Locally Grown Biofuels Promoted and Funded by U.S. Government
The Obama Administration wants to help the biofuel industry develop. The government is thus investing $8.9 million to award nine companies in seven states for improving their genetic breeding programs for creating plants better suited for biofuel.
Hydrogen-Aided Solar Powered Biofuel Production Process Greatly Reduces Costs
A team of researchers at Purdue University found a new way to expand the biofuel industry by creating a concept for a new production process. Until today, one of the main obstacles has been the cost of transporting large quantities of heavy plant matter to centralized refineries. But thanks to the new process, this problem is now history.
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
Two Michigan Airports Plan to Grow Their Own Biofuel
According to some reports, a major amount of greenhouse gases is produced by airplanes. Airports in Michigan are planning to help solve this problem by growing biofuel-producing plants on the airport's land. These crops will generate biofuel for planes and will also cut their carbon footprint.
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.
Natural Gas Powered Fuel Cells Project Presented to US Congress
ClearEdge Power has addressed a proposal to the Congress for a new and interesting project. They found a way to obtain heat and power with fuel cells working on natural gas. The investment can be payed back after a six or seven year period as mentioned by Bill Sproull, senior vice president of the company.
Iowa Engineers Aim to Produce Advanced Biofuels by Directed Mutation of Microbes
By pyrolyzing biomass such as cornstalks and sawdust and feeding the oil product to the microbes, a new generation of biofuels is being produced....
European Report Expects Diminished Use of Biofuels
One alternative source of energy grows in trees...or almost! I'm talking about plants involved in the production of biofuels, like sugarcane, corn or palm...
Ontario Region Switches Coal with Biomass
The company that produces the energy in Ontario, OPG - Ontario Power Generation started the process of finding providers for biomass fuel, by sending a "call for expression of interest" to those interested to change the coal to biogas for producing the electricity in the region.
The company is looking forward to create the list with...
Obama Keeps Encouraging Alternative Fuel Industries in Georgetown Speech
I have always admired Obama's attitude towards green technologies. During a speech in Georgetown, he continued encouraging the biofuel industry and telling people that "the only way for America's energy supply to be truly secure is by permanently reducing our dependence on oil."
