green fuel Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 The Newest Revolution In Fuel Is Greener Than You Might Think https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-fuel-20151117/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-fuel-20151117/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57704 The race to find the “cure” for ending the use of fossil fuels is consistent and harried. Researchers all over the world are hard at work to seek out that new fuel source that will cause people to want to use it. The EV is a great option, but with only about 5% of sales […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-fuel-20151117/feed/ 0 57704 NASA One Step Closer to Using Efficient Greener Spacecraft Fuel https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:45:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39265 NASA plans to introduce the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), a safe and clean alternative to the toxic satellite fuel hydrazine. The green propellant will be first introduced on a test flight in 2015. During a briefing with aerospace industry officials held in Colorado earlier this week, the space agency announced the successful completion of the initial […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-one-step-closer-to-using-efficient-green-spacecraft-fuel-20130714/feed/ 0 39265 Algae Producing Fuel Through Photosynthesis With the Help of Engineering https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-producing-fuel-through-photosynthesis-with-the-help-of-engineering-20130108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-producing-fuel-through-photosynthesis-with-the-help-of-engineering-20130108/#respond Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:12:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30998 New species of blue-green algae was engineered by chemists at University of California, Davis. The aim of the team, led by assistant professor Shota Atsumi, was to find a replacement of petroleum and natural gas to produce chemical feedstock. The findings were published in the latest Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences. The unique study looked […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-producing-fuel-through-photosynthesis-with-the-help-of-engineering-20130108/feed/ 0 30998 Camelina: The Plant That Powered KLM's First Biofuel Plane https://www.greenoptimistic.com/camelina-the-plant-that-powered-kmls-first-biofuel-plane-20091202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/camelina-the-plant-that-powered-kmls-first-biofuel-plane-20091202/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:23:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5603 Even though Virgin Atlantic has already made demonstration flights in the US using biofuels, no other company has made any steps towards alternative power sources until now. To prove that there is no risk in using a green fuel, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Europe also made their first flight with a Boeing 747.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/camelina-the-plant-that-powered-kmls-first-biofuel-plane-20091202/feed/ 1 5603 Researchers Develop Method of Turning Sewage Sludge into Ethanol https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-develop-method-of-turning-sewage-sludge-into-ethanol-20091010/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-develop-method-of-turning-sewage-sludge-into-ethanol-20091010/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:18:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4720 According to the researchers this new method can reduce the amount of sludge processed by traditional treatment facilities and turn municipal solid waste into a green fuel.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-develop-method-of-turning-sewage-sludge-into-ethanol-20091010/feed/ 0 4720 New Biofuel Made out of Plant Cellulose https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-biofuel-made-out-of-plant-cellulose-20080410/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-biofuel-made-out-of-plant-cellulose-20080410/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=272 George Huber of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) and his students Torren Carlson and Tushar Vispute announced the first direct conversion of plant cellulose into gasoline components. There may be 10 years until this invention is brought to market. Huber said that the consumers won’t even realize the difference between regular fossil gasoline and the […]

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