Growing Algae Biofuel in Seawater Could Reduce Europe’s Coal Consumption
AccliPhot, the new EU consortium based at the University of Aberdeen, has all the right ingredients to find a way to reduce the growing...
Biomass Turns Easier into Fuel Thanks to New Research
Biomass can now be converted into fuels efficiently, ensuring long-lasting availability of renewable materials. This is possible thanks to research conducted by a team...
The World is A Long Way Off Viable Biofuel From Algae
Algal biofuels have been discussed quite extensively lately, as a very promising alternative to fossil fuels. Researchers at Cornell, however, published a study last...
Palm Oil Plantations in South East Asia Speed up Climate Change
Palm oil trees have been a subject of quite a debate lately, as they are considered environmentally unsustainable. Adding to this, a new study...
Iron-Eating Bacteria Could Turn Electricity Into Clean Biofuel
Iron-oxidizing bacteria can now grow without iron- they can use electricity instead. This is the conclusion reached by a team of scientists at the...
Audi’s Synthetic Fuel Produced With Solar and Wind Power
Audi is set to release a number of natural-gas powered vehicles this year, such as the Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. It can run...
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...
Some Like it Harsh: More Biofuel from Willow Trees When “Mistreated”
British researchers have observed that willow trees typically used for green energy actually produce more than five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally,...
Chicken Waste Biofuel to Power Future Mazda Diesel Engines
The new Mazda 6 "clean diesel" sedan will be displayed at the "Daytona International Speedway's Rolex 24 endurance race", which will take place next...
Algae Producing Fuel Through Photosynthesis With the Help of Engineering
New species of blue-green algae was engineered by chemists at University of California, Davis. The aim of the team, led by assistant professor Shota...
