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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 11, 2009 
In view of the shortage of petrochemical resources and climate change, development of CO2-neutral sustainable fuels is one of the most urgent challenges of our times. Energy plants like rape or oil palm are being discussed fervently, as they may also be used for food production. Hence, cultivation of microalgae may contribute decisively to tomorrow's energy supply. For energy production ... read more
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2009If you are an owner of the 244 million cars that exist in the US, probably yours can run only in regular gasoline. And with the oil prices on a permanent roller-coaster price, you probably wonder if there is some way you could make the old faithful run on for example that E85 fuel that you heard on the news and that is being offered by that shiny new fuel pump near your job. ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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New York NY (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Carbonics Capital is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive license with GreenShift for use of its algae bioreactor technologies in municipal and industrial applications excluding ethanol production. GreenShift's patented and patent-pending bioreactor technologies rely on thermophillic cyanobacteria (among other organisms) to consume carbon dioxide emissions and to produce car ... more 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Joule Biotechnologies has unveiled its breakthrough Helioculture technology-a revolutionary process that harnesses sunlight to directly convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into SolarFuel liquid energy. This eco-friendly, direct-to-fuel conversion requires no agricultural land or fresh water, and leverages a highly scalable system capable of producing more than 20,000 gallons of renewable ethanol ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2009Terrabon has announced that it has produced high-octane "green gasoline" made from non-food biomass. The gasoline was produced using Terrabon's licensed MixAlco technology to pre-treat and ferment biomass at the Company's advanced biofuels research facility, Energy Independence I, located in Bryan, Texas. This process yielded organic salts, which were converted to ketones and then to high-octane ... more |
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Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 22, 2009Massachusetts-based biofuel company Qteros has announced at an industry conference in Montreal that it has achieved unprecedented laboratory results in the performance of its proprietary, game-changing technology known as "C3" (Complete Cellulosic Conversion). For the past several months, Qteros has been achieving major breakthroughs in the performance and scalability of its unique ... more 
Sisimiut, Greenland (AFP) July 20, 2009The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits. Native to the cold Arctic waters, thousands of the sharks get caught and die in fishermen's nets off Greenland every year. The beasts -- which can be compared to the Great White Shark in size at ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2009One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener. The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The balance of the GSA purchase for the Postal Service will ... more |
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