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Carolina pioneering human waste-to-energyCharlotte, N.C. (UPI) Oct 24, 2010 A North Carolina county's plan to burn human excrement for electricity is being watched nationwide, scientists said. Cabarrus County plans to begin burning processed waste at its water-treatment plan as early as next year and the project could be duplicated across the United States, the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported Sunday. "All responsible water utilities are contemplating this as part of their future planning," Robert Rubin, a retired North Carolina State University professor of b ... read more |
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 US hikes ethanol blend in gasoline amid outcry The United States on Wednesday raised the allowable limit on ethanol content in gasoline for newer vehicles amid an outcry from critics over pollution and federal subsidies for corn ethanol. In ... more | .. |
 Brown University Chemists Simplify Biodiesel Conversion As the United States seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign oil, biodiesel is expected to play a role. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a branch of the Department of Energy, b ... more | .. |
 Biofuels And Biomaterials March To Scale Despite billions of dollars in financing, countless government incentives, and a graveyard of failed start-ups, global biofuel capacity represents only 3% of petroleum fuels, while bio-based materia ... more | .. |
 Bioenergy Choices Could Dramatically Change Midwest Bird Diver Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National ... more | .. |
 Growth Of Biofuel Industry Hurt By GMO Regulations Faster development of the promising field of cellulosic biofuels - the renewable energy produced from grasses and trees - is being significantly hampered by a "deep and thorny regulatory thicket" th ... more |
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Rotterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 05, 2010Intertek tested the aviation fuel used during a historic biofuel powered single engine propeller flight across the Atlantic from Canada to Germany. Intertek was chosen as the project's biofuel fuel quality testing partner, providing testing and consultancy services during the fuel development phase as well as during the journey. Intertek provided consulting services as a sponsor to the pro ... more 
Manila, Philippines (SPX) Oct 05, 2010Turning garbage into energy calls to mind the 1980s film "Back to the Future," which inspired whimsical images of future cars powered on waste. Since that time, the technology for turning trash waste into electricity and biofuel has become a reality. In just the past decade, research and experimentation has brought cleaner and more efficient conversion systems. Turning "MSW" municipal soli ... more 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 05, 2010Scania has been granted SEK 30 million - about EUR 3.3 million - by Sweden's Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative (FFI) to develop a biofuel engine intended for heavy commercial vehicles. This research will show how the best characteristics of the diesel and the Otto principle can be combined in an engine that can operate on both alcohol- and gaseous methane-based fuels. Sc ... more |
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Navy: Alternative fuel needed for securityPhoenix (UPI) Oct 1, 2010 The U.S. military represents a huge market for companies that can develop low-cost renewable fuels, said a U.S. Navy official. By 2020, the Navy aims to meet half of its energy needs for ships and planes with renewable energy sources, requiring some 8 million barrels of biofuel. "That represents a pretty formidable market," Rear Adm. Philip Hart Cullom, director of the Navy's Energy and Environmental Readiness Division told the Algae Biomass Summit in Phoenix, The Arizona Republic newspa ... read more |
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