hydrocarbons Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Biofuels from Genetically Engineered Bacteria Struggle to Meet Lofty Expectations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-bacteria-struggle-20140206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-bacteria-struggle-20140206/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:01:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45547 Still early in its evolution, the renewable energy industry is operating in large part on potential. With few revolutionary game-changers over the past few decades, it is the ideas of what is possible that fuel the sector. Synthetic biology is a prime example of this mindset. Through synthetic biology, scientists believe that by implementing advanced genetic engineering, and radically […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuels-bacteria-struggle-20140206/feed/ 0 45547 Hydrocarbon Drilling Impacts Aquatic Life https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrocarbon-drilling-impacts-aquatic-life-20131108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrocarbon-drilling-impacts-aquatic-life-20131108/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 05:34:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=43308 According to new research published in November in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, Joshua Thienpont and colleagues at Queen’s University discovered that drilling sumps that are related to hydrocarbon extraction can cause major issues with aquatic ecosystems. Although they are a major source of energy and combustible fuel, hydrocarbons are a big source of greenhouse […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrocarbon-drilling-impacts-aquatic-life-20131108/feed/ 0 43308 Re-engineering Nature – Hot Topic at ARPA-E Conference https://www.greenoptimistic.com/re-engineering-nature-hot-topic-at-arpa-e-conference-20130227/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/re-engineering-nature-hot-topic-at-arpa-e-conference-20130227/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:37:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34095 The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, or ARPA-E, began its three day conference in Washington, DC on Monday. Attendees included the best and brightest from across the US who proposed lots of innovative ideas. To date, the agency has spent $770 million on 285 cutting edge projects ARPA-E is the Energy Department’s Pentagon-like arm […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/re-engineering-nature-hot-topic-at-arpa-e-conference-20130227/feed/ 0 34095 Helioculture: Making Biofuel from CO2 by Using Solar Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helioculture-making-biofuel-from-co2-by-using-solar-power-20090926/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helioculture-making-biofuel-from-co2-by-using-solar-power-20090926/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:29:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4507 California-based startup, Joule Biotechnologies is developing a unique process using solar energy that converts carbon dioxide into liquid biofuel. This new process could yield up to 20,000 gallons of usable fuel per year per acre of land for approximately the same cost as fossil fuels.

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