Replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment are on the anvil after scientists said they are focused on developing such fuels.
A consensus is emerging that no one technology will reign supreme and that a range of current and novel methodologies will contribute to meeting biofuel needs, according to a report in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN).
Bubbles and Brews - Alcohol Facts-Nutritive Value-Safe Intake-Effects-Famous Quotes
There is more to alcohol than mere intoxication. Infamous because of its social abuse but indispensable because of its many industrial applications.
There is more to alcohol than mere intoxication. Infamous because of its social abuse but indispensable because of its many industrial applications.
"Both economics and the concern over global warming require that technologies be used to significantly lower this number," he added.
Edenspace Systems is working on Energy Corn, a feedstock designed to cut the cost of producing cellulosic biofuels from corn stover.
Tiny Biological Fuel Cells Son to Be Reality
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA), US, have achieved the first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs.
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA), US, have achieved the first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs.
Officials at Coskata say the company relies on a hybrid approach based on its Flex Ethanol technology, which combines gasification and fermentation in a thermo-biological pathway to produce fuel-grade ethanol that it contends can be cost-competitive with gasoline.
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Jets On Cabbage Fuel Cut Carbon Emissions by 84pct
Jet fuel's grave carbon emissions can be reduced by about 84 per cent by refining it from the seeds of a lowly weed, which is a cousin to the cabbage, says a Michigan Technological
Jet fuel's grave carbon emissions can be reduced by about 84 per cent by refining it from the seeds of a lowly weed, which is a cousin to the cabbage, says a Michigan Technological
Also discussed in the GEN article is biofuel research taking place at ICM, Qteros, Synthetic Genomics, Solazyme, and the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Quest for Alternative Fuel Leads to Landfills!
In the face of skyrocketing crude oil prices, President Bush might be eyeing Alaska, much to the consternation of environmentalists. But others are eyeing landfills as a possible way out.
In the face of skyrocketing crude oil prices, President Bush might be eyeing Alaska, much to the consternation of environmentalists. But others are eyeing landfills as a possible way out.
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