California to Have 75 New Renewable Fuel Filling Stations
The program, which includes these renewable fuel filling stations, is called the Low Carbon Fuel Infrastructure Investment Initiative, and is being supported by a $10.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission and the US Department of Energy.
Bioliq: The Smart Way to Make Biodiesel Compete With Fossil Fuel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) scientists, from Germany, have developed a novel technology of transforming plant materials into liquid fuel (biodiesel, methanol, hydrogen). Their method is able to bring the cost of one litre of such fuel down to 0.5 - 0.4 euros. And that's cheap, according to European oil-based fuel prices.
Algae-Based Biofuels Not Yet Ready to Compete With Fossil Fuels, Says ExxonMobil
Algae-based fuels are still a very expensive idea and the technology behind their production is not yet ready to compete with fossil fuels, according...
Marginal Lands Deemed Perfect for Sustainable Bioenergy Production
Last week, University of Maryland faculty members and a Ph.D. student from U of M’s Department of Geographical Sciences published research detailing the possibility...
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,...
NIST Invents Breakthrough High Temperature Stable Biodiesel
Biodiesel has recently become a very controversed biofuel. It can be obtained from vegetable oil, animal fats, used cooking oil, microalgae and is a potential replacement of petroleum-based diesel fuel. By doing some research, NIST scientists found out some additives that make biofuels act better at high temperatures.
Bio-Bean Turns Coffee Grounds into Clean Fuel
British startup converts tonnes of waste coffee grounds into carbon neutral fuel.
Coffee grounds are known for being a perfect natural fertilizer. But, the great...
NASA Seeking Green Fuels for Future Spaceships
In an effort to cut costs associated with maintenance and operational hazards, but to also green up their activities, NASA is actively seeking anyone...
Oil From Cornish Pasties To Be Used As Biodiesel For UK Cars
It may sound a little odd, but this kind of fuel â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ the biodiesel - is actually very efficient. Instead of letting it go to the landfill or the compost, the fuel firm Greenenergy will take over the used cooking oils from pasties, pies and crisps, purify it and then blend it with diesel.
Biodiesel Extracted from Thanksgiving Turkey
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in which Americans not only overstuff themselves with food to the point of misery, but also generate tons of...
