April162013

Renewable?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/science-environment-13337864

March52013
onlytruthmatters: we even have cars that can run on water… yes water! I wonder how much the oil companies are paying these inventors to keep their mouths shut..

onlytruthmatters:

we even have cars that can run on water… yes water! I wonder how much the oil companies are paying these inventors to keep their mouths shut..
January312013

Whiskey Biofuel

whiskeycharmers:

Whiskey biofuels getting tanked

By Ashley Braun

whiskey in a car bottlePhoto: DaGoaty via Flickr

Scottish scientists have been thinking a lot about drinking and driving lately. So much so that they may have cracked open the code to a biofuel actually worth toasting: They’ve poured the world a promising fuel distilled from the whiskey-making process. Like whiskey itself, this biofuel packs a punch, producing butanol, which knocks the traditional biofuel, ethanol, off its feet with 30 percent more power.

Should we give this new fuel a shot, it could be served straight up in your car’s tank (neat!), and possibly, even in airplane tanks, where it would probably be served in those mini liquor bottles. And since the materials are by-products instead of dedicated crops, nothing will get wasted — except, perhaps, all the overjoyed whiskey-drinkers who will be putting a few back for the planet.

(Source: thewhiskeycharmers)

January242013

Close to a commercially viable biofuel alternative.

This is once of the most promising alternatives to fuel produced from fossil fuel.

The question still remains over land use, food and water security however with this plan in reality making the situation worse.

January192013

Ethical science?

Corruption wins over correctness on the production of bio-ethanol.
The only plausible methods for bio-fuels is waste salvaging from ligbocellulosic material.
Large company funded bio-ethanol production is a major risk to food security.

3AM
laboratoryequipment: ‘Goldilocks’ Phenomenon Improve Biofuel ProductionIn a case of the Goldilocks story retold at the molecular level, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern Univ. have discovered a new path to the development of more stable and efficient catalysts. The research team sought to create “nanobowls” – nanosized bowl shapes that allow inorganic catalysts to operate selectively on particular molecules.Catalysts are vitally important substances that enable the production of everything from petroleum to soap. In 2009, Argonne and Northwestern, along with the Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison and Purdue Univ., jointly founded the Institute for Atom-Efficient Chemical Transformations (IACT) to research new catalyst designs to improve the efficiency of producing fuels from biomass. IACT is one of the Energy Frontier Research Centers funded by DOE’s Office of Science to accelerate research toward meeting our critical energy challenges.Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/01/goldilocks-phenomenon-improve-biofuel-production

laboratoryequipment:

‘Goldilocks’ Phenomenon Improve Biofuel Production

In a case of the Goldilocks story retold at the molecular level, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern Univ. have discovered a new path to the development of more stable and efficient catalysts. The research team sought to create “nanobowls” – nanosized bowl shapes that allow inorganic catalysts to operate selectively on particular molecules.

Catalysts are vitally important substances that enable the production of everything from petroleum to soap. In 2009, Argonne and Northwestern, along with the Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison and Purdue Univ., jointly founded the Institute for Atom-Efficient Chemical Transformations (IACT) to research new catalyst designs to improve the efficiency of producing fuels from biomass. IACT is one of the Energy Frontier Research Centers funded by DOE’s Office of Science to accelerate research toward meeting our critical energy challenges.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/01/goldilocks-phenomenon-improve-biofuel-production
1AM
engagedelectorate: The latest update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent government agency that regulates interstate electricity trading, reveals that in 2012 wind was the fastest-growing energy source, adding a full seven percent more megawatts than natural gas.

engagedelectorate:

The latest update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent government agency that regulates interstate electricity trading, reveals that in 2012 wind was the fastest-growing energy source, adding a full seven percent more megawatts than natural gas.

(via sustainableprosperity)
January182013
infographicjournal: Biofuel – The New Wizard of Aus?

infographicjournal:

Biofuel – The New Wizard of Aus?
4AM

Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels

destx:

No fuel source is completely positive or completely negative. Consumers need to weigh the pros and cons of biofuels to determine whether they feel comfortable with this resource as an alternative to traditional fuels.

January172013

Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels

destx:

No fuel source is completely positive or completely negative. Consumers need to weigh the pros and cons of biofuels to determine whether they feel comfortable with this resource as an alternative to traditional fuels.

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