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Madrid farmer converts switchgrass into burnable fuel

Posted by AditiJ on 20/01/2010

A crop identified as having an excellent biomass potential by the U.S. Department of Energy hopes to bring decent money to a farmer in Madrid. Thomas E. Lee is converting switchgrass into biofuel, doing his bit for the environment. He bought...

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Energy Efficiency Hottest Sector for Green Mergers & Acquisitions

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/01/2010

Illustrating the potential growth in energy efficiency, the sector posted the most growth in mergers and acquisition activity in 2009, according to the 2009 Greentech M&A Round-Up from Peachtree Green Advisors.Rising from $164 million in deals to $1.258 billion in 2009, the U.S. energy effici ...

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Crude glycerin waste to be transformed into fuel

Posted by AditiJ on 04/01/2010

Just after making news with a carbon nanotube stew that could result in significantly cutting the cost of nanotube production, leading to more energy-efficient, compact and sustainable manufactured goods, Rice University is back another research with.

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Bio-Based Fuel Industry Faces Cost and Scale Challenges

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/12/2009

Bio-based fuels are not serious threats to the $250-billion petroleum industry until they can compete in terms of cost, properties and scale, according to a new report from Lux Research. In order to replace the 30 billion barrels of oil consumed annually, today’s bio-based technologies wou ...

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Airlines Commit to 2 Deals for Biofuel

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/12/2009

AltAir Fuels and Rentech have separately signed deals that will advance the use of renewable synthetic fuels used by airlines.A group of 14 airlines that service the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, along with the Air Transport Association, have agreed to purchase up to 750 million gallons o ...

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