Sustainable Ghana Sanitation Facility Transforms Human Waste into Biodiesel
Researchers from Columbia University's Engineering School, working in Ghana with Waste Enterprisers Ltd., the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the...
Algae Screen: A New Technology That Kills The Algae's Enemies Without Chemicals Unveiled Today
Algae Screen, a new technology that can help oil algae growth much easier by killing microscopic predators, without the use of chemicals, has been announced today by Origin Oil. The company's press release says that their technology uses electromagnetic pulses to kill the microscopic invaders.
Iowa Engineers Aim to Produce Advanced Biofuels by Directed Mutation of Microbes
By pyrolyzing biomass such as cornstalks and sawdust and feeding the oil product to the microbes, a new generation of biofuels is being produced....
Self-Aware E.coli Bacteria Producing Three Times More Biofuel
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have improved the way that genetically-modified E.coli bacteria can produce biofuels from ethanol and fatty acids.
They have...
Biofuels Emit More CO2 Than Thought Because of Their Production Process
The production of biofuel is considered a bandwagon today due to its many benefits to machines as well as to the environment. However, two...
Biofuels Run Your Car 81% Farther If Converted to Electricity
I know my opinion doesn't matter to those who matter, but it rather matters to me and probably to you, my reader. Since I saw what electricity could mean to the car industry and how it can revolutionize the way and what cars consume energy, I totally changed my mind about biofuels and other burnable liquids or solids. They are here, are working, but not for long - at least I hope so.
How to make your own biodiesel
There are at least three ways to run a diesel engine on biofuel using vegetable oils, animal fats or both. All three are used...
Google Ventures Funds Cool Planet to Produce Carbon-Negative Biofuels
Biofuels have attracted quite a bit of attention over the past decade. The field started off very strong and showed a lot of potential,...
Alligator Fat Turned Into Precious and Cheap Biodiesel in Louisiana
A team of researchers from the Lafayette campus of the University of Louisiana have not only gotten used to the idea of putting plant...
Bacteria Turn Old Newspapers Into Biofuel to Power Cars
There is something sacred about the unique relationship between the morning coffee and the printed newspaper, which no website can recreate. Unfortunately, this comes...
