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Boeing Unveils Plans For Advanced EcoDemonstrator ProgramFarnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 23, 2010 Boeing has announced its ecoDemonstrator Program for accelerating environmental technologies. The ecoDemonstrator Program will emphasize emerging technologies in the areas of fuel efficiency, noise reduction and operational efficiency, while readying technologies at a faster pace for aviation applications. "Commercial aviation is in rapid pursuit of its goal of carbon-neutral growth by 2020, primarily driven by technology advancements," said Billy Glover, managing director of Environmental Strateg ... read more |
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 08, 2010Chemical engineers at Purdue University have developed a new method to process agricultural waste and other biomass into biofuels, and they are proposing the creation of mobile processing plants that would rove the Midwest to produce the fuels. "What's important is that you can process all kinds of available biomass - wood chips, switch grass, corn stover, rice husks, wheat straw ...," sai ... more 
Manila, Philippines (UPI) Jul 8, 2010 The International Finance Corp., the lending branch of the World Bank, plans to invest more than $300 million in the Philippines power sector this year, particularly in renewable energy projects. Jesse Ang, IFC resident representative to the Philippines said IFC was interested in funding biomass, wind and mini-hydroelectric power plants in the country. Ang said IFC is currently t ... more 
Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. has announced that it has developed a plant trait that could bring new life to millions of acres of abandoned or marginal cropland damaged by salts. Results in several crops, including switchgrass, have shown levels of salt tolerance not seen before. Ceres reported that its researchers tested the effects of very high salt concentrations and also seawater fro ... more |
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Fine-Tuning Growth Conditions Helps Cyanobacteria FlourishTempe AZ (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 Cyanobacteria are among the oldest living forms in nature, responsible for generating the atmospheric oxygen we breathe today. Now Hyun Woo Kim and Raveender Vannela, researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are perfecting the means to culture these microbes-a potentially rich source of biofuels and biomaterials- in significantly greater abundance. The work provides a vital foundation for optimizing a device known as a photobioreactor (PBR), in which these energy-packed p ... read more |
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