photo: Ed Lushcei via flickr. With a continuing stream of announcements regarding the aviation industry's drive to keep on flying while being a bit greener about it -- KLM is making the first aviation biofuel test flight with passengers today -- TreeHugger wondered how much land will be required to power the global aviation industry with biofuels. We did some quick calculations and this is what we...
Agriculture and Global Warming: Making it Better, Making it Worse Did you know that agriculture contributes about 20% of America’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping gases that cause global warming? For the entire planet, agriculture contributes about 12% of these emissions. How are the impacts of our food, fiber and biofuel production systems so [...]
A US DOE and USDA study concluded that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock. Economically viable production of a perennial grass monoculture from which substantial quantities of biomass are removed annually...
A new study concluded that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock. Economically viable production of a perennial grass monoculture from which substantial quantities of biomass are removed annually is expected...
Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091119193936.htm Maize Cell Wall Genes Identified, Giving Boost to Biofuel Research ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2009) — Purdue University scientists have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best...
Which is better: flax or Brassica?The studies developed by the researchers reveal that flax (which is richer in cellulose) can produce up to 0.3 kg of ethanol for every kg of dry biomass, compared with 0.25kg/kg of Brassica. However, when the whole production cycle is analyzed, the yellow-flowered plant offers a greater production of biomass per hectare and has a lesser environmental impact.The biofuel...
A quest for CO2 and O2 optimal management with biofuel from algae New partnership between Linde, Algenol Biofuels looks to develop technologies that work with Algenol’s algae and photobioreactors. Visit the original post at: Energy News
The world’s first jet fuel made from 100 percent renewable canola and soybean oil that has pushed a rocket to 20,000 feet has been picked as one of the top 100 innovations of the year. This press release from the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota and the U.S. Department [...]
Purdue University scientists have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production.
Scientists have identified and grouped the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production.
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.
Are you in the LA area with the desire and ability to spend Tuesday, December 1 becoming more enlightened about the automotive and energy industries? The first five people to send an e-mail to pr@edmunds.com noting the make and model of their vehicle and their age (or age range if preferred) will receive a free ticket to attend the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels Briefing - a day of business and information...
NC Media Watch: I have found a real sustainability project for the A.P.P.L.E. Center. Temperatures are already falling...The A.P.P.L.E. Center for Sustainability could be doing the community a real service my preparing the community for the coming climate change as we experience yet again another dramatic change in global temperatures. Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » NBC’s ObamaVision:...
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy today announced $24 million in research-and-development grants for biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. Of the $24.4 million, the Energy Department plans to invest up to $4.9 million with the USDA contributing up to $19.5 million. The grant recipients announced today will contribute a minimum of 20 percent of matching funds for R&D...
Platinum-catalyzed photosynthetic process creates high-yield sustainable source of hydrogenIn the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, high-energy process that outweighs the benefits of not using petroleum to power vehicles.New findings from a team of...
Volkswagen is introducing the first ever Golf to be factory-equipped for functioning with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in a world debut at the Bologna Motor Show. The bivalent drive that comes with the vehicle lowers fuel costs and harmful emissions. A ten percent reduction in CO2 discharges have been measured when the latest Golf BiFuel runs with LPG compared with typical gasoline engines.
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