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The Pros and Cons of Algae Bio Fuel

Posted by bchristo on Thursday, 12 April 2012 in Biofuels

Algae–based biofuel is a new energy source that has been getting a lot of attention lately. Certain types of algae contain natural oils that can be readily distilled into a vegetable oil or a number of petroleum-like products that could serve as drop-in replacements for gasoline, diesel, and jet fue...

Trash trucks fueled by 'trash gas': a growing trend

Posted by grant on Friday, 08 July 2011 in Biofuels

The company that operates the largest trucking fleet in the waste industry is fueling more and more trucks with so-called trash gas. On Tuesday, Houston-based Waste Management Inc. will add its 1,000th truck fueled with natural gas. Powered with captured and converted methane gas from the company's ...

Biomass Energy – Mixed Signals

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 in Biofuels

Standing in front of 200 New Hampshire loggers on a cold night last February, it was my job to explain electricity markets and why biomass power projects are facing a tough time. For these guys, it wasn't an academic discussion of the influence of natural gas prices on wholesale power prices...

Biotech offers promise for producing fuel

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 13 August 2010 in Biofuels

LOS ANGELES -- Fuel may be a messy business now, as the oil spill fouling the Gulf reminds us. But it might not always have to be. Scientists envision facilities that churn out black gold by enlisting engineered bacteria, yeast and algae to do all the dirty work. Recently, scientists reported a si...

Gulf disaster renews interest in biofuel technology

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 08 August 2010 in Biofuels

Even as last of BP oil spilled on the Gulf Coast dissipates, interest in Florida's biofuel industrypiqued by the spill may linger, and even grow. For the moment certainly, biofuels such as ethanol and algae-derived diesel are gaining traction in the minds of the public and energy producers. Coul...

EPA Requires 800 million Gallons of Biodiesel in the U.S. Domestic Market in 2011

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 19 July 2010 in Biofuels

WASHINGTON, DC – - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would require the domestic use of 800 million gallons of biodiesel in 2011. This is consistent with the renewable goals established in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), which expanded the Renewabl...

Scientists' Breakthrough in Production of Biofuels

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 11 January 2010 in Biofuels

A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield have developed an innovative device which will make the production of alternative biofuels more energy efficient. The research team has adapted a unique bioreactor for use in the production of alternative renewable fuels, to replace fossil fuels...

5 Companies Making Fuel From Algae Now

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 18 October 2009 in Biofuels

By Jeremy Jacquot Ubiquitous and easy to grow, algae has long been a promising biomass-to-fuel candidate in the eyes of researchers. Now algae is a burgeoning sector in biofuels with several high-profile staart-ups, including Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics, and the interest of big-time investors...

Algae: Biofuel Of The Future?

Posted by davebishop on Monday, 05 October 2009 in Biofuels

ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2008) — In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day. ...

Using algae to make fuels, he's thinking beyond pond scum

Posted by davebishop on Monday, 05 October 2009 in Biofuels

The gig: Chief executive of Sapphire Energy Inc., a San Diego biofuels company that develops algae-based fuel that has been used experimentally to power airplanes and, recently, a car that was driven across the country. The serial entrepreneur has had a hand in starting several companies in industri...

Power to the People - Biodiesel and the University of New Hampshire

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 in Biofuels

When Henry Ford first introduced the Model T it came with an engine that could burn both gasoline and ethanol. It was the first flex-fuel vehicle. Farmers back then took advantage of this flexibility by distilling their own ethanol to run their vehicles, bypassing the pumps of the then nascent oil ...