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biofuels, Tag
- The good, the bad and the algae Thu, 10 Aug 17, 9:00amFrom Eurekalert Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Sandia tests Salton Sea-grown algae as new fuel source and pollution solution DOE/Sandia National Laboratories BRAWLEY, California — Sandia National Laboratories is testing...
- Researchers turn recycled aluminum foil into cheaper, eco-friendlier biofuels Tue, 1 Aug 17, 9:50pmDon't toss your bagel wrapper in the trash just yet; scientists at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland say they have discovered a way to turn used aluminum foil into a catalyst to create cheaper, eco-friendlier...
- Switch to electric vehicles will not be enough to give us clean air | Letters Fri, 28 Jul 17, 3:35amReaders respond to Britain’s latest clean air plan and the ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040So, the government is committed to banning all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 (Report, 26 July)...
- Biofuels needed but some more polluting than fossil fuels, report warns Fri, 14 Jul 17, 9:01amRoyal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but says more should come from waste rather than food crops
- Biofuels need 'to be improved for battle against climate change' Fri, 14 Jul 17, 9:01amRoyal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but warns that some have been as polluting as fossil fuels
- Study: Another example of how California bollixes carbon regulation through biofuels Wed, 28 Jun 17, 10:24pmFrom the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Regulating the indirect land use carbon emissions imposes high hidden costs on fuel Farmers earn more profits when there is demand...
- Breakthrough algae strain produces twice as much biofuel Sat, 24 Jun 17, 12:52amScientists have been working since the 1970's to transform algae into biofuel. Now a new breakthrough could make this alternative energy source a more viable option. Researchers from Synthetic Genomics, Inc. and ExxonMobil...
- Study finds: Corn better used as food than biofuel Wed, 21 Jun 17, 11:56pmFrom the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN and the “don’t burn your food” department. Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come...
- Biofuels: could agave, hemp and saltbush be the fuels of the future? Wed, 10 May 17, 11:36amOilier plants, new processing technologies and multipurpose crops could put the biofuel industry back in the race for greener transport fuels
- Ding ding! All aboard the ex-Lib Dem minister's solar-powered bus Mon, 24 Apr 17, 7:09pmNorman Baker ditched the ‘constant battle’ of working with Theresa May to run the Big Lemon – the Brighton eco-firm launching a green bus route
- Do former transport ministers dream of electric buses? Mon, 24 Apr 17, 1:53amEx Lib Dem MP Norman Baker has swapped the ‘constant battle’ of working with Theresa May for running a Brighton eco-firm that’s launching a green bus route
- “Hard Lessons From the Great Algae Biofuel Bubble” Fri, 21 Apr 17, 12:03amGuest post by David Middleton From 2005 to 2012, dozens of companies managed to extract hundreds of millions in cash from VCs in hopes of ultimately extracting fuel oil from algae...
- Renewables roadshow – Cowra: 'It goes from being waste to a resource' – video Thu, 6 Apr 17, 2:15pmA bioenergy project could take the waste streams of a group of farms in New South Wales and turn them into electricity and heat for local residents, and make fertiliser from the leftovers
- Renewables roadshow: transforming waste into a cleaner Cowra Thu, 6 Apr 17, 2:16pmAn innovative bioenergy project in New South Wales could produce enough electricity to supply 5,000 homes and produce fertiliser
- MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels Wed, 5 Apr 17, 3:04amMEPs say a ban, which needs approval from the European commission, is needed to avoid renewable targets contributing to deforestation