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Biofuel
Biogas plant turns hog waste into energy
• http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com, Bryan OrchardRead how the US$17 million, 3.2Mw Blue Mountain biogas power generation plant in Beaver County, Utah, began generating electricity from methane gas via the anaerobic digestion of swine manure.
Bacteria brews biofuel with potential to replace high-energy rocket fuel
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Bob GuntripResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the US Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute have engineered a bacterium that could yield a new source of high-energy hydrocarbon fuel for rocketry and other aerospace uses.
Geek Oil: Scientists Manufacture Biofuel from Algae in Minutes
• by Warner Todd HustonA new scientific discovery that takes algae and turns it into crude oil in minutes rather than millions of years could be the end of constant worries over "peak oil."
What To Consider Around The Renewable Fuel Standard
• earthtechling.comCongressional hearings [last] week focusing on the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard [brought] together impassioned speakers representing the US biofuel constituency, traditional fossil fuel interests, major food companies and other stakeholders.
Growing Diesel
•Algae for biofuel - Algae Photobioreactor
Biodiesel production system- Everything included - $1000 (Leander, TX) in Austin TX Craigslist
• Craigslist - Austin, TXSelling EVERYTHING you need to make biodiesel minus the veggie oil you will need to find from restaurants...
Biofuels From Waste —
• http://cleantechnica.com, NathanA new enzyme — capable of aiding in the cost-effective conversion of woody-waste into liquid fuel — was recently discovered during research on the tiny marine wood-borers known as ‘gribble’.
Frugal Fuels: Top 12 ways to transform biofuels using materials already around us
• http://www.biofuelsdigest.com, Jim LaneGreat ideas abound for new feedstocks, and novel infrastructure. We admire so many of them. Jatropha, carinata, switchgrass, sweet sorghum, blender pumps, systems-at-sea. And so much more.
Growing Diesel
•Algae for biofuel...
Host:
Ernest Hancock
05-02-13 -- Steve Meunier - Dwaine Halberg, Daniel Sackett - (Video & MP3 LOADED)
Program Date:Steve Meunier (H2opesystem) on their water purification energy system - Dwaine Halberg and Daniel Sackett (Saguaro Materials Research) on their Algae PhotobioReactors to make bio diesel.
Is Ethanol a Cost Effective Solution to Climate Change?
• John Miller, The Energy CollectiveThe energy balances show that 0.78 million Btu (MBtu) and 1.13 MBtu of fossil fuels are consumed in the overall WTW lifecycles of corn ethanol and petroleum gasoline respectively (for every 1.0 MBtu of finished motor fuel produced-delivered).
4 young people in Africa design generator that runs on urine
• Good.isuh... yes. that's correct. It is a generator that breaks down the urea, yeilding hydrogen which is then purified and burned.
Kior ‘Biocrude’ Plant a Step toward Advanced Biofuels
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Martin LaMonicaA Kior plant in Mississippi will start shipping fuel made from wood chips as planned as it chases large-scale production.
Artificial Photosynthesis Effort Takes Root
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin Bullis$122 million innovation hub could speed the development of devices for making fuel from water and sunlight.
Whey to Go: Students Break Land Speed Record With Cheese-Byproduct Biofuel
• http://www.wired.com, By Keith BarryCall it “The little engine that curd.” Students at Utah State University have broken a land speed record in a car fueled by the waste that remains from cheese making.
Jonathan Trent: Energy from floating algae pods
• http://www.ted.comCall it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities.
Corn Exports Shrivel as U.S. Ethanol Demand Grows
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Mike OrcuttAs the world’s biggest exporter of corn diverts more and more of its crop to make fuel, it’s sending less to the global marketplace.
Why Amyris Is Giving Up on Biodiesel, For Now
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisNew data show that its products cost more than $30 a gallon to make.
NASA Wants to Launch Floating Algae Farms
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisA $10 million project aims to grow algae for biofuels inside plastic bags.
Sapphire Energy Raises $144 Million for an Algae Farm
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisBut is the company scaling up its technology too fast? This week, algae-biofuel startup Sapphire Energy announced it has received $144 million in new funding, which brings its total to over $300 million.
WATCH: Can Pond Scum Save You From $5 Gas?
• motherjones.com, By James West and Tim McDonnellHow could the slimy green muck that grows in your aquarium and washes up on the beach be a future cornerstone of American energy independence?
Custom Made Home Distillation by Reed
• lnlprotekt.comHome distillation is a simple process by which you can purify water, distill alcohol, manufacture antiseptics or produce fuel grade ethanol.
Minister praises plan to heat swimming pool from fires of crematorium
• By Rowena MasonA money-saving plan to heat a swimming pool with energy from the cremation of dead bodies has been backed by a senior Government minister.
Nano-Engineered Bioconstructs Perform Photosynthesis Faster Than Nature Does
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comScientists have been trying for a while now to recreate the process of photosynthesis, using sunlight and water to spark chemical reactions.
Record Food Prices Linked to Biofuels
• http://www.technologyreview.com/Reports from the WTO and USDA show that corn supplies are influenced by biofuel subsidies and mandates.
Was the BP disaster created in order to turn the Gulf into an algae farm?
• Farm Wars"This oil spill, whether sabotage, negligence, accident or design is the perfect way to advance this biofuel agenda. They will sacrifice the Gulf and all who live in or around it for this multi-trillion dollar industry."
Ozone Improves Biofuel Production Efficiency
• arcleinhe carbohydrates from the lignin. By exposing the plant matter to gaseous ozone, with very little moisture, they are able to produce a carbohydrate-rich solid with no solid or liquid waste. "This is more efficient because it degrades the lignin v
Bacterium eats electricity, farts biogas
• New ScientistBacteria that can convert electricity into methane could help solve one of the biggest problems with renewable energy – its unreliability compared to the steady output of polluting fossil-fuel power stations.
Shrimp Farm Turns to Biofuel Producer
• Ecolocalizer.comAn Arizona shrimp farmer has emptied the crustaceans from some of his ponds and filled them instead with algae to turn to biofuel.
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