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NASA seeks green aircraft proposalsWashington (UPI) Jun 2, 2010 NASA officials say they are soliciting proposals for studies designed to identify advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies. The proposal solicitation for commercial airliners to fly more economically, quieter and cleaner by 2025 is the first of several expected under NASA's "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics" announcement for 2010, released Wednesday. The total potential value of the research contracts is $36.6 million, and proposals are due by July 15. Officials will sele ... read more |
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Singapore (AFP) March 19, 2009Greenpeace on Tuesday disclosed what it said was new evidence showing Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer Sinar Mas broke a pledge not to destroy forest rich in carbon and wildlife. Activists from the environmental group said they had discovered recently that a Sinar Mas subsidiary, PT BAT, was still clearing rainforest near a habitat of orangutans, an endangered species, in Central Kalima ... more 
Ann Arbor, Mich. (UPI) Apr 23, 2010 Treating algae with heat and pressure quickly produces a crude oil that could be used in engines, scientists at the University of Michigan said. In their experiments, the scientists heated algae and water to 300 degrees for 30 minutes in a device similar to a pressure cooker. "We're trying to do what nature does when it creates oil, but we don't want to wait millions of years," s ... more 
St. Louis (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 A biofuel-powered flight of Boeing's F/A-18F Super Hornet will mark Earth Day Thursday, being observed worldwide with millions of "green" acts aimed to raise awareness of climate change. The unmodified aircraft will take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., and will be powered by a sustainable biofuel blend of 50 percent camelina and 50 percent JP-5 aviation fuel, said the Bo ... more |
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Energy Wasted Grinding Switchgrass Smaller To Improve FlowabilityWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 20, 2010 Biofuels processors who mill switchgrass into fine bits to help its flowability should be able to save time, energy and money by not doing so, a Purdue University study shows. Switchgrass can be used in a number of biofuel applications, but moving it - especially feeding it into boilers - can be problematic, said Klein Ileleji, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering. While corn and soybeans are round and spherical, switchgrass is shaped more like matchsticks, causi ... read more |
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