Carbon Negative Energy System Invented at Berkeley
Carbon capture techniques in combination with energy from biomass, shows a strong potential in creating a carbon negative power system by year 2050.
Researchers from...
Are Biofuel Crops Actually Increasing Carbon Emissions?
On the surface, planting biofuels crops might seem to be a good carbon-neutral endeavor, but research indicates quite the opposite.
Could growing biofuel crops to...
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...
Algae Biofuel Production Could Soon Be Viable, Rice Scientists Suggest
Love the idea of a green car? Soon we could be using truly green biofuel from oil-rich algae. Researchers at Rice University have found a...
Engineered Yeasts to Soon Produce Biofuels
Yeasts are wonderful microbes. Sure they can be annoying too if they cause you to itch in the nether regions. But then, they are...
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...
Artificial Photosynthesis Soon Coming to a Plant Near You?
I'm not sure if there are a lot of fans of artificial plants, or of astroturf, but researchers from Yale are making artificial photosynthesis...
Biobattery Plant Makes Gas, Oil, and Fertilizer
A new biogas power plant prototype, which is also a biobattery, can utilize various types of raw materials to produce electricity, ready to use...
The Harriet Gas Turbine – World’s Biggest, Greenest, Most Powerful
Harriet , world's most powerful and most majestic gas turbine, capable of powering hundreds of thousands of homes, is now under final testing.
If successful,...
Solar Biofuel Generator Developed at Harvard
Scientists from Harvard have managed to build an advanced biofuel generator. Using biotechnology and genetic engineering, the team created artificial photosynthesis and converted sun rays into...
