Micro-Bubbles Cut Cost of Algae-Derived Biofuel
Algae naturally produce oil. When it?s processed, that oil can be turned into biofuel, an alternative energy source. There?s just one snag--harvesting the oil from algae-filled water is prohibitively expensive. But researchers have come up with an effervescent solution: bubbles smaller than the width of a human hair can help reduce the costs of collecting algae oil. [More]
Scientists report breakthrough in seaweed biofuel
Energy experts believe that seaweed holds enormous potential as a biofuel alternative to coal and oil, and US-based scientists say they have unlocked the secret of turning its sugar into energy.
Breakthrough in seaweed biofuel reported
Energy experts believe that seaweed holds enormous potential as a biofuel alternative to coal and oil, and US-based scientists say they have unlocked the secret of turning its sugar into energy.
The head of the Economics of biofuel production in Latvia itself has not met
?The production and use of biofuel in Latvia (2003-2010)? assumed that 5.75% biofuel will fuel market, and in fact, in 2010, this figure stood at 2.96%. Also, it was planned that until 2010, will be 75 000 tons of fuel, and in fact made only 58.3 thousand tons, including 39 thousand tons for export, which is contrary to the original idea.
Lufthansa To Fly First Commercial Transatlantic Flight Powered By Biofuel
Achtung, enviro-conscious jetsetters. Forget about buying carbon credits as absolution for warming the globe as you globe trot and instead purchase a ticket on the first commercial transatlantic flight powered by biofuels. On Thursday, a Lufthansa 747-400 is scheduled to fly from Frankfurt, Germany, to , D.C., burning 40 tons of a biofuel mix made ...
Biofuel cell generates electricity when implanted in False Death's Head Cockroach
Scientists have developed and implanted into a living insect ? the False Death's Head Cockroach ? a miniature fuel cell that converts naturally occurring sugar in the insect and oxygen from the air into electricity. They term it an advance toward a source of electricity that could, in principle, be collected, stored and used to power sensors, cameras, microphones and a variety of other ...
Whisky biofuel company launched
A new company is formed in Edinburgh to produce a biofuel made from whisky by-products on an industrial scale.
Biofuel firm Ceres sets terms in $110 mln IPO
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Ceres Inc. late Wednesday said it plans to sell 5 million shares at an estimated price range of $21-$23 a share in a bid to raise about $110 million in its upcoming initial public offering under the symbol CERE on the Nasdaq. The Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based company sells proprietary sweet sorghum varieties that can be used as a drop-in feedstock to extend the operating ...
