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.

Waste Coffee Grounds Can Be Used to Make Biodiesel and Electricity

The American Chemical Society (ACS) 246th National Meeting and Exposition, held between 8th and 12th of September in Indianapolis, yet again impresses the audience...

How to Build an Electricity-Producing Peltier Gasifier

A gasifier works by decomposing organic matter in an oxygen-free environment at high temperatures and then burning the hydrogen that results from that decomposition....

Bus Powered By Cow Poop Breaks Speed Records

British bus, running on cow poop, reached the incredible speed of almost 77 m/h (123.6km/h) during tests, bypassing its oil counterparts. The incredible green vehicle belongs...
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Agricultural Waste Biofuel Now a Reality, Thanks to Yeast

Agricultural plant waste could be turned into sustainable biofuel a new study from the University of East Anglia has found. The study investigated over 70...

Apple to Build 4.8MW Fuel Cell System Powered by Biogas at Its NC Data...

If you remember, we've been talking about Apple's new and bold green statement recently. At that time we've been telling you about the plans...
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‘Super-Algae’ Identified by Scottish Scientists for Biofuel Production

The researchers of Scottish Association for Marine Science spotted the 'Super-algae', which, they believe, would be useful for the production of bio-fuels for two-wheelers, automobiles, and...

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...

Hainan – China’s First Cooking Oil Powered Commercial Flight

Hainan Airlines, China's biggest private airline company, has completed the first for the country commercial flight, powered by biofuel from restaurant left-over cooking oil. Sure, we...

Jet Biofuel Produced with New E-coli Strain

Ten years ago, who would have thought that in 2016 scientists would be using bacteria to transform switchgrass biomass into D-limonene, a precursor for...