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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 
As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products. The NASA bioreactor is an Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae (OMEGA), which won't compete with agriculture for land, fertilizer, or freshwater. NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., licensed the ... read more
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009The truth about accelerating improvements in the way America produces both ethanol and the feedstocks from which it is made proved to be inconvenient for the narrative of former Vice President Al Gore in his description of grain-based ethanol in his new book. Writing in Our Choice, Vice President Gore expresses his "disappointment" over the progress of ethanol in the past 30 years. Yet, the fact ... more
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 19, 2009Purdue University will operate a new federally funded facility to test aircraft engines and develop alternative fuels in work that also aims to reduce the nation's reliance on imported oil. The National Test Facility for Fuels and Propulsion is funded with a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. Air Force and will be housed in the Niswonger Aviation Technology Building at the Purdue Airport. ... more 
Irvine CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2009It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor. Look into Shane Stephens-Romero's crystal ball - a computer model called STREET - and find that air quality has significantly improved. Greenhouse gas emissions are more than 60 percent lower than in 2009, and levels of ... more 
Dubai (AFP) Nov 17, 2009Alternative fuels could power 15 percent of global air traffic by 2020 and 30 percent by 2030, European aircraft-maker Airbus said at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday. "If we get the right sources, it is possible that 15 percent of the world's jet fuel will come from sustainable sources by 2020, and 30 percent will come from sustainable sources by 2030," said Ross Walker, engineering programme ... more |
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Urbana IL (SPX) Nov 11, 2009Using a wet ethanol production method that begins by soaking corn kernels rather than grinding them, results in more gallons of ethanol and more usable co-products, giving ethanol producers a bigger bang for their buck - by about 20 percent. "The conventional ethanol production method has fewer steps, but other than distillers dried grains with soluble, it doesn't have any other co-product ... more 
Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2009Energy crop company Ceres has announced that it plans to expand an advanced trait development project to increase biomass yields of several energy grasses by as much as 40% in coming years, while simultaneously decreasing the use of inputs such as nitrogen fertilizers. The project, which was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from among 3,700 renewable energy proposals, will ... more 
Irvine CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2009VIASPACE has announced it has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark "Giant King" as a unique brand of grass. Interest in, and demand for, Giant King grass is growing, as energy producers seek next-generation feedstock for biofuel to reduce dependence on high-polluting fossil fuels and biomass for replacing coal in electric power plants. Due to advantageous grow ... more |
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