Ethanol From Farm Waste Cuts Down Fuel Costs and Emissions In Japan
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. from Japan claims to have produced car fuel from farm waste, which can compete in cost with imported ethanol.
Recently, the use of ethanol...
Bacterium Living in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Studied for Ethanol-Producing Abilities
Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, a bacterium that can normally be found in Yellowstone's hot springs has opened new horizons for scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)...
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...
China's New Bio Energy Research Center will Turn Coal into Biofuels
A new Zealand-based company called LanzaTech which is considered an expert in turning waste into fuel, has recently signed an agreement with Henan Coal, one of the largest coal producers in China and with the Chemical Industrial Corporation for the production of ethanol fuels.
Ethanol-Based Biofuel Spills Could Pollute More Than Ordinary Fuels
Outcome Magazine released a report last week, stating that when the biofuel component ethanol is mixed with regular petroleum gas it gives it different...
New and Improved Biofuel Production from Agricultural Wastes
Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) develop a new biofuel production process that generates 20 times more energy than currently known methods. The process...
Discarded Watermelons Could be Used to Make Ethanol
Did you know that up to a fifth of all watermelons grown each summer go discarded, only because of their non-uniform shape? It's not...
Sorghum-Derived Ethanol Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently added ethanol made from grain sorghum to the group of advanced biofuel.
This news was particularly welcomed by...
The MicroFueler – cheap ethanol energy source at your door
I guess everybody's complaining about the skyrocketing oil prices these days. This trend is expected to be worse, and it's expected to reduce the...
Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol
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.
