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Convert Used Cooking Oil into Biofuel (Washington )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Washington) In America, people are helping to advance in renewable energy by just donating their used cooking oil that would be later turned to biofuel. In San Francisco, a cooking oil drive was held to help power the city's biofuel vehicles. The event generated about two tons of used cooking oil. Converting these oil into something useful can help on more
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Air NZ test flight uses biofuel (New Zealand )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/New Zealand) In a demonstration of biofuels' capacity to be an efficient source of energy, biofuel made of jathropa seeds was produced to fuel a test flight of one of Air New Zealand's Boeing 747-400s. However, according to airline officials, it will take another 3 to 4 years before the biofuel will be produced in commercial amounts. More of the test flight
Tags: air new zealand, jatropha seeds. New Zealand Comments: 0.

Human Fats as Biofuel (California )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/California) At first hearing, having some of your body fat used to fuel your car sounds like a good idea. You get to trim down on fat and you can help the world get clean energy. However, this practice is frowned upon by the state of California. Using human medical waste to fuel your cars is illegal in this state and should not be practiced. Link: San
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Biofuels: Good or Bad (New York )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/New York) Biofuels were meant to help save the environment but it seems like it does the opposite. These biofuels is from plants might have been adding the net emissions of green house gasses as it will occupy more lands, more land conversion (forest to farm) is being made. More detail how biofuels will worsen the Global Climate Change on the link below.
Tags: biofuels, debit. New York Comments: 0.

Butanol over Ethanol (North Dakota )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/North Dakota) Ethanol, as a biofuel, is considered the King so far, having the highest political and technological support so far. However, it does have its limitations, which makes us wonder if there are any other alternative to this alternative fuel. The answer may come in the form of butanol. Sadly, though, technological activity in this area is not that
Tags: ethanol, butanol. North Dakota Comments: 0.

Germany pushes for soy and palm oil ban in biodiesel (Germany )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Germany) Personally, I won't produce food for fuel if I know that this will keep the prices of food up. I'd rather have the food eaten than used to fuel my car. Germany, the largest producer of biodiesel among European Union, has already proposed to remove soy oil and palm oil from the list of sources of biofuel if they cannot be produced sustainably and
Tags: soy oil, biodiesel producer. Germany Comments: 0.

Nanoparticles to do biodiesel farming from algae (Iowa )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Iowa) Everybody is squabbling about the bad effects of biodiesel farming on the local food production because we do not have alternative sources of these biodiesel chemicals. This is where some of our scientists concentrate. Just recently, a team of researchers in Iowa managed to get chemical compounds used in biofuel production from microalgae without
Tags: algae, biodiesel nanofarming. Iowa Comments: 0.

Biodiesel and the Soy Beans - Working Hand-in-Hand (North Carolina )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/North Carolina) As the world feels the global effect or recession, it is just about time to find more ways to save money and conserve resources. Oil is one of the major byproducts which predicts how the prices in the market shall go, as it increased so does the global prices of commodities and services. Thus, a call for alternative source of energy has been
Tags: biodiesel, soy market. North Carolina Comments: 0.

Biofuel plants face bankruptcy (Missouri )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Missouri) With the lack of capital to keep projects running, the biodiesel industry is also facing a financial meltdown of its own. Aside from the lack of capital, crop prices have also spiked up, no thanks to the recent food crisis. With these factors and a lot more, biofuel plant owners are starting to scrap their projects one by one. Is there still any
Tags: biofuel plants, bankruptcy. Missouri Comments: 0.

Biofuel Demand (Indian Ocean )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Indian Ocean) In India, Food and Agriculture Organization's "State of Food and Agriculture Report 2008" called for urgent review about biofuels. The review tackles about policies and subsidies tor preserve the goal of food security, protect farmers and ensure environmental sustainability. Biofuel based on agriculture increased 3 times from 2000 to 2007 and now
Tags: liquid biofuel, biofuel policies. Indian Ocean Comments: 0.

The New Generation of Biofuels (Florida )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Florida) Tauton State Hospital in Taunton, MA, will be the first facility to use New Generation Biofuels' renewable fuels in its industrial boilers. The new product of New Generation will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as reduction in air pollution including nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide. Facilities that will use this fuel also
Tags: biofuels, industrial boilers. Florida Comments: 0.

Presenting Earthrace (Mexico )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Mexico) Biodiesel is not exclusive for land vehicles and airplanes. It may be also used with speedboats. Not just ordinary speedboats, but speedboats that traverse the world I am referring to Earthrace, that biodiesel-powered speed boat that hoped to break the world of record of fastest round-the-world speedboat travel. What happened to the record, I
Tags: world records, biodiesel boat. Mexico Comments: 0.

Algae-based Biodiesel Possibilities (Florida )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Florida) Science and innovation has been essential to everyone in these dire times of global recession. One of these innovation is the technology behind the biodiesel and other alternative sources of fuel. One innovation by a US based Company Petro Algae has extensively researched and started to develop algae to be an alternative to the expensive fuel. For
Tags: biodiesel, algae. Florida Comments: 0.

Food or Fuel (Indiana )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Indiana) A crisis arises when your basic needs clash. It's a dilemma. In today's age, it's the battle between food and fuel. Because of the biofuel hype, farmers are resolved to producing crops for oil than for food. At this rate, will there come a time when we do not have food anymore and what's left is oil, oil, oil I hope not. Link: Indiana Living
Tags: crises, food vs fuel. Indiana Comments: 0.

Corn Furnace: An Efficient Heating Innovation (Michigan )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Michigan) A warm and cozy houses is a dream come true to all family. The maintenance of a warm temperature during cold seasons is a must for every home in a country. Furnace has been a great discovery and innovation in heating millions of homes around the globe. The only drawback is the expensive oil the is needed to fuel such heaters but what if there is
Tags: efficient source of heat, corn furnace. Michigan Comments: 0.

Methane from cows produce electricity (Minnesota )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Minnesota) Great things come from a little ingenuity. Instead of blaming something for your misfortunes, it might be actually better to utilize them for your benefits, instead. This is what they do now in some Minnesotan farms. Here, farmers utilize the methane gas coming from the cows to create electricity for the local community. Gases coming from cattle
Tags: electricity, cow methane. Minnesota Comments: 0.

From Cow Methane to Electricity (Vermont )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Vermont) It is said that the excessive cows on this planet is one of the main producers of greenhouse gases. It's high time that we get something about this cow methane. Someone has already made use out of it, in fact. One inventor actually used this methane gas to produce electricity and light 400 homes. Know more about it here in Impact Lab. Link:
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Slow Down with Biofuel (District of Columbia )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/District of Columbia) The biofuel frenzy is often criticized for its effects on the escalating food prices. Because profit is higher if food is produced for biofuel, farmers tend to plant more of this crops rather than those that will be used for food. Now people are clamoring for a halt in biofuel grain productions. See one of them here. News: Stop the rush to corn
Tags: criticisms, corn biofuel. District of Columbia Comments: 0.

Biofuel won t be hit when Obama wins as President (District of Columbia )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/District of Columbia) Fuel prices are getting higher, and Exxon Mobil's quarterly profit is the largest in history. It is only right to feel disgusted with the way the company earns its profits from the consuming public. It is only right that Senators like Democratic Presidential candidate criticize these megaprofits. However, there is one department in the energy
Tags: barack obama, agribusiness. District of Columbia Comments: 0.

Biofuel Plants--Invasive (California )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/California) They may be good enough for biofuel use, but they pose the risk of killing other plants, just like how weeds do, and turn into invasive species. This was the message announced in a September issue of Science. Now, what do you think about it Link: Add invasive species status to list of biofuel concerns
Tags: invasive species, biofuel concerns. California Comments: 0.

Algae Biofuel Summit (India )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/India) When we say 'biofuel', the first thing that will probably come to anybody's mind are plants and biomass. While they are good sources of biofuel, they are not the only one. Unknown to many is that algae, which can be found in abundance in our oceans, convert sloar energy to chemical energy through photosynthesis. Right now, research is still
Tags: conferences, algae biofuel. India Comments: 1.

Oil from Trees (Florida )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Florida) It used to be that we draw our oil from the ground. A new order is soon to emerge, though. We will actually get our oil from tree The Jathropa tree is what I am talking about. It is even said to be even more efficient than the fossil fuels that we use today. Farmers and scientists are getting excited over it. Economists are not. Link: Farmer
Tags: trees, jatropha tree. Florida Comments: 0.

Biofuel for Tanzania (Tanzania )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Tanzania) Europe loves biofuel. America is starting to love fuel. Latin America and Asia are also producing more and more biofuel products. SO how about Africa In Africa, where a lot of people are impoverished, is it possible for a biofuel industry to survive One of the countries that is being questioned is Tanzania. It is a major producer of biomass in
Tags: biomass, energy crisis. Tanzania Comments: 0.

E.U. pushes for biomass production (European Union )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/European Union) The current energy crisis has pushed a lot of governments into pushing for biofuel programs to reduce the need for fossil fuel. This is especially emphasized in the European Union. But just how much was it affected The following paper will present a report on this and the bad effects of increasing biomass production in the Union. Just click on
Tags: initiatives, energy crisis. European Union Comments: 0.

Free trade can solve the energy crisis (Florida )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Florida) Everybody wants to be assured that they have a steady supply of energy. No energy means no development, anyway. Countries have been clustering into regions so that better security plans may come out. According to some, free trade between countries may help solve the current energy crisis. But how In what ways Let this article on the NAFTA tell
Tags: free trade, nafta. Florida Comments: 0.

Butter for Biofuel (Ohio )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/Ohio) At first, it was just all about grease. Today, even butter is used to become biofuel. Well, it is not exactly used for commercial purposes, but in this event, it was used to increase citizen awareness about living the green life. FOr more information about the story, visit this article page. Link: [link]
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Being Independent from Fossil Fuel (West Virginia )

Posted by Website Introductions: (/West Virginia) The idea of using energy through renewable materials is something that has been long dreamed by anyone on this planet. Today, fuel prices are skyrocketing and we cannot help but wonder if there is a way to be independent of foreign oil. It is starting to become possible. The funny thing is just that the way to do so is long been told to us. We
Tags: independence, biosiesel cooking. West Virginia Comments: 0.