Tag: Biofuels - Page 11
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Plankton Power to Build Algae Biofuel Facility on Cape Cod
In about a year Cape Cod will have its first algae biofuel facility. Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. have announced that they have formed a public-private consortium to build a pilot-scale biorefinery
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New Biodiesel Plant Nearly Doubles California's Refining Capacity
California currently has a biodiesel production capacity of about 34 million gallons per year, but one single plant by Colorado-based Crimson Renewable Energy is set to nearly double that. The 30 million gallon per year
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Kirei Board: A Radical Material with a Big Impact
Kirei (pronounced "key'-ray") is a company which produces modern, innovative, eco-friendly materials. The word represents the Japanese character meaning "beautiful" or "clean." Although this material has been covered on TreeHugger before,
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20,000 Gallons of Renewable Fuel Per Acre: Joule Biotechnology Lifts Veil on Direct CO2 to Fuel Process
If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil
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EATR: The Vegetarian Robot that Kills
Photo by RTI The Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (aka EATR) by Robotic Technology Inc. is a proposed military robot that can do all sorts of things according to the company's brochure. It can perform long-range reconnaissance, surveillance,
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SCORE! New Biomass Cookstove Also Doubles As Electrical Generator
The vast majority of TreeHugger readers undoubtedly take for granted cooking on a stove that doesn't produce prodigious amounts of smoke every time you use it -- that smoke's produced elsewhere a lot of the time, at the power plant, but let's leave that
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Greenland Shark Fat Biofuel? Not Such a Good Idea
The title says it all: Physorg details proposed plans in Uummannaq, Greenland to use fat from Greenland Sharks, many of which
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BP Backs Out of Jatropha Joint Venture with D1 Oils
Not so long ago jatropha was
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ExxonMobil Bets on Algae in First Major Biofuel Investment
Long maligned by the green community for its environmental record and perceived lack of support for renewable energy, not to mention funding climate change deniers, ExxonMobil has announced that it will be placing its money on
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Second-Gen Biofuels Require More Research on Water Usage and Effects, says US Government
By this point, the water intensity of using first
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Corn State Senators Want to Shove Ethanol Down Our Throats, Whether We Like It Or Not
When the Senate finishes writing their version of the climate bill—when they get back from summer recess and not a moment sooner—expect it to contain similar if not stronger love for corn ethanol than the House's version. At
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Heatwave Recalls Thousands of Green Volvos
This week, a massive Baltic storm dumped rain all over Sweden and returned us to the damp and chilly summers we've come to expect. But last week? Last week Sweden
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Sugarcane to be Turned into Conventional Diesel Fuel at Brazil Biorefinery
Brazil's widely know for running a whole heck of a lot of cars on sugarcane-based ethanol. There are lot's of problems to be pointed out in growing it, but sugarcane is one thing that the country definitely has in spades. Which
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Biomimicry FTW: Leaf-Eating Ants, Fungi and Bacteria Can Teach Us How to Make Better Biofuels
Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain Heigh-Ho! Heigh-Ho! Breaking Down Dead Leaves! Leaf-cutter ants, fungi and bacteria are playing as a team when it comes to extracting the most energy possible out of dead leaves, and scientists think that by studying this
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Ethanol Now Fuels Over Half of Brazilian Cars & Light Vehicles
Brazil is renowned for being a world leader in ethanol use and this telling statistic bears that out: According to Petrobras CFO Almir Barbassa ethanol now powers more than 50% of all the light vehicles in the nation.
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Ethanol Lobby 1, Environment 0: Compromise Struck to Move Climate Bill Forward
Two months ago, the California Air Resources Board voted to include greenhouse gas emissions from indirect land use changes in calculating a biofuel was truly carbon neutral. Naturally, this sent the US ethanol industry into a fit; under many analyses
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13 Hot Eco-Cars That Go Zoom
Who says a green car has to be shaped like a sneaker to save the planet? These 13 hot supercars sure don't.
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Dartmouth U Students Spend Summer Vacation on Green Road Trip
Riding the "Vehicle for Change," a team of 15 Dartmouth College grads and students "dedicated to diminishing environmental and economic issues through education," clamored aboard the Big Green Bus to drive 12,000 miles across the US. On June 17, they
