70 Mumbai Buses Running on Hydrogen Mixed With CNG by End of 2010
India's largest bus manufacturer, Ashok Leyland, is going to implement a 6-liter engine that will run on clean natural gas (CNG) enriched with hydrogen, making it the first bus powered by an internal combustion engine aided by hydrogen.
Toyota Spreading Their Wings in Algae Biofuel Production to Replace Fossil Fuels
I've always admired people who managed to do several things at once, focus on totally different directions and still act like they believed in each and every one of them. Likewise is Toyota, which has made hybrid cars a worldwide success, and now are aiming towards pure electric cars by collaborating with Tesla Motors. Still, Toyota has another surprise in the pocket.
Bacteria Could Make Sewage Treatment Plants Turn From High Energy Consumers to Producers
Sewage treatment plants always consume energy to filter water (around 44 watt-hours per day per person). They use three types of bacteria and energy to pump oxygen for the first type of bacteria and methanol for the second. Adding the fact that methanol is also produced through an energy-intensive process... you can pull the conclusions.
New Sources of Combustible Ice Could Power China for 90 Years
China has recently discovered major deposits of combustible ice on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. According to the researchers, this new source of low-emission fuel could power China for 90 years.
Colorado Company Uses Concentrated Solar Power to Transform Biomass into Gasoline
Sundrop Fuels, a Louisville, CO, -based company has developed a method of using concentrated solar power to heat the biomass to 1200 or 1300 ºC, and even produce syngas more efficiently than the standard technology, which uses only 30 to 35 percent of the biomass.
Scientists Extracting Biofuels From Waste Tea Leaves
Pakistani scientists have begun to think seriously about converting waste tea leaves into biofuels. They found a way to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves, using a nanocatalyst that is able to accelerate chemical reactions.
New Chemical Process Converts Cellulose from Agricultural Wastes Into Jet Fuel
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to produce jet fuel and gasoline by processing cellulose from agricultural waste with a new chemical method.
Hell's Gate in Turkmenistan: Burning Precious Energy for Nothing Since 1971
This hole (initially a gas-filled cave) has been named "Hell's Gate", for obvious reasons. It was discovered when some geologists have been searching for natural gas, in Turkmenistan's Karakum desert, in Darvasa. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters.
Salicornia Biofuel for Jet Engines Could Compete With Petrol Fuels and Emit Zero CO2
Salicornia is an alga that grows in salty waters and whose seeds can produce biofuels abundantly. Masdar Institute researchers, along with several companies like Boeing, Etihad Airways, and UOP Honeywell devised a method of growing salicornia for getting biofuels out of it and keeping the CO2 balance in proper equilibrium.
Algae Biofuel Production Emits More CO2 Than Algae Absorb, Says Study
Biofuels do their job as a carbon-saver only if they swallow more carbon than they emit. Choosing biofuels with a positive carbon output looks to me like wasted money.
