Posts Tagged biofuel

New Research Blasts Supposed Efficiency of Corn Ethanol

New Research Blasts Supposed Efficiency of Corn Ethanol

Filed Under: Green Politics, NaturalNews.com, green automotive technology on June 30, 2010

by Aaron Turpen, NaturalNews New research from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that corn-based ethanol biofuel is wasteful, inefficient, a [...]

EPA Delays Final Decision on Increasing Ethanol Blend Limits Until mid-2010

Filed Under: Environmental News on December 6, 2009

from FutureCars.com In brief: The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed final decision-making on increasing ethanol blend limits until sometime [...]

USN Synthesizes Renewable Missile Fuel

Filed Under: FutureCars.com, Green Technology on November 16, 2009

by Aaron Turpen, FutureCars.com In brief: The U.S. Navy has successfully synthesized renewables-based, high-density fuel with properties similar to J [...]

The corn ethanol fiasco creates new opportunities

Filed Under: Green Politics, green automotive technology on October 24, 2009

by Aaron Turpen, Cheyenne Green Living Examiner Both corn and fuel prices have dropped and farmers are now looking at lower returns on their corn crop [...]

The Netherlands Powered by Chicken Poop?

The Netherlands Powered by Chicken Poop?

Filed Under: Environmental News, Green Technology on August 26, 2009

A new power plant has opened in the Netherlands and the Dutch plan to run it on.. chicken poop.  No lie.  Chicken manure, much prized by gardeners f [...]

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels Teaming Up in Texas

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels Teaming Up in Texas

Filed Under: Green Technology, green automotive technology on July 22, 2009

Dow Chemical has announced it’s teaming up with Algenol Biofuels to build and run a pilot-scale algae fuels biorefinery for ethanol in Freeport, [...]

Waste Oil Into Power: Vegawatt

Filed Under: Green Technology on June 17, 2009

By now, most people are familiar with the concept of greasel: grease trap oils burned as diesel fuel.  It’s a popular type of biodiesel that [...]