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Biofuel

September 18, 2010 Land Grabs, Biofuel Demand Raise Global Food-security Risk Posted by Zsolt Fazakas The report, compiled by international environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth (FoE), says that the amount of land being taken in Africa to feed Europe's increasing demand for biofuels is "underestimated and out of control. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Biofuel Companies Still On Shaky Ground Despite Wins With Airlines ... Send by Camille Ricketts But even deals of this size aren't enough to give biofuel companies the financial boost they need for the industry to explode. Today, Rentech also reported that its fourth-quarter losses are going to be higher than anticipated due to [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Ames Tribune > Ames Tribune > News Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Grassley sees chance for biofuel credits this year. By Bob Zientara Staff Writer. Published: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:06 AM CDT. Tax credits for companies that blend ethanol and biodiesel with fossil fuels could still happen before [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Illinois Researchers Probe Biofuel Crop Impacts | BrighterEnergy.org Send by James Cartledge As the US pushes to develop more biofuels from non-food crops, researchers at the University of Illinois are taking a closer look at potential. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Powerpoint Corrupts Absolutely | Hybrid Auto News - Hybrid Cars Posted by Zsolt Fazakas But the degree to which Brazilians have embraced biofuels today is truly staggering. Brazil is a world leader in biofuel technologies. More than 40% of Brazil's energy comes from biofuels and renewables. This year, over 90% of all new [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 First Biofuel Cell Successfully Implanted Into Living Creature, Living Creature To Be Implanted Into The Matrix Send by www.engadget.com While miscreants are harvesting organs from unsuspecting tourists, researchers are busy harvesting energy from the human body. One promising tech that could power future generations of implanted medical devices is the Glucose BioFuel Cell (GBFC). In fact, a team of researchers have created the first known GBFC to function inside a living body -- 11 days inside "Ricky" the lab rat's peritoneum [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 19, 2010 Synthetic Fuels Research Aims To Reduce Oil Dependence Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Researchers have developed a facility aimed at learning precisely how coal and biomass are broken down in reactors called gasifiers as part of a project to strengthen the scientific foundations of the synthetic fuel economy. View full post on Biofuel Digest [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Food (and Propaganda) At The State Fair Posted by Zsolt Fazakas I realize that state-fair food is a category unto itself, a passionately defended paean to Americana and summertime. And to criticize it could cause a distracting uproar. Some might even offer me their fried-fave-on-a-stick with instructions to make it disappear right up my behind. Dumpling to go So [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 PMB Scientist Receive Corn Biofuel Grant Posted by Zsolt Fazakas US - Two UC Berkeley scientists have been awarded a three year grant to study how to develop strains of corn that use the leaves and stems of the plant in biofuel production. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Biomagnetics Diagnostics To Close Acquisition Of Biofuel Company ... Send by editorial Biomagnetics said it intends to close the deal of the biofuel company, which is located in Guangdong Province, during a trip to China this week by its CEO and will issue ten million shares of common stock in order to fund the purchase. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 OpenEI Blog: Russia Advancing Biofuels Send by Graham Russia has plans to build the country's first biofuel production plant. The plant, initiated by the Russian Technologies Corporation, marks a step forward for Russia towards cleaner energy sources. In recent years, Russia has shown [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 19, 2010 Hydropower Renewable Energy Fossil Fuel Replacement Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Approximately ten percent of energy produced in the United States is from hydropower. In this process, water spins in turbines in generators. Hydropower is one of the renewable energy sources being researched and implemented to replace fossil fuels, which are in the process of depletion. It does not [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Russian Technologies To Build Biofuel Factory | Business | The ... Send by The Moscow Times Russian Technologies will begin construction of the country's first biofuel factory next spring, the state corporation's chief, Sergei Chemezov, said Monday. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 World Bank Finds Biofuel Targets Are Fueling ?Land Grabs ... Send by Zachary Shahan Biofuel crops need space to grow, and space is expensive? in rich countries. In poor, developing countries, not so much. The World Bank is the latest body to find that biofuel targets in rich, developed countries and emerging economies [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 C-17 Conducts Flight Test With Biofuel | Air Force News At DefenseTalk Send by Air Force News Agency EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27 when a C-17 Globemaster III from. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Nebusiness.co.uk - News - Business News - Biofuel Review Deal Goes ... Posted by Zsolt Fazakas A STOCKTON firm has clinched a top Government contract to review the impact of biofuels laws on UK industry. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 18, 2010 Rat-implanted Biofuel-cell To Power Devices Via Body Fluids ... Send by Tanushree Washington, Sep 16 : A newly-developed fuel cell is changing how alternative energy is derived from biofuels- the implanted device draws power from chemicals in living animals. Dubbed a glucose biofuel cell, the implant gets its juice [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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