Category: Biofuels

Each year, I attend somewhere between 10 and 15 conferences on energy and the environment, sometimes as a speaker, but always as an active participant in meeting people and encountering new ideas and cleantech business plans. It’s also important to …

California Carbon and Low Carbon Fuel Standard Summit Read More »

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Here’s the latest installment of my colleague Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Digest, which includes a fairly full treatment on algae biofuels.  He believes they’re at a critical juncture as a viable clean transportation fuel, and writes: A few years ago, algae …

Note on Algal Biofuels Read More »

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Victoria Marugg writes:  Hello, Craig. I have a burning question for you that flared up again with today’s NY Times article which is off-handedly praising a new bio-diesel plant in Hawaii.  Please clarify for me and others… Doesn’t the burning …

Does Biodiesel Have a Future? Read More »

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A colleague asked for my two cents’ worth on Joule Unlimited, a biofuels company that taps into the strength of cyanobacteria. I spent some time on their website and have the following to report: There’s nothing theoretically impossible about this, …

Adventures in Biofuels Read More »

Muscle cars are known for their tire-smoking performance. Unfortunately, these high-powered driving machines tend to burn a lot of fuel. Here are some proven ways to make a muscle car more energy-efficient. Install a free-flowing exhaust system

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As winter is rapidly approaching, the need to sink into a comfy sofa in front of a warm, inviting fireplace is rapidly increasing. However, opinions are somewhat divided, when it comes to choosing a type of a fireplace between those …

From Guest Blogger Sophie Andersen: Be Sustainable this Winter Read More »

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Here’s my colleague Jon LeSage’s current edition of his publication “Green Auto Market,” which features an article on the opening of the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol plant, expected to produce about 30 million gallons per year from corncobs, husks and stalks, harvested …

World's Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Read More »

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Diesel vehicle usage is growing in the United States, with 60 diesel model cars and trucks expected to be available to American buyers in 2017. Biofuel use is also on the rise. The U.S. consumed 244 thousand barrels of biodiesel …

From Guest Blogger Auvisa.org: Mallow-Biofuel–Diesel from a Tough Wildflower Read More »

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Fossil fuel resource is limited in this world. Coal, oil, gas will someday go to the end of its destiny. Government and institutes are advocate substitute fuel. Biomass energy is emerging and growing rapidly in recent years, not only because …

From Guest Blogger Charlie Hill: What You Can Do With a Rotary Dryer? Read More »

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Briquetting is a process that agglomerate powders and fines together to produce solid briquettes under high pressure, and most of the time, with the help of binder and high pressure. Initially, coal briquettes are made during WWII for home heating …

From Guest Blogger Charlie Hill: Benefits of Briquetting Technology Read More »

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