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		<title>Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-bans-biofuel-from-palm-oil-to-fight-deforestation-20190101/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Palm oil is used in virtually anything, from food to make-up industry, and the rapid expansion of palm plantations comes at the expense of tropical ecosystems, native populations, land degradation and carbon emissions. Tropical forests are annually burned down to be replaced by palm farms in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-bans-biofuel-from-palm-oil-to-fight-deforestation-20190101/">Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Norway will make airlines use more environmentally friendly fuel from 2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Fiala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airlines]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Airlines operating in Norway will be required to use environmentally friendly jet fuel mixed with biofuel from 2020, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Climate and Environment. As part of Norway’s push to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the government said the aviation fuel industry must mix 0.5 percent advanced aviation biofuel into [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-will-make-airlines-use-more-environmentally-friendly-fuel-from-2020-20181005/">Norway will make airlines use more environmentally friendly fuel from 2020</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel Production Will Not Significantly Affect Forestry Market</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-forestry-market-20180713/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 05:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An international team of researchers has been studying how an expanding Swedish biorefinery industry will affect the availability and price of wood. The large-scale implementation of biorefineries to produce biofuel is a key element of the country’s plans to expand their bio-economy. Biorefineries are able to produce biofuels and chemicals from biomass such as wood [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-forestry-market-20180713/">Biofuel Production Will Not Significantly Affect Forestry Market</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Japan Develops Novel Solvent for Efficient Production of Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japan-develops-novel-solvent-efficient-production-biofuel-20171206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the beginning, biofuel or ethanol is made from food products such as corn, classified as first generation biofuel. To avoid competition with food supply and thus avoid food shortage, agricultural wastes called biomass are then used in ethanol production. This second generation biofuel has a limitation though in its conversion efficiency, in terms of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japan-develops-novel-solvent-efficient-production-biofuel-20171206/">Japan Develops Novel Solvent for Efficient Production of Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Seaweed-Derived Biofuel Venture Supported by Trump Govt</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/seaweed-biofuel-trump-20170923/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In spite of doubts and disbelief in climate change voiced by the United States’ President Donald Trump, the US Department of Energy has granted $22 million to research projects venturing on the development of a relatively new and uncommon biofuel source – the seaweed, also preferably called macroalgae. Using seaweeds as biofuel source allows the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/seaweed-biofuel-trump-20170923/">Seaweed-Derived Biofuel Venture Supported by Trump Govt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/conversion-organic-wastes-biofuel-plastics-20170912/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodegradable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and other petroleum-based products. To avoid competition with the food supply, and thus preventing food shortage, conversion technologies are applied only to plant-based wastes, also lignocellulosic biomass, which include wood chips, corn [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/conversion-organic-wastes-biofuel-plastics-20170912/">New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bionic Leaf Turns Light Into Liquid Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bionic-leaf-turns-light-liquid-biofuel-20160607/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydrogen Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[artificial photosynthesis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists at Harvard developed a bionic leaf that can convert light into biomass more efficiently than nature, and then make biofuel. Artificial photosynthesis has been in the spotlight for quite some time. Typically it is associated with splitting the water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen via some sort of a solar technology. The produced hydrogen [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bionic-leaf-turns-light-liquid-biofuel-20160607/">Bionic Leaf Turns Light Into Liquid Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>8.8 Million Granted to Advanced Biofuel Production</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/8-8-million-granted-advanced-biofuel-production-20160528/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 09:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is granting $8.8 million for the production of advanced biofuels. This translates into jobs at associated facilities in 39 states becoming sustained. Credit goes to the successful Advanced Biofuel Payment Program that was laid out in the 2008 Farm Bill. Advanced biofuels is another word for second generation [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/8-8-million-granted-advanced-biofuel-production-20160528/">8.8 Million Granted to Advanced Biofuel Production</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jet Biofuel Produced with New E-coli Strain</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e-coli-jet-biofuel-20160511/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 05:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 bio-jet fuel? Regardless of doubts in biofuel uses, the global commercial airline industry is behind such methods. Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently engineered a [C2C1Im]-tolerant E. coli strain to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e-coli-jet-biofuel-20160511/">Jet Biofuel Produced with New E-coli Strain</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Forestry Waste Could Be the New Source of Biofuel for Aviation</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aviation-biofuel-forest-waste/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Joe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Aviation firms and scientists are researching whether waste from the forestry industry could be converted to jet plane fuel. The project will be led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and NORAM Engineering and Constructors. Companies involved include manufacturers (Boeing, Bombardier), airlines (Air Canada, WestJet) and fuel producers (SkyNRG). The objective of the investigation [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aviation-biofuel-forest-waste/">Forestry Waste Could Be the New Source of Biofuel for Aviation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Researchers Make Biofuel From Roadside Weed</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>US researchers developed a technology, which converts roadside weed into usable biofuel, eliminating the competition for land or food resources. Biofuels have not always been in the news for all the right green reasons, and that is often attributed to the competition with agricultural land and food resources. This is also why many research teams and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-roadside-weed-2015/">Researchers Make Biofuel From Roadside Weed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Coconut Oil: An Environmental and Economic Source of Renewable Power</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-power-from-coco-biodiesel-philippines</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Some sources of renewable power have the potential to dramatically change the economy. For instance, the solar industry is on its way to competing with fossil fuels in price, and it will change and shape the power infrastructure in the future. In the Philippines, biodiesel made from coconut oil could bolster their economy and provide [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-power-from-coco-biodiesel-philippines">Coconut Oil: An Environmental and Economic Source of Renewable Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Maryland Researchers Found New Biofuel-Producing Bacteria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new paper, about to be published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, describes how researchers have found certain strains of bacteria that can produce mass amounts of biofuel. Manufacturing and agriculture could use their biological waste as a source of cleaner, more sustainable energy. The scientists identified bacteria that can produce ethanol and 1-butanol, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/maryland-biofuel-bacteria-2015/">Maryland Researchers Found New Biofuel-Producing Bacteria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biosynthesis to Develop Renewable Propane, a Next-Gen Biofuel: Study</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Satya Sivani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at the University of Manchester (UoM) have taken a quantum leap in the renewable biosynthesis of propane. The researchers at the University’s Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) collaborated with their colleagues at Imperial College London and University of Turku to develop a synthetic pathway that enables the renewable biosynthesis of propane. Last year, a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biosynthesis-renewable-propane/">Biosynthesis to Develop Renewable Propane, a Next-Gen Biofuel: Study</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Agricultural Waste Biofuel Now a Reality, Thanks to Yeast</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agricultural-waste-biofuel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 different strains of yeast and has found five different strains of yeast can turn straw, cereal stalks and even corncobs into bioethanol, an alcohol based biofuel. Bioethanol can be mixed [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agricultural-waste-biofuel/">Agricultural Waste Biofuel Now a Reality, Thanks to Yeast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Engineered Yeasts to Soon Produce Biofuels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineered-yeast-biofuels/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ari Luis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Yeasts are wonderful microbes.  Sure they can be annoying too if they cause you to itch in the nether regions.  But then, they are responsible for making our lives livelier on occasion through bread and beer, champagne and other lively spirits. So what do you think about yeasts that convert sugars into fats?  Well, that&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineered-yeast-biofuels/">Engineered Yeasts to Soon Produce Biofuels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solar Biofuel Generator Developed at Harvard</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-biofuel-generator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial leaf]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 liquid fuel. People tend to think that a solar powered car is the one that has panels fitted on its roof. Of course, they will be right, but many would be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-biofuel-generator/">Solar Biofuel Generator Developed at Harvard</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bio-Electric Hybrid Aircraft Needs Support on Kickstarter</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bio-electric-hybrid-aircraft-needs-support-kickstarter-20141128/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s all combine forces to help the world&#8217;s first ever hybrid eco-friendly aircraft become a reality. A team of UK engineers hope to raise enough money through crowdfunding, in order to develop their near-silent, non-polluting, bio-electric triplane. &#160; The Bio-Electric-Hybrid-Aircraft (BEHA) is a creation of a team from the engineering university at Cranfield, UK, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bio-electric-hybrid-aircraft-needs-support-kickstarter-20141128/">Bio-Electric Hybrid Aircraft Needs Support on Kickstarter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Use of Advanced Biofuels in Petrol Made Compulsory in Italy</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/use-advanced-biofuels-petrol-made-compulsory-italy-20141015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Advanced biofuels will have to make up 0.6% of all  types of petrol and diesel used to power cars and trucks in Italy as of 2018. With this new regulation, the country becomes the first in Europe to legally oblige fuel suppliers to incorporate this source of renewable energy into their products. Back in 2009, the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/use-advanced-biofuels-petrol-made-compulsory-italy-20141015/">Use of Advanced Biofuels in Petrol Made Compulsory in Italy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Boeing to Make Jet Fuel from Hybrid Tobacco Plants</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/boeing-make-jet-fuel-hybrid-tobacco-plants-20140808/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 09:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Growing tobacco is a billion dollar industry, but while producers are happy, millions of people worldwide die from cancer and heart disease due to cigarette smoking every year. Now, Boeing says that cultivating the deadly plant is not a bad thing, especially if it can be turned it into biofuel for jets. In many regions of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/boeing-make-jet-fuel-hybrid-tobacco-plants-20140808/">Boeing to Make Jet Fuel from Hybrid Tobacco Plants</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Study Finds Biofuels Not as Green as Previously Thought</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-real-solution-20140513/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 16:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47492</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>For decades, the US and other countries have looked to biofuels to reduce emissions and petroleum imports, but is it a sustainable practice? Biofuels, according to some, could be the next best choice when it comes to fuels that our current conventional transportation system can use. Unlike petroleum, a fossil fuel that comes out of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-real-solution-20140513/">New Study Finds Biofuels Not as Green as Previously Thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Audi Invests In Sugar-Derived Biofuel to Power Future Vehicles</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/audi-invests-making-biofuel-fermented-sugar-power-future-vehicles-20140131/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Eating sugar has always been on the &#8220;no-no&#8221; list of the millions, who desperately try to get rid of the extra kilos. But strangely enough, while more of us realize that the white goodness is not good for our waistline and try to cut down on its use in the daily diet, others have discovered [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/audi-invests-making-biofuel-fermented-sugar-power-future-vehicles-20140131/">Audi Invests In Sugar-Derived Biofuel to Power Future Vehicles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Boeing Creates $3/gal Sustainable Jet Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/boeing-creates-3gal-sustainable-jet-fuel-20140122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If it weren&#8217;t for the high cost, many commercial airlines would already be using renewable fuels, and now, thanks to Boeing, sustainable jet fuel may now be affordable. Under a groundbreaking green diesel initiative, Boeing is exploring the best ways to reduce aviation’s environmental footprint. Boeing has been at the forefront of this research since [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/boeing-creates-3gal-sustainable-jet-fuel-20140122/">Boeing Creates $3/gal Sustainable Jet Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Whiskey Waste Used to Purify Water Saves Lives in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/whiskey-waste-used-purify-water-saves-lives-bangladesh-20140106/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lack of clean drinking water in many parts of the developing world is threatening millions of lives every day. Not only that fresh water resources are depleting rapidly, but even if the liquid gold is present, the heavy contamination makes it toxic and unsafe to consume. This is the reason why for a number of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/whiskey-waste-used-purify-water-saves-lives-bangladesh-20140106/">Whiskey Waste Used to Purify Water Saves Lives in Bangladesh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel From Algae Produced In One Hour at PNNL</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-algae-pnnl-20131219/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Although biofuel production has been under the hammer continuously for competing directly with food resources, scientists have not yet given up on the idea. Teams from around the world desperately try to find methods to produce the green alternative to oil by exploring various plants and plant organisms that can be safely and efficiently turned [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-algae-pnnl-20131219/">Biofuel From Algae Produced In One Hour at PNNL</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>EPA Proposal Puts Biofuels on Hold</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-proposal-puts-biofuels-hold-20131129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act was meant to put biofuels, especially ethanol, into a more important role in the United States fuel mix, but a recent EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) proposal seems to have put that on hold. Ethanol, a biofuel made mostly from corn, has been a part of the United States [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-proposal-puts-biofuels-hold-20131129/">EPA Proposal Puts Biofuels on Hold</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bioengineered Bacteria Produce Ready-to-Use Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bioengineered-bacteria-produces-ready-use-biofuel-20131121/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) claim to have found a technology that holds the future of biofuels. They built a bioenergy reactor, which contains a special bioengineered bacteria that can convert biowaste into ready-to-use fuel for vehicles in a space of a few days. The team claims that the invention is a flexible and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bioengineered-bacteria-produces-ready-use-biofuel-20131121/">Bioengineered Bacteria Produce Ready-to-Use Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>EPA Proposes Reduction in U.S. Biofuel Requirements</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-proposes-reduction-u-s-biofuel-requirements-20131120/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Harper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When ex-President George W. Bush signed an expansion of The Renewable Fuel Standard program into law, requiring oil companies to add billions of gallons of the biofuel ethanol to their gasoline each year, he predicted that it would make America &#8220;stronger, cleaner and more secure.&#8221; Fast forward six years and the expansion has proven to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-proposes-reduction-u-s-biofuel-requirements-20131120/">EPA Proposes Reduction in U.S. Biofuel Requirements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-50-cleaner-petroleum-study-suggests-20130920/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adele Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There are many alternative fuel options available to us today, one of them being algae-derived biofuel. It has been found to be a viable substitute to petroleum fuel. Algae biofuel surpasses petroleum fuel in environmental quality by reducing CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent. It is also on par with petroleum in terms of efficiency, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-50-cleaner-petroleum-study-suggests-20130920/">Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>EU Parliament Might Limit Biofuel Production, But Should They?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eu-parliament-might-limit-biofuel-production-20130912/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Biofuel production from food crops has been a subject of heated discussions over the past week at the European Parliament. The previously agreed target of 10% of biofuel to be used in transportation by 2020 is now likely to drop down to 6%, as members of the parliament and environmental groups argue that biofuel production results [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eu-parliament-might-limit-biofuel-production-20130912/">EU Parliament Might Limit Biofuel Production, But Should They?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Waste Coffee Grounds Can Be Used to Make Biodiesel and Electricity</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-coffee-grounds-can-used-make-biodiesel-purify-produce-electricity-20130910/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The American Chemical Society (ACS) 246th National Meeting and Exposition, held between 8th and 12th of September in Indianapolis, yet again impresses the audience with numerous exciting talks and innovative research. Among the presenters was a team from University of Cincinnati, who showed their preliminary findings from an experiment they conducted on the use of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-coffee-grounds-can-used-make-biodiesel-purify-produce-electricity-20130910/">Waste Coffee Grounds Can Be Used to Make Biodiesel and Electricity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Engineered Tobacco Leaves Produce Biofuel at Berkeley</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineered-tobacco-leaves-produce-biofuel-at-berkeley-20130518/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[berkeley]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Instead of smoking it, we could one day use tobacco to power cars &#8211; thanks to a project at UC Berkeley, CA. A team of scientists are now using genetically modified tobacco leaves that produce oil. The researchers have worked to isolate chlorophyll from the oil that the leaves produce so that the final product [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineered-tobacco-leaves-produce-biofuel-at-berkeley-20130518/">Engineered Tobacco Leaves Produce Biofuel at Berkeley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Oil Production Surges with Technological Advances, Biofuel Interest Wanes</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-production-surges-with-technological-advances-biofuel-interest-declines-20130515/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Oil production is taking off, much to the surprise and chagrin of proponents of biofuel. The United States could see a surge in oil production that could make it the world’s leading oil producer within the next 10 years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. Several years ago, experts posited that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-production-surges-with-technological-advances-biofuel-interest-declines-20130515/">Oil Production Surges with Technological Advances, Biofuel Interest Wanes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Waste Cooking Oil Provides Power, Runs Desalination Plant, Sewage System in London</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-cooking-oil-power-london-20130411/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36109</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new initiative by Thames Water and 2OC, a utility company, aims to collect used cooking oil for powering the world&#8217;s biggest fat-fueled power station, major sewage works, a desalination plant and to supply UK&#8217;s National Grid. The waste cooking oil will be supplied by thousands of London restaurants. Considering that their annual spending on clearing drains from [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-cooking-oil-power-london-20130411/">Waste Cooking Oil Provides Power, Runs Desalination Plant, Sewage System in London</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Synthetic Trees Produce Energy Efficient Biofuels From Algae</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-trees-produce-energy-efficient-biofuels-from-algae-20130410/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Synthetic trees, designed by researchers at the University of Texas, are the latest innovation in the field of cultivating algae for biofuels. The approach that Thomas Murphy and Halil Berberoglu, researchers from the  Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin took, aimed to scale up algal biofuel production in order to increase the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-trees-produce-energy-efficient-biofuels-from-algae-20130410/">Synthetic Trees Produce Energy Efficient Biofuels From Algae</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>An Algae Bioreactor DIY Tutorial</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-bioreactor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The production of biofuels from an algae bioreactor is a hot topic, if you&#8217;re interested in biofuels, alternative energy and you&#8217;re a green DIYer. As we have already mentioned in earlier articles on the topic, government officials in the U.S. are already funding various projects to encourage  scientists and companies to implement this technology. Here we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-bioreactor/">An Algae Bioreactor DIY Tutorial</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Synthetic Fuel from Carbon Dioxide by Tweaking &#8220;Pyrococcus Furiosus&#8221; Bacteria</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-fuel-pyrococcus-furiosus-20130328/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Biofuels, synthetic fuels, are made from plants that use photosynthesis to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but what if we could remove the middlemanplant? Biofuels are essentially carbon-neutral, because they release the same amount of carbon dioxide that was sequestered by the plants that the fuel is synthesized from. Making synthetic fuel by this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-fuel-pyrococcus-furiosus-20130328/">Synthetic Fuel from Carbon Dioxide by Tweaking &#8220;Pyrococcus Furiosus&#8221; Bacteria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Switchgrass Biofuel Makes Home Energy Costs Drop</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/switchgrass-biofuel-home-20130325/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a study conducted by the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the burning of biomass in the form of switchgrass, instead of oil, could cut down energy costs of companies and homes. The study shows that this is particularly true for regions such as the Northeast, where the price of oil as well as the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/switchgrass-biofuel-home-20130325/">Switchgrass Biofuel Makes Home Energy Costs Drop</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Commercially-Viable Renewable Algae Biofuel Developed by Teenager</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/commercially-viable-renewable-algae-biofuel-developed-by-teenager-20130322/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sara Volz]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Since 1998, Intel has been a sponsor of the 70 year old Science Talent Search, a competitive science fair that draws the best and brightest teenagers to compete for a top prize of $100,000. This year Sara Volz, a 17 year old from Colorado Springs, claimed the prize after winning with her efficient algae-based biofuel [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/commercially-viable-renewable-algae-biofuel-developed-by-teenager-20130322/">Commercially-Viable Renewable Algae Biofuel Developed by Teenager</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bioplastics Could Have a New Source of Raw Material: Animal Fats</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bioplastic-animal-fat-20130222/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Animal leftovers are a valuable source of fats (carbon-rich organic polymers) that are ideal for the production of bioplastics. This could make the search for alternatives to petrochemical products turn slaughter houses in goldmines. Along with the meat, skin, bones and even hair, the slaughter houses will be able to turn any of the redundant organic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bioplastic-animal-fat-20130222/">Bioplastics Could Have a New Source of Raw Material: Animal Fats</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Grasslands Replaced by Biofuel Crops, Wildlife Affected</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/grasslands-biofuel-crops-wildlife-20130219/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Biofuels may be better for the environment than fossil fuels, but the hunt for profit destroys grasslands and pastures in the U.S. and affects wildlife. This is the conclusion of a study led by Christopher Wright and Michael Wimberly from South Dakota State University in Brookings. The two pulled their conclusions by analyzing satellite imagery [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/grasslands-biofuel-crops-wildlife-20130219/">Grasslands Replaced by Biofuel Crops, Wildlife Affected</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bio-Oil Hydrogen Generation Just Needed a More Efficient Process</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bio-oil-hydrogen-generation-20130215/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve been watching hydrogen fuel for a while now, and the utilization of hydrogen has seen fairly rapid development, as seen in the decreasing size of fuel cell stacks and increasing efficiency. In fact, by 2015, Toyota, BMW, and others are planning on having at least one hydrogen fuel cell model in production. Of course, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bio-oil-hydrogen-generation-20130215/">Bio-Oil Hydrogen Generation Just Needed a More Efficient Process</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Growing Algae Biofuel in Seawater Could Reduce Europe’s Coal Consumption</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-seawater-europe-20130211/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AccliPhot, the new EU consortium based at the University of Aberdeen, has all the right ingredients to find a way to reduce the growing consumption of coal and replace it with renewable energy sources. Scientists are now searching for potential uses of seawater for biofuel production. The aim is to improve the traditional algae farming, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-seawater-europe-20130211/">Growing Algae Biofuel in Seawater Could Reduce Europe’s Coal Consumption</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biomass Turns Easier into Fuel Thanks to New Research</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/efficient-conversion-of-biomass-to-fuels-thanks-to-new-research-20130208/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Biomass can now be converted into fuels efficiently, ensuring long-lasting availability of renewable materials. This is possible thanks to research conducted by a team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists. The study published in the journal Catalysis Science &#38; Technology gives new insights in the field of of biomass fuels synthesis. John Gordon, one of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/efficient-conversion-of-biomass-to-fuels-thanks-to-new-research-20130208/">Biomass Turns Easier into Fuel Thanks to New Research</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The World is A Long Way Off Viable Biofuel From Algae</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-long-way-off-20130201/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[second generation biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Algal biofuels have been discussed quite extensively lately, as a very promising alternative to fossil fuels. Researchers at Cornell, however, published a study last month, indicating that further research is needed before the technology becomes economically and energetically viable. The team consisted of Deborah Sills, a postdoctoral associate in the research groups of Charles Greene, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-biofuel-long-way-off-20130201/">The World is A Long Way Off Viable Biofuel From Algae</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Chicken Waste Biofuel to Power Future Mazda Diesel Engines</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chicken-waste-biofuel-to-power-future-mazda-diesel-engines-20130122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicken fat biofuel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31881</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The new Mazda 6 &#8220;clean diesel&#8221; sedan will be displayed at the &#8220;Daytona International Speedway&#8217;s Rolex 24 endurance race&#8221;, which will take place next week. The makers have prepared to show three high-performance racing versions of the car, which run on specially made by the company &#8216;Dynamic Fuels&#8217; renewable, synthetic diesel. The secret of Dynamic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chicken-waste-biofuel-to-power-future-mazda-diesel-engines-20130122/">Chicken Waste Biofuel to Power Future Mazda Diesel Engines</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuels Increase Air Pollution and Reduce Crop Yield, New Study Says</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-increase-air-pollution-and-reduce-crop-yield-new-study-says-20130107/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel carbon footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel co2 footprint]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30892</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a recent study, biofuels might increase air pollution and reduce crop yields. This is the conclusion that a team from Lancaster University, England, reported in the journal Nature Climate Change. The researchers looked into the impact of producing more biofuels as part of the scheme adopted by EU to tackle climate change. The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-increase-air-pollution-and-reduce-crop-yield-new-study-says-20130107/">Biofuels Increase Air Pollution and Reduce Crop Yield, New Study Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Was it Fraud? How Biofuels Company &#8220;Earned&#8221; Millions from EPA Loophole</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/was-it-fraud-biofuels-company-earns-millions-from-epa-loophole-20130102/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In June 2010, a CN Rail cargo train crossed the US / Canada border 24 times, earning some $2.6 million in transportation revenue. This statement, in itself, is probably not newsworthy, as cargo trains transport some 1.8 trillion tons of freight each year throughout North America. However, when you consider the cargo, which included tankers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/was-it-fraud-biofuels-company-earns-millions-from-epa-loophole-20130102/">Was it Fraud? How Biofuels Company &#8220;Earned&#8221; Millions from EPA Loophole</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Gut of Western Australia Termites May Be Key in Biofuel Development</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gut-of-western-australia-termites-may-be-key-in-biofuel-development-20121228/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARC Centre of Excellence in Planet Energy Biology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research completed by University of Western Australia honors student, Ghislaine Small, of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Planet Energy Biology has identified the gut of a Western Australia termite might be used in the development of biofuels. Small scoured Shenton Park and Perth Hills and analyzed the bacteria she found in their digestive systems. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gut-of-western-australia-termites-may-be-key-in-biofuel-development-20121228/">Gut of Western Australia Termites May Be Key in Biofuel Development</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wood-to-Bio-oils Process Studied on Supercomputer</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wood-to-bio-oils-process-studied-on-supercomputer-20121217/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29969</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Fossil fuels, including petroleum, coal, natural gas, and others, are essentially organic materials that have decomposed. Under pressure, heat, and time, and in an anaerobic, oxygen-free, environment, both animal and plant materials eventually are converted into high-carbon compounds that, for human beings anyway, make great hydrocarbon [HC] fuels. Carbon dioxide [CO2] was sequestered from the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wood-to-bio-oils-process-studied-on-supercomputer-20121217/">Wood-to-Bio-oils Process Studied on Supercomputer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria Produces Sugar for Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photosynthetic-cyanobacteria-produces-sugar-for-biofuel-20121217/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sugar is one of the key elements involved in the production of ethanol and determining the cost of biofuels. A new initiative called Proterro, intends to produce ultra-cheap sugar by using photosynthetic microorganisms. Proterro raised $3.5 million in a financing round in addition to the previous $5 million. The photosynthetic cyanobacteria has been engineered to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photosynthetic-cyanobacteria-produces-sugar-for-biofuel-20121217/">Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria Produces Sugar for Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sorghum-Derived Ethanol Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sorghum-ethanol-greenhouse-gas-50-percent-20121212/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently added ethanol made from grain sorghum to the group of advanced biofuel. This news was particularly welcomed by companies in Kansas. The Western Plains Energy plant near Oakley is already developing strategies for making their ethanol become ‘advance biofuel’. The company invested in a methane digester utilizing waste. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sorghum-ethanol-greenhouse-gas-50-percent-20121212/">Sorghum-Derived Ethanol Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Israeli Company Uses Solar Energy to Convert CO2 to Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israeli-company-uses-solar-energy-to-convert-co2-to-biofuel-20121207/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian brown coal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Professor Jacob Karni, long considered Israel’s solar energy authority, has created his own company, NewCO2Fuels, to build a solar reactor. His goal: use energy collected from the sun in order to decrease coal-burning industry pollution. Karni believes that Australian brown coal is a good source of energy. It is found on the surface of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israeli-company-uses-solar-energy-to-convert-co2-to-biofuel-20121207/">Israeli Company Uses Solar Energy to Convert CO2 to Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Photobioreactor Will Provide Cheap and Efficient Energy Storage</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photobioreactor-will-provide-cheap-and-efficient-energy-storage-20121202/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Algae-based biofuel research was granted $910,000 to develop a bioreactor that will deliver light and collect fuel. The winning team from Cornell University consists of David Erickson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Largus Angenent, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering. The generous sponsors are the US Department of Energy (DOE), who [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photobioreactor-will-provide-cheap-and-efficient-energy-storage-20121202/">Photobioreactor Will Provide Cheap and Efficient Energy Storage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Garbage Bacteria May Cut Biofuel Production Costs</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/garbage-bacteria-may-cut-biofuel-production-costs-20121201/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[biofuel bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new species of bacterium, which was later named Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus, has been discovered in a garbage dump in Illinois that increases biofuel yield from plants by breaking down the hemicellulose, a major component of a plant’s cell wall that are not broken down by bacterial species currently used in biomass fermentation. One major challenge [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/garbage-bacteria-may-cut-biofuel-production-costs-20121201/">Garbage Bacteria May Cut Biofuel Production Costs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>US Department of Energy Plans for the Future with Biofuel Projects</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-department-of-energy-plans-for-the-future-with-biofuel-projects-20121201/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Department of Energy has awarded $6.1 million to four biofuel-related energy technology projects, not least of which include engineered bioenergy crops and a molecular sieve for biofuel production. The DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) awarded funding to 66 different projects, all involving biofuel-related energy. The projects focus on a host of varied technologies, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-department-of-energy-plans-for-the-future-with-biofuel-projects-20121201/">US Department of Energy Plans for the Future with Biofuel Projects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Genetically Modified Marine Algae to Increase Biofuel Production</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/genetically-modified-marine-algae-to-increase-biofuel-production-20121127/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetically modified algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second generation biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Biologists at the University of California &#8211; San Diego disproves last month’s report of National Academy of Sciences to the Department of Energy that claimed algal biofuel production might be limited by freshwater, by demonstrating that marine algae can be bioengineered to produce biofuels as freshwater algae do. Researchers led by Stephen Mayfield showed that the marine [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/genetically-modified-marine-algae-to-increase-biofuel-production-20121127/">Genetically Modified Marine Algae to Increase Biofuel Production</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Giant Reed as Biofuel Source: Miracle or Disaster?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/giant-reed-as-biofuel-source-miracle-or-disaster-20121125/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giant reed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woodstock]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28758</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The renewable fuels industry sees the giant reed (Arundo donax) as a miracle biofuel plant due to its fast-growing and drought-resistant features that it easily thrives in poor soil, rendering it as a low-maintenance renewable energy source. On the other hand, environmentalists and scientists deem the giant reed as yet another disaster like other invasive [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/giant-reed-as-biofuel-source-miracle-or-disaster-20121125/">Giant Reed as Biofuel Source: Miracle or Disaster?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biodiesel Extracted from Thanksgiving Turkey</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thanksgiving-turkey-biodiesel-20121124/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and grease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kitchen fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28694</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in which Americans not only overstuff themselves with food to the point of misery, but also generate tons of kitchen fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Most people know that dumping the fats of meat, dairy products, and lard is terrible for the sewer system. Industry collection agencies and restaurants are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thanksgiving-turkey-biodiesel-20121124/">Biodiesel Extracted from Thanksgiving Turkey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Green Alga Digests Cellulose, Improves Bioenergy Production</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-alga-digests-cellulose-improves-bioenergy-production-20121121/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biogas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioenergy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellulose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green algae]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28572</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research team at Bielefeld University, led by Professor Dr. Olaf Kruse, has discovered a plant, which receives its energy not only via photosynthesis, but also it can extract it from other plants. The ground-breaking findings for the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were published online in the journal Nature. The findings contradict current beliefs that only certain types [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-alga-digests-cellulose-improves-bioenergy-production-20121121/">Green Alga Digests Cellulose, Improves Bioenergy Production</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sustainable Ghana Sanitation Facility Transforms Human Waste into Biodiesel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ghana-human-waste-biodiesel-20121120/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste to biofuel]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28386</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers from Columbia University&#8217;s Engineering School, working in Ghana with Waste Enterprisers Ltd., the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly decided to commemorate this year’s World Toilet Day (19th of November) by launching a pilot facility that converts fecal sludge into biodiesel fuel. Anthony Mensah, Waste Management Director [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ghana-human-waste-biodiesel-20121120/">Sustainable Ghana Sanitation Facility Transforms Human Waste into Biodiesel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Airbus and ENN Sign Contract to Develop Algae-Based Aircraft Fuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/airbus-enn-contract-algae-biofuel-20121120/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airbus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second generation biofuel]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28368</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the ongoing international exhibition in Zhuhai, “Airshow China 2012”, The European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS), a parent company of aviation major Airbus, signed a contract with ENN, one of the largest Chinese companies in the natural gas and biofuel industry. They agreed to cooperate in the production and testing of algal aircraft fuel, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/airbus-enn-contract-algae-biofuel-20121120/">Airbus and ENN Sign Contract to Develop Algae-Based Aircraft Fuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>California Drivers Get Access to Algae Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-drivers-get-access-to-algae-biofuel-20121117/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California biofuel stations]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28232</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Four San Francisco gas stations got a surprise this week. The bay area company, Solazyme, made algae-based biofuels available to drivers. Their product, Biodiesel B20, is 80% petroleum and 20% algae. Amazingly, any diesel vehicle can use the emissions-lowering Biodiesel B20. Algae-based biofuels have become a highly viable alternative to corn-based fuel. Algae can be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-drivers-get-access-to-algae-biofuel-20121117/">California Drivers Get Access to Algae Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>U.S. Congress Tries to Squash Military Biofuel Program</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-congress-tries-to-squash-us-military-biofuel-program-20121116/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military biofuel program]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28208</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Although a relationship between the Department of Defense and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) seems an unlikely marriage, there is method to the madness. Unbeknownst to many, the DoD is a huge biofuel supporter and biofuel customer and plays a critical role in research and development for next-generation biofuels. The DoD goal, ultimately, is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-congress-tries-to-squash-us-military-biofuel-program-20121116/">U.S. Congress Tries to Squash Military Biofuel Program</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Biotechnological Tool Aids Extraction of Xylan, Boosts Biofuel Production</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/xylan-extraction-biofuel-20121113/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xylan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xylan extraction]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28028</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The second most abundant biomass material on Earth- Xylan, has always presented a challenge when it comes to its extraction from plant cell walls. Its great potential as a source of stored solar energy for production of advance biofuels has stimulated researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)&#8217;s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) to look [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/xylan-extraction-biofuel-20121113/">New Biotechnological Tool Aids Extraction of Xylan, Boosts Biofuel Production</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>University of Southampton to Develop Crops that Use Less Water</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/university-of-southampton-to-develop-crops-that-use-less-water-20121112/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[southampton]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27978</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>As humanity pushes further into the future, and considering the implications of an already-warming climate, considerations are being taken into the kind of crops that we&#8217;ll need. Genetic engineering has led to crops that are bug- and disease-resistant, which has increased food production in some areas. Southampton University, in the UK, has just been funded [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/university-of-southampton-to-develop-crops-that-use-less-water-20121112/">University of Southampton to Develop Crops that Use Less Water</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jet Fuel Created from Powerful Biofuels at Berkeley</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/jet-fuel-created-from-powerful-biofuels-at-berkeley-20121109/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bio jet fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clostridium acetobutylicum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jet biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jet fuel]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27856</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Energy can be enhanced by biofuels, according to researchers at UC Berkely. This finding may one day change the aviation and industrial landscape, as biofuels expand their usefulness and are utilized in jet planes and industrial vehicles. Biofuels are a type of fuel whose energy is derived from the sugars in plant matter. While a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/jet-fuel-created-from-powerful-biofuels-at-berkeley-20121109/">Jet Fuel Created from Powerful Biofuels at Berkeley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Iowa State University Grad Student Innovates on Biofuel Technology</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-state-university-grad-student-innovates-on-biofuel-technology-20121106/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biogas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An Iowa State University mechanical engineering graduate research assistant is working to change the future of biofuel technology. The graduate student, Nicholas Creager, prototyped a gasifer, combining elements from both gasification and fast pyrolysis to produce transportation fuels. The gasifer is a complicated two-step process, and Creager and his colleagues are busy focusing on the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-state-university-grad-student-innovates-on-biofuel-technology-20121106/">Iowa State University Grad Student Innovates on Biofuel Technology</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Algae into Biocrude – The Quick Method</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-into-biocrude-the-quick-method-20121101/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biocrude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[second generation biofuels]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Crude oil reserves around the world were formed millions of years ago as ancient microorganisms, such as algae and plankton, died and sank to the sea floor. Under extreme heat and compression due to sedimentary rock formation, the ancient biomass slowly decomposed anaerobically, resulting in deposits of crude petroleum buried in the strata. Biofuels researchers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-into-biocrude-the-quick-method-20121101/">Algae into Biocrude – The Quick Method</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Biofuel Technology Produces 2.5% More Corn Bioethanol</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novozyme-corn-bioethanol-20121101/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Novozymes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In response to the food crisis that the first generation biofuel is causing (partially), an industrial producer of enzymes based in Denmark, Novozymes, has recently launched a new enzyme called Novozymes Avantec, which is claimed to produce 2.5% more bioethanol from corn. Biofuel production in the U.S. is mostly generated from corn, and the new [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novozyme-corn-bioethanol-20121101/">New Biofuel Technology Produces 2.5% More Corn Bioethanol</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel Companies Miss the Point, Turn to Natural Gas</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-companies-miss-the-point-turn-to-natural-gas-20121031/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What is the point of biofuels development, except to eliminate carbon-dioxide [CO2] emissions? Basically speaking, biofuels emit the same amount of CO2 during combustion that was removed from the atmosphere by the biomass it was synthesized from. For example, a bioenergy crop, during photosynthesis, combines CO2 and water [H2O] to produce Sugar [C6H12O6] and Oxygen [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-companies-miss-the-point-turn-to-natural-gas-20121031/">Biofuel Companies Miss the Point, Turn to Natural Gas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cool Planet&#8217;s New Process Yields Cheap Carbon-Negative Biogasoline</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cool-planets-new-process-yields-cheap-carbon-negative-biogasoline-20121031/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biogasoline]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27456</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Most of the emphasis of biofuel synthesis has been on carbon-neutral programs. Put simply, the amount of carbon-dioxide [CO2] removed from the atmosphere, by the biomass crops, is equal to the amount of CO2 emitted by biofuel synthesis and resulting fuel combustion. This process has already been put into widespread use with ethanol, which has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cool-planets-new-process-yields-cheap-carbon-negative-biogasoline-20121031/">Cool Planet&#8217;s New Process Yields Cheap Carbon-Negative Biogasoline</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Google Uses Micro Biorefinery for Powering Test Vehicle</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-uses-micro-biorefinery-for-powering-test-vehicle-20121030/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bio-char]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-biorefinery]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27398</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cool Planet Energy Systems introduces its ingenious clean-technology product – a modular and shippable micro biorefinery for on-site biofuel generation that costs only $1.5 per gallon of biofuel produced; and one of its clients, Google, has been testing this product by using 5% share of biofuel in its campus vehicle’s transport fuel. Google’s fuel test [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-uses-micro-biorefinery-for-powering-test-vehicle-20121030/">Google Uses Micro Biorefinery for Powering Test Vehicle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel Production Could Benefit from New Nanobowl Construction</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-could-benefit-from-new-nanobowl-construction-20121029/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biogas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nanobowl]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27328</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the issues in biofuel production has always been making it efficient. Various catalyst materials have been found to be very efficient, but short-lived. Under high-pressure, high-temperature, biofuel processing conditions, the catalysts start to break down and ruins their efficiency. Scientists hope to answer this problem by creating microscopic “nanobowls” to protect the catalytic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-could-benefit-from-new-nanobowl-construction-20121029/">Biofuel Production Could Benefit from New Nanobowl Construction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Iowa Engineers Convert Cellulosic Biomass to SynGas Using Pyrolysis-Gasification</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-engineers-convert-cellulosic-biomass-to-syngas-using-pyrolysis-gasification-20121026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biogas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellulosic biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syngas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27245</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>A huge renewable energy project is currently conducted and making its way in Iowa State University that utilizes cellulosic biomass as sources of synthesis gas  or SynGas, which can be processed further to desired type of fuel. In a previous article, Iowa engineers are using pyrolysis-microbial bioconversion tandem in converting biomass to bio-oil to biofuels. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-engineers-convert-cellulosic-biomass-to-syngas-using-pyrolysis-gasification-20121026/">Iowa Engineers Convert Cellulosic Biomass to SynGas Using Pyrolysis-Gasification</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>International Corporations Are Using Green Biodiesel Generators</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/international-corporations-are-using-green-biodiesel-generators-20121025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiesel generators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mather and stuart biodiesel generator]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27199</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Green power is becoming a common use of energy all over the world. And now, many huge multi-national corporations are realising just how many benefits they can get from using green energy. Beyond being very positive for the environment due to the dramatic decrease in emissions green generators make, large corporations are also starting to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/international-corporations-are-using-green-biodiesel-generators-20121025/">International Corporations Are Using Green Biodiesel Generators</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel Policy Ammended by EU, Biowastes Favored</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-policy-eu-biowastes-20121023/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biogas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biowaste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27022</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Just a few weeks after the publication of a study questioning its policy that prioritizes first generation biofuels, the European Union (EU) has changed its course, focusing now on biowastes rather than food crops as biofuel source. According to Roger Harabbin, a BBC environment analyst, the previous policy was easily accepted by other environmentalists before [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-policy-eu-biowastes-20121023/">Biofuel Policy Ammended by EU, Biowastes Favored</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;BioRisk&#8221; Explains Efficient and Sustainable Land Management For Biofuel Production</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biorisk-management-biofuel-20121018/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ever since the production of feedstock for bioenergy gained popularity, the big discussion about indirect land-use change started.  There is never enough land available for bioenergy crop production due to various environmental, economic and social constraints. Interestingly, however, a team of 11 scientists from seven European countries and the US, published a study in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biorisk-management-biofuel-20121018/">&#8220;BioRisk&#8221; Explains Efficient and Sustainable Land Management For Biofuel Production</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Study Claims EU Biofuel Plan Only Benefits Big Bosses, Not The Environment</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-claims-eu-biofuel-plan-only-benefits-big-bosses-not-the-environment-20121016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26757</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-claims-eu-biofuel-plan-only-benefits-big-bosses-not-the-environment-20121016/">Study Claims EU Biofuel Plan Only Benefits Big Bosses, Not The Environment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Iowa Engineers Aim to Produce Advanced Biofuels by Directed Mutation of Microbes</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-engineers-aim-to-produce-advanced-biofuels-by-directed-mutation-of-microbes-20121016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bacteria biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e.coli biodiesel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26741</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>By pyrolyzing biomass such as cornstalks and sawdust and feeding the oil product to the microbes, a new generation of biofuels is being produced. However, the microbes are facing some difficulties which the researchers from Iowa State University are trying to solve by allowing the microbes to adapt to the oil feed via genetic mutation. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iowa-engineers-aim-to-produce-advanced-biofuels-by-directed-mutation-of-microbes-20121016/">Iowa Engineers Aim to Produce Advanced Biofuels by Directed Mutation of Microbes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Novel Method in Bioethanol Production Increases Food Yield</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-novel-method-in-bioethanol-production-increases-sugar-yield-20121015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioethanol]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26703</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>For the first time ever, a reversed order of production of bioethanol and sugar was developed indulging a fourfold increase in sugar yield owing to the newly transformed yeast. A group of Japanese researchers from the Asahi Group Holdings Ltd and National Agriculture and the Food Research Organization&#8217;s (NARO) Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research has brought [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-novel-method-in-bioethanol-production-increases-sugar-yield-20121015/">A Novel Method in Bioethanol Production Increases Food Yield</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Trying to Use Nocturnal Photosynthesis to Produce Biofuels More Efficiently</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/trying-to-use-nocturnal-photosynthesis-to-produce-biofuels-more-efficiently-20121002/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nocturnal photosynthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photosynthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant photosynthesis]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26349</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The U.S Department of Energy has recently provided funding for development of a new strain of a popular tree species that can perform nocturnal photosynthesis. The sum of $14 million has been given to a team of biofuel researchers led by the University of Nevada. The project is called “Engineering CAM Photosynthetic Machinery into Bioenergy [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/trying-to-use-nocturnal-photosynthesis-to-produce-biofuels-more-efficiently-20121002/">Trying to Use Nocturnal Photosynthesis to Produce Biofuels More Efficiently</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Viable Solution to Biofuel Production &#8211; Elephant Grass</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elephant-grass-biofuel-production-20121002/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26344</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The amount of biomass from plants used for biofuel is highly dependable on their tolerance to drought. With climate warming at alarming rates, more and more scientists are urged to look for alternative species that can survive in areas, where irrigation is limited. Nevertheless, large areas across the U.S. are still suitable for growing biofuel [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/elephant-grass-biofuel-production-20121002/">A Viable Solution to Biofuel Production &#8211; Elephant Grass</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New and Improved Biofuel Production from Agricultural Wastes</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-and-improved-biofuel-production-from-agricultural-wastes-20120720/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Reyes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) develop a new biofuel production process that generates 20 times more energy than currently known methods. The process highlights a novel use of microbes to produce ethanol and hydrogen from agricultural wastes. Gemma Reguera, MSU microbiologist, is the co-author of the study along with Allison Spears, MSU graduate student. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-and-improved-biofuel-production-from-agricultural-wastes-20120720/">New and Improved Biofuel Production from Agricultural Wastes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Super Strain of Microalgae with Biofuel Potential Discovered in Australia</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/super-strain-of-microalgae-with-biofuel-potential-discovered-in-australia-20120711/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Reyes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microalgae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nannochloropsis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SARDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SARDI Algal Production Group]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at SARDI have discovered and isolated a super strain of a native microalgae species after six years of bioprospecting. This discovery could form the basis of a local biofuels industry. The research is part of a $4.2 million microalgae biorefinery project funded by the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology. The project [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/super-strain-of-microalgae-with-biofuel-potential-discovered-in-australia-20120711/">Super Strain of Microalgae with Biofuel Potential Discovered in Australia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Fungal Genome Study Explains End of Coal Formation and Shows Possible Biofuel Application</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fungal-genome-study-explains-end-of-coal-formation-and-possible-biofuel-application-20120706/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Reyes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioremediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungal genome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lignin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peroxidases enzyme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white rot fungi]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25372</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>The world&#8217;s coal deposits were roughly formed during a 60-million year period from 360 to 300 million years ago. Then, it stopped at the end of the Carboniferous period. What happened? A team of 71 researchers from 12 countries, including the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JOE JGI), published their study in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fungal-genome-study-explains-end-of-coal-formation-and-possible-biofuel-application-20120706/">Fungal Genome Study Explains End of Coal Formation and Shows Possible Biofuel Application</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Researchers Making Biofuel Superior to Ethanol from Beer Broth</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beer-broth-biofuel-20120628/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beer broth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beer broth biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caproic acid]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25239</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you thought beer is only good for drinking &#8211; think again. Cornell researchers have discovered how to process beer broth into caproic acid, a carboxylic acid that could be used as biofuel. Ethanol is already being produced from broth, but Largus Angenent, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, the leader of the study, wanted [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beer-broth-biofuel-20120628/">Researchers Making Biofuel Superior to Ethanol from Beer Broth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Honeywell to Test Jet Biofuel in Never-Tried-Before Concentrations</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/honeywell-biofuel-test-20120501/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honeywell biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jet biofuel]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24248</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Honeywell is about to start a test program meant to prove biofuel/fossil fuel blends can be used in aviation successfully. UOP, its subsidiary, will cooperate with the National Research Council of Canada and Agrisoma Biosciences to carry out the program. Some may argue (rightfully) that corn biofuels compete for land with food crops, but Honeywell&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/honeywell-biofuel-test-20120501/">Honeywell to Test Jet Biofuel in Never-Tried-Before Concentrations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Self-Aware E.coli Bacteria Producing Three Times More Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/jay-keasling-ecoli-bacteria-biofuel-20120404/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e.coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e.coli biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Keasling]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=23827</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have improved the way that genetically-modified E.coli bacteria can produce biofuels from ethanol and fatty acids. They have developed a genetic sensor that allows the bacteria to regulate their gene expression as a response to varying levels of ethanol or fatty acids. So far, the biofuel production by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/jay-keasling-ecoli-bacteria-biofuel-20120404/">Self-Aware E.coli Bacteria Producing Three Times More Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Newly-Discovered Process Makes Gasoline From Wood Chips</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wood-chips-gasoline-clay-wheeler-20111019/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel from biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clay Wheeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gasoline]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20822</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clay Wheeler, a researcher from the University of Maine has created what could be the alternative to using petroleum for making gasoline &#8211; a much greener alternative, in fact, but which also poses numerous other environmental concerns, because it involves trees &#8211; the Earth&#8217;s lungs. Prof. Wheeler and his two undergrads said about the technique [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wood-chips-gasoline-clay-wheeler-20111019/">Newly-Discovered Process Makes Gasoline From Wood Chips</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Heat-Loving Fungi Help Making Biomass-based Fuels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heat-fungi-biomass-biofuels-20111005/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungi biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woody plant biofuel]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20650</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>An international group of scientists have cracked the genetic code of two heat-loving fungi, Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris, and could use their findings for faster and greener development of biofuels derived from biomass. They discovered that the two fungi can accelerate the breakdown of fiber-containing biomass at temperatures between 40 and 70 degrees Celsius. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heat-fungi-biomass-biofuels-20111005/">Heat-Loving Fungi Help Making Biomass-based Fuels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Renmatix Uses Supercritical Water to Turn Biomass into Biofuels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renmatix-supercritical-water-biofuels-20111004/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass to biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renmatix]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20636</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wood chips, switchgrass and other non-edible parts of crops, also known as &#8220;agricultural waste&#8221; have been touted recently as good biofuel sources. However, extracting the necessary sugars that would further on get converted into fuels had been proven hard to accomplish. Renmatix, a Georgia-based company, has found a new process to quickly extract the sugars [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renmatix-supercritical-water-biofuels-20111004/">Renmatix Uses Supercritical Water to Turn Biomass into Biofuels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Algae Growing In Roman Baths Could Be a Great Source Of Biofuel</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-roman-baths-biofuel-20110713/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[algae Roman baths]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[biofuel from algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holly Smith-Baedorf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable biofuels from algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman Baths algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Bath]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers found that algae growing in Roman Baths could be a great source of fuel for cars. The Roman Baths are currently at the centre of a Department of Biology &#038; Biochemistry study aimed at producing renewable biofuels from algae.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-roman-baths-biofuel-20110713/">Algae Growing In Roman Baths Could Be a Great Source Of Biofuel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biofuel Production Costs Could Very Soon Drop By 80% Due to Cyanobacteria</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-costs-20110530/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 19:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodesign Institute of Arizona State University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyanobacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce biofuel production costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable source of biofuels]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18877</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>People are gradually losing interest in fossil fuels, because in a not so faraway time there may not be any fossil fuels to take interest in first of all. Then, there are the gas prices, the energy security issue and the gas emissions that could ruin everything.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-production-costs-20110530/">Biofuel Production Costs Could Very Soon Drop By 80% Due to Cyanobacteria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Self-Destructing Crops That Produce Biofuel More Efficiently Studied by Agrivida</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agrivida-self-destructing-plants-20110519/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 18:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agrivida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrivida biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrivida technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel sugar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Wong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self destructing plants]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the process of making biofuel, crops have to first be disintegrated into sugars, which is often a puzzling step, since it requires a lot of time and is not always efficient. Agrivida, a company located near Boston, is experimenting how to reverse engineer plants so they simply self-destruct into simpler elements quicker and better, to yield cheaper and more biofuel.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agrivida-self-destructing-plants-20110519/">Self-Destructing Crops That Produce Biofuel More Efficiently Studied by Agrivida</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sugarcane Crops Showed to Cool Climate</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-climate-cool-20110426/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Institution for Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fertilizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Loarie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sugarcane]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sugarcane has been touted as a sort of an inefficient biofuel crop, since it consumes a lot of water and fertilizer, and hence its carbon footprint is not the best for such a purpose, compared to algae, for example. Sugarcane, on the other hand, can help cool the climate in a certain way.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-climate-cool-20110426/">Sugarcane Crops Showed to Cool Climate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Kenyan Forests Endangered by European Biofuel Crops, Local Protesters Say</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kenya-forest-biofuel-20110322/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[european union biofuel target]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cutting down forests for the sake of planting zero-carbon biofuel crops is like fighting for peace - war will generate even more war. Kenya's Dakatcha Woodlands seems to face such an issue, since European companies seeking to harvest biofuel crops want to destroy the forest.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kenya-forest-biofuel-20110322/">Kenyan Forests Endangered by European Biofuel Crops, Local Protesters Say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Microwave-Burnt Biomass Could Help &#034;Black&#034; Energy Industry Become Cleaner</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/james-clark-microwave-biofuel-20110219/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bio-char]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>James Clark, the director of the University of York's Green Center of Excellence, will present some of the newest chemical technologies that could help producing clean biofuels and at the same time eliminate waste, at the Annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/james-clark-microwave-biofuel-20110219/">Microwave-Burnt Biomass Could Help &quot;Black&quot; Energy Industry Become Cleaner</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Biomass-Based Jet Fuel to Be Produced in London and Australia by US-based Company</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/qantas-solena-biojet-biofuel-20110104/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that German fighter airplanes used synthetic fuel made from biomass? This is what Australian line Qantas and US-based fuel producer Solena are negotiating about these days, in an attempt to replace the fossil-based fuels that currently power their airplanes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/qantas-solena-biojet-biofuel-20110104/">Biomass-Based Jet Fuel to Be Produced in London and Australia by US-based Company</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cheese-Making Bacterium Studied For Possible Biofuel Producing Capabilities</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lactococcus-lactis-biofuel-20101202/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A bacterium that usually transforms milk into cheese is now being hunted by researchers who want to "convince" it that its natural vocation can also help to produce biofuels. This story is about Lactococcus lactis.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lactococcus-lactis-biofuel-20101202/">Cheese-Making Bacterium Studied For Possible Biofuel Producing Capabilities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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