would be to use the unproductive lands to obtain biofuels.

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Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol

Posted by Ovidiu in Ethanol power, Hybrid vehicles on August 8, 2008

Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, Toyota seriously intends to equip their cars with various fueling systems, so you can charge the batteries at night.

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Algenol Mexico Factory to Produce Ethanol from Algae by 2009

Posted by Ovidiu in Ethanol power on June 17, 2008

Algenol CEO Paul Woods said Thursday that the ethanol produced at the farm will cost $1 less than today’s gasoline, that is about $3/gallon.

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Orange County Choppers’ Green Ethanol Bike

Posted by Ovidiu in Ethanol power on February 2, 2008

The “Iowa Farm Bureau Renewable Energy Chopper” is a good example of how eco-friendly fuel can power great, sexy rides. The green low-rider motorcycle was built by Orange County Choppers to celebrate Iowa’s farming heritage. Its E85 ethanol motor runs with 85% ethanol-blended petrol which is made from the natural goodness of corn. A phenomenal [...]

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