biofuel industry Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:36:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Study Claims EU Biofuel Plan Only Benefits Big Bosses, Not The Environment https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-claims-eu-biofuel-plan-only-benefits-big-bosses-not-the-environment-20121016/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-claims-eu-biofuel-plan-only-benefits-big-bosses-not-the-environment-20121016/#respond Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:35:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26757 In its plan to increase biofuel share to 10% by 2020, the European Union (EU) seems to favor the interests of profit-minded big industrial companies rather than the reduction of carbon footprint and fight against climate change. This is the claim of a recent study by Simone Vieri of the University of La Sapienza in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-claims-eu-biofuel-plan-only-benefits-big-bosses-not-the-environment-20121016/feed/ 0 26757 Hydrogen-Aided Solar Powered Biofuel Production Process Greatly Reduces Costs https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-biofuel-production-20100709/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-biofuel-production-20100709/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:26:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8404 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.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-biofuel-production-20100709/feed/ 1 8404 Louisiana Enacts the Most Comprehensive Advanced Biofuel Legislation in the Nation https://www.greenoptimistic.com/louisiana-enacts-the-most-comprehensive-advanced-biofuel-legislation-in-the-nation-20080630/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/louisiana-enacts-the-most-comprehensive-advanced-biofuel-legislation-in-the-nation-20080630/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:06:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=345 Baton Rouge, LA (June 27, 2008) â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation in the nation enacted to develop a statewide advanced biofuel industry.

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