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Algae Biofuels

As America looks for new alternative fuel sources, biodiesel from algae offers a new and innovative solution.

Next Big Bio-Fuel – ALGAE

Bryan Garner, News Channel 5 visits a farm in Fellsmere that produces algae which replaces crude oil. Fred Tennant (Vice President of Petroalgae) says it is cheaper than oil, a lot cheaper. Arizona State developed this Algae and or process. Bits of algae fed with carbon dioxide grow dark green. From seed to harvest in […]

On Beyond: Birth of UC San Diego, UCSD Biofuel Expert

Highlights from a discussion about the development of UC San Diego from venerable former Dean of Physical Sciences Marvin Goldberger, and find out why algae holds great potential for biofuels from UC San Diego algae expert, Stephen Mayfield. Series: On Beyond [1/2010] [Science] [Show ID: 17679]

Can I change to Biofuel?

I want to buy a Dodge Intrepid, which is a V6 (6 cylinders) engine. Is there any way I can convert this to run on bio fuels? (Biodeisel, waste oils, whatever…) EDIT: I suppose I should have said that I would not mind changing the engine. Buying a new one, you know? It’s just that […]

4th Annual SANDEE Award Winner – New Leaf Biofuel

Special Achievement in Transportation: New Leaf Biofuel is a San Diego-based biodiesel production company. New Leaf’s goal is to provide San Diego communities with an alternative vehicle fuel source that is environmentally sound, produced from renewable or recycled resources, and grown and manufactured in the United States. New Leaf uses waste cooking oil collected from […]

Development of Cellulosic Biofuels

Chris Somerville [Director of the EBI, UC Berkeley] Abstract: The earth receives approximately 4000 times as much energy from the sun each year as the total projected human energy use in 2050. Because plants can be deployed on a large scale to capture and store solar energy, I am interested in exploring the degree to […]

Bio-Fuel toasting the Indonesian rainforests

Whilst teeming with a vast diversity of life, Indonesia’s lush rainforests are quite simply disappearing — meaning that its eco-system and climate processes are sorely being affected. 75 percent of the nation’s rainforests have already been cut down by loggers wishing to exploit the opportunity to make huge profits feeding the insatiable worldwide demand for […]

Andritz Feed & Biofuel

Andritz Feed & Biofuel is one of the worlds largest companies for the development, manufacturing and sales of processing machines for the industrial production of Biofuels. They have developed a unique processing plant, which transforms straw from local farmers into Biofuel pellets which are then used to fire Power stations. In this case once the […]