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Feb 13 | News
Researchers at Montana State University-Northern have developed a process to convert camelina oil to jet fuel and other high-value chemicals. Using a continuous-flow process at low temperature and pressure, the technology yields butane, pentane, gasoline, diesel, and other products.
Jan 19 | News
A
promising candidate for sustainable biofuel resources, Miscanthus x giganteus offers high biomass yield
per acre for ethanol production while minimizing inputs and
environmental damage. But until recent research at the University of
Illinois, scant research has been performed on this plant’s growth and
biomass yields in different environments in the United States.
10/25/2011 | News
Not all parts of a corn stalk are equal, and they shouldn't
be treated that way when creating cellulosic ethanol, say Purdue
University
researchers. When corn stover is processed to make cellulosic ethanol,
everything is ground down and blended together. But a research team
found that
three distinct parts of the stover—the rind, pith, and leaves—break down
in
different ways.
9/1/2011 | News
More and more natural gas is being extracted from underground shale deposits, but environmental concerns have been raised. Stanford geophysicist Mark Zoback, who recently served on a Department of Energy panel of experts, says it can be done safely.
5/10/2011 | News
Natural
gas drillers have been under intense scrutiny since reports of fouled
drinking water emerged several years ago. Now, research is resolving
some of the questions surrounding hydraulic fracking, including the
actual risk of methane contamination of water wells and the effect of highly-saline wastewater on watersheds.
5/9/2011 | News
China’s
output of so-called “green” technologies has grown by a 77% a year,
reflecting the country’s pace of growth. On a political level, China has
made a conscious decision to capture and develop markets in renewable
energy and other clean technologies. The U.S. is also growing in this
sector, but not nearly as quickly.
11/9/2010 | News
At the current pace of research and development, global oil will
run out 90 years before replacement technologies are ready, says a new
University of California, Davis, study based on stock market
expectations.
6/2/2010 | News
Scientists have been hard at work
harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean
energy. Now,
Biodesign Institute at Arizona State Univ. researcher Dr. Prathap
Parameswaran
and his colleagues have investigated a means for enhancing the
efficiency of
clean energy production by using specialized bacteria.
5/25/2010 | New To Market
A trio of inventors in New Jersey recently unveiled The HYDRA, a
hydrogen fuel cell-based machine that converts waste scum into drinkable
water,
electricity, and medical-grade oxygen. Solar cells drive the conversion
process, and the unit is designed to be transported by trailer.
5/10/2010 | News
Researchers from UC Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology are studying how a simple cobalt catalyst can split water
molecules. Such inexpensive catalysts could one day be used to convert
sunlight
into fuel that can run domestic fuel cells.
