Biofuel Blog Posts

"Dua dekade terakhir, terdapat metamorfosis pemikiran yang menelaah pergerakan ekonomi yang terus bergeser menuju segala sesuatu yang bersifat ramah lingkungan."Pemikiran tersebut mengejawantahkan dirinya kepada khalayak umum ketika Protokol Kyoto di...

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.The first week of spring kicked off with a bang for the architecture community as Japanese architect Toyo Ito...

The Department of energy energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) Office announced that progress 17 January up to $10 million in funds for the promotion of bio-fuels derived from algae. According to EERE,. View the Original article...

Biofuel atau bahan bakar hayati adalah segala jenis bahan bakar baik padatan, cairan maupun gas yang dihasilkan dari bahan-bahan organik. Biofuel diklaim bisa mengatasi masalah pemanasan global dimana penggunaan bahan bakar minyak bumi dan batu bara...

According to researchers based at the Stanford and Pennsylvania State universities, microorganisms that convert electricity into methane gas (methanogens) could potentially become an important source of renewable energy. The researchers hope that...

A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods. The results, published in the current issue of Environmental Science and Technology, showcase a novel w...

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a mechanism that controls the way that organisms breathe or photosynthesize, potentially paving the way for improved biofuel production. The journal reference is: Lu-Ning Liu, Sama...

The prior choice for processing Biofuel New type rotary dryer not only performs well in the drying of ores, but also making outstanding result in drying the material of animals and plant. At present, in one of our company’s science research, ne...

The search for an effective biofuel represents a major area of scientific research and energy company funding. In a new study, a simple microbe isolated from a forest may hold the golden key for a new generation of biofuels. Biofuels are see...

An unusual microbiology related story: cargo boats and US navy warships have been successfully powered on oil derived from genetically modified algae in a move which could herald a revolution in the fuel used by the world's fleets. This...

The search for new bio-fuels represents potential big business with the decline in available fossil fuels. A team of scientists, backed by the US government, have made significant progress in using bacteria to create a bio-diesel from glucose. Bio-fu...

Final round of fiscal year 2011 Renewable Energy for America Program awards has been announced by USDA on Dec. 14. 12 blender pump projects in eight states are included in the grand; 266 new blender pumps will be installed in 30 states. This was the...

A strain of genetically enhanced bacteria has been developed by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The new strain may pave the way for new synthetic drugs and new ways of manufacturing medicines and biofuels. The research was...

Union Spirit is (or was) biofuel made as a by-product of sugar refining in Natal, South Africa.Someone asked the question "What is Union Spirit" in a newsgroup devoted to human rights, and I think it was a reference to some political slogan being use...

The earlier posting on this blog about biofuels proved to be quite popular (especially with members of the professional networking group Linked-In). The earlier posting can be found here: Sandle on biofuels Following this earlier feature, there...

Thousands of tons of toxic mercury are released into the environment every year. Much of this collects in sediment where it is converted into toxic methyl mercury, and enters the food chain ending up in the fish we eat. New research, published in the...

The search for alternative forms of energy is an important part of technological research. Of the different energy sources being examined, hydrogen-powered fuel cells are considered one of the most promising clean energy alternatives. One area which...

Today, I wanted to talk about cars. Cars are an integral part of U.S.A. Society. Most of us don’t live in big cities or anywhere near the city. Our society sprung up with suburbs surrounding the city. I personally live miles away from a city, a...

There is an interesting article on the subject of microorganisms and biofuels (a subject covered by this blog before). The article appears in Current Opinion in Biotechnology Volume 22, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 388-39, written by Wackett. The...