If I weren’t so frugal with both my money and my time, I’d probably go to this conference on biofuels. I’m curious to know how far this subject has come. It’s good that the focus is still on algae; if …
Conference on Algal Biofuels Sounds Interesting, But…. Read More »
Here’s a note specifically meant for chemist/senior energy analyst Glenn Doty, my go-to guy for questions of this nature. I thought I’d post it here, since other readers might be interested. Glenn: Do you mind looking at this for a …
From today’s Green Energy Digest: During the LA Auto show, Toyota announced that it will using animal waste from the state’s Central Valley to power clean cars and trucks such as the Toyota Mirai and hydrogen-powered semi trucks currently being piloted at …
2GreenEnergy has had a long-running interest in helping a company called Doty WindFuels enter the synthetic fuel market; in fact, they’re on our “clean energy investment opportunities” page. The company, based in Columbia, SC, has a proprietary multi-step approach that …
ARPA-E (The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Administration – Energy) is investing an average of about $600K into each of 18 projects associated with algae as fuel. They write: Today, nearly all domestic biomass produced for electricity generation …
From my colleague Fred Roeschke: Very little-known fact about Henry Ford:
Some people might see a car as simply a mode of transportation that gets you from one place to another, but the truth is that a car is an expression of the driver. At the moment, more people are looking …
Here’s an article that reminds us of an important aspect of the U.S. military: these people take energy security very seriously. They refuse to allow the availability of oil to be a necessary condition to safeguarding our country. Their main …
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Here’s a good article on the production of propane using E. coli bacteria. The thing to keep in mind here is the conservation of energy.
A few times a week, I take a run on a beach here in Santa Barbara, and I’m always amused by the bumper-stickers on the cars in the parking lot. To get the joke of the first one, you need …
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