Wood-Based Biofore Concept Car Reduces Petroleum Usage
Modern vehicles contain, on average, over 300 pounds of plastic. Of course, most modern plastics are made from petroleum, which opens up a whole...
Biofuels from Genetically Engineered Bacteria Struggle to Meet Lofty Expectations
Still early in its evolution, the renewable energy industry is operating in large part on potential. With few revolutionary game-changers over the past few...
Audi Invests In Sugar-Derived Biofuel to Power Future Vehicles
Eating sugar has always been on the "no-no" list of the millions, who desperately try to get rid of the extra kilos.
But strangely enough,...
2014 Green Car Technology of the Year Award – The Green Optimistic Picks
January 22, on the second Policy Day at the 2014 Washington Auto Show, Green Car Journal will announce the winner of the 2014 Green...
Biofuel From Algae Produced In One Hour at PNNL
Although biofuel production has been under the hammer continuously for competing directly with food resources, scientists have not yet given up on the idea.
Teams...
EPA Proposal Puts Biofuels on Hold
The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act was meant to put biofuels, especially ethanol, into a more important role in the United States fuel...
Bioengineered Bacteria Produce Ready-to-Use Biofuel
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) claim to have found a technology that holds the future of biofuels. They built a bioenergy reactor, which...
EPA Proposes Reduction in U.S. Biofuel Requirements
When ex-President George W. Bush signed an expansion of The Renewable Fuel Standard program into law, requiring oil companies to add billions of gallons...
Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests
There are many alternative fuel options available to us today, one of them being algae-derived biofuel. It has been found to be a viable substitute...
EU Parliament Might Limit Biofuel Production, But Should They?
Biofuel production from food crops has been a subject of heated discussions over the past week at the European Parliament. The previously agreed target...
