Agave Plant Could Be a Perfect Source of Biofuel
Researchers at the University of Illinois claim that the Agave plant (used in making tequila) could be a great source of biofuel. According to some articles published in the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy, two Agave species greatly exceeded the yields of other biofuel feedstocks such as sorghum, corn, soybean and wheat.
Biomass-Based Jet Fuel to Be Produced in London and Australia by US-based Company
Did you know that German fighter airplanes used synthetic fuel made from biomass? This is what Australian line Qantas and US-based fuel producer Solena are negotiating about these days, in an attempt to replace the fossil-based fuels that currently power their airplanes.
Cheese-Making Bacterium Studied For Possible Biofuel Producing Capabilities
A bacterium that usually transforms milk into cheese is now being hunted by researchers who want to "convince" it that its natural vocation can also help to produce biofuels. This story is about Lactococcus lactis.
Japanese Researchers Find Ways To Produce Biobutanol More Efficiently
Butanol can be made greener by the research of a Japanese institute, who developed an energy-saving biobutanol with a density of at least 80 percent. They derived their biobutanol from a 1 percent concentrated butanol and used a zeolitic separation membrane.
Deep-Fried Thanksgiving Turkey Oil Gets Transformed Into Biodiesel In Louisiana
Fried Thanksgiving turkeys are a lot more polluting than you ever thought. Because people prefer having them deep-fried, they use several gallons of oil that usually gets dumped, ending up in a landfill. A New Orleans nonprofit organization is about to change that. They plan on recycling that oil into high quality biodiesel starting this year.
Chinese Huishan Dairy Factory Implementing Huge 5.6 MW Biogas-Powered Generator
A dairy farm in China is about to implement the world's largest system for converting methane from fermenting cow manure into electricity. The Huishan Diary has imported a GE Jenbacher engine and adapted it for use with biogas, expecting to generate as much as 5.6 megawatts of power.
Toronto's New Garbage Truck Fleet Running on Waste-Derived Biogas
The City of Toronto brought into the spotlight the latest addition to its green fleet of waste and recycling collecting service. The new garbage truck can run on converted biogas obtained from the picked up organic material waste.
Producing Biofuel From Food Crops Could Generate More CO2 Than Burning Petrol, Study Says
In a desperate effort to stop global warming due to CO2 emissions, the concerned people's first resort is to produce biofuels and use them in engines. But current incentives that promote biofuels will be pushing farmers around Europe to grow mainly food crops on usable food crop lands.
India And The U.S. to Collaborate on Shale Gas and Clean Energy Project
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the U.S. President, Barack Obama, announced that India and the United States have agreed to join forces on energy projects, among which shale gas and clean energy, on a press conference on Monday
Permafrost Bacteria Could Make Biogas Production Available In Colder Regions
People living in warm climates have been used to using biogas since ages, with even the Assyrians using it to heat their baths 3,000 years ago. But in the colder regions such as Alaska, biogas is harder to produce, since temperatures do not allow for bacteria to ferment the organic waste.
