Bob Morris Posted on Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:34 am.
Sweden extracts pyrolysis oil from wood to create synthetic fuel that now powers much of the country. Amazing, Sweden’s forest stock has increased despite the use of wood for biofuel. Forest residue is the leading bioenergy source in Sweden, and bioenergy is the nation’s leading energy source. Since the 1970s when 70-80 percent of Sweden’s [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:40 am.
The Biobot converts waste cooking oil into biodiesel that you can pour in your gas tank. It’s small, efficient, is designed for home use, and stores 20 liters of biofuel. The process is fairly involved and requires monitoring. However, rather than dumping cooking grease now you can power a car with it. Inhabitat has more.
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Bob Morris Posted on Mon Feb 11, 2013 15:14 pm.
Why was the biofuel program so easy to corrupt in the first place and why did it take so long to do something about it? The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules to expand the use of renewable fuels and thwart scams in a program hit by fraud and facing increasing criticisms from U.S. refiners.
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Bob Morris Posted on Tue Jan 29, 2013 20:10 pm.
The EPA biofuel mandate requires ever increasing amounts of cellulosic ethanol be used in fuel. However production has been nearly zero. The court ruled EPA had overreached in their mandate. A federal appeals court threw out a federal rule on renewable fuels on Friday, saying that a quota set by the Environmental Protection Agency for [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Tue Dec 4, 2012 16:10 pm.
Creating biofuel from crops requires large amounts of energy and uses land that food could grow on. Thus the entire process is inefficient, says Hartmut Michel, Chemistry Nobel Prize winner
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Bob Morris Posted on Fri Jul 6, 2012 5:00 am.
State security forces in Guatemala are forcibly evicting peasants from their land so biofuel companies can make green, clean biofuel for our cars. Wow, that’s just totally environmentally sustainable, isn’t it? Helicopters with armed men leaning out were flying overhead, private security guards and paramilitary forces were attacking people, and houses and crops were being [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Thu Jan 5, 2012 15:07 pm.
A study released by Oregon State University (OSU) economists indicates that the biofuels currently mandated and under production in Europe and the United States “barely reduce fossil fuel use and. . .likely increase greenhouse gas emissions.” They´re also 14 to 31 times more costly than taking other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Well, this [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:30 am.
Corn ethanol, a bad idea whose time has gone. Buh-bye , unless they try to sneak it through again. But there is major Congressional opposition to this wasteful practice that doesn’t work well, drives up food prices, and exists primarily to give patronage to Big Ag. Biofuel from crop leftovers, wood waste, and algae is the future.
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Bob Morris Posted on Thu Nov 10, 2011 18:01 pm.
United Airlines flew a commercial flight this week using 40% biofuel / 60% traditional while Alaska Airlines flew75 planes using 20% biofuel from cooking oil.
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Bob Morris Posted on Wed Aug 31, 2011 22:27 pm.
According to the latest research into the viability of alternative energy, panda droppings actually hold a treasure trove of uniquely powerful bacteria that could revolutionize the production of biofuels.
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