The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent. Read more.... … [Read more...]
Biofuel Could Lighten Jet Fuel’s Carbon Footprint Over 80 Percent
Saturday 06/20/ By Leave a Comment
Biodiesel’s water footprint? 14,000 liters per liter of biofuel
Friday 06/05/ By Leave a Comment
We recently heard that, according to one group of researchers at Environmental Science & Technology magazine, corn ethanol has a water cost of 50 gallons per mile. Now, a team working from the University of Twente in the Netherlands has … [Read more...]
Activists protest at Neste’s use of palm oil for biofuel
Thursday 05/14/ By Leave a Comment
The Neste refinery in Porvoo was the scene of a protest by environmental activists on Tuesday (12th May), calling for the company to stop using palm oil as a feedstock for its NExBTL-diesel. According to Greenpeace, Neste Oil is set to become the … [Read more...]
Times twigs that biofuel policies have environmental impacts too
Monday 04/20/ By Leave a Comment
This article in the Sunday edition of the Times understands that there are environmental costs to biofuel policies. Read more.... … [Read more...]
Duckweed Does Double Duty: Cleans Up Waste Water, Makes Great Biofuel
Thursday 04/09/ By Leave a Comment
Duckweed, a small aquatic plant which is an important food source for waterfowl, can also be used to clean up waste water at industrial pig farms and as a good feedstock for biofuels, researchers from North Carolina State University say:... Read … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Group of US Senators Calls on EPA to Refrain From Including Indirect Land Use Change in Biofuel Regulations
Tuesday 03/17/ By Leave a Comment
A bipartisan group of 12 US senators led by Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to include calculations of indirect land use change (ILUC) effects as contributors to life-cycle … [Read more...]
Spirited BioFuel: Getting Tanked With Tequila
Wednesday 03/04/ By Leave a Comment
Remember the Australian farmers who are growing their own oil with the Brazilian diesel trees? Now comes the story of another enterprising Aussie, who is also seeking his fuel salvation, via a different South American plant. This time it is the … [Read more...]