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Biofuel

Web Organization Teaches Kids How to Grow Algae

January 19, 2010

In response to the growing interest in algae cultures on the part of teachers, educators and students, a website set up to promote algae has released an educational kit

Put a Watermelon in Your Tank: From Picnics to Biofuel

August 26, 2009

One out of every five watermelons rot in the field because they don’t look absolutely perfect for the grocery store.
That’s a lot of wasted food.
But researchers at the USDA are working on a watermelon-to-biofuels system that can use those wasted melons for ethanol production.

UCLA Researchers Develop Genetically Modified E. coli Bacteria For More Efficient Ethanol Production

January 9, 2009

Researchers at UCLA have developed a new process for producing next-generation biofuels through genetic modification of E. coli bacteria to be efficient biofuel synthesizers, which could be the step needed for mass production.
This discovery might create a big divide between those working for alternative fuels and those opposed to GMOs. While I am personally opposed [...]

Osage BioEnergy to Open Largest Barley Ethanol Plant in U.S.

October 1, 2008

Osage BioEnergy says that it will break ground next month on a 65 Mgy (Million Gallons per Year) barley ethanol plant that will be the largest in the US.

Dow Chemical and Ford Motor Co. to Join Forces

September 29, 2008

The symbiosis between cars and chemically-produced biofuels is growing closer as Ford Motor Company and DOW Chemical Company announced plans yesterday to hold a National Convention to discuss the future of manufacturing, technology, energy and the environment.

Alternative Fuel’s For Dummies

September 2, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
O.K., so were not Dummies. But the whole Alternative Fuel debate is a confusing one isn’t it? It’s hard to get behind one type when there are so many out there already, and it seems as if a new one comes out every week!
(I secretly think that the Oil companies are behind [...]

Jimmy cracked Corn Ethanol, and I don’t care!

August 5, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
Corn Ethanol: Hero or Hype? From Mother Earth News.

In current engines, E85 provides about 30 percent less fuel economy than gasoline
Ethanol cannot be transported through existing pipelines because it is corrosive and easily absorbs water. It must be delivered by trucks, barges and rail cars, which produces more pollution.
Converting remaining prairie, forests [...]