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From oil to soybeans
08 07 2008 As the price of gasoline for cars continues on an upward slope, so does the price of jet fuel.

EU to change biofuels policy: imports from Brazil, solid biomass for electric transport, biohydrogen
08 07 2008 After a three day informal meeting, European Energy Ministers have signaled the beginning of a change of policy on biofuels.

Scotland's waste "could provide 692MW of energy"
08 07 2008 Scotland would have to use every single acre of its farm land to grow energy crops, if it wanted to produce the equivalent energy to the amount of waste being thrown away each year.

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Carbon Mitigation by Biomass with Capture
27 06 2008 Carbon mitigation is a term denoting strategies/technologies to decrease anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon mitigation can be achieved by direct capture of CO2 from the air by industrial means, or by biomass-based methods. Some biomass-based methods (like biomass-CCS or biomass with carbon capture and storage) have the potential for “ca...

Louisiana’s New Law Shifts to Non-Corn Feedstocks For Ethanol
27 06 2008 A new legislation has been enacted in the State of Louisiana, USA to develop a state-wide advanced biofuel industry. Called the “Advanced Biofuel Initiative”, the law is expected to give an “efficiency boost to the ethanol industry in the state by supporting high yielding non-corn crops”. The “field-to-pump” strategy under the legislation includes:...

Desert Plant May Hold Key To Biofuel Crop Farming in Arid/Semi-Arid Lands
27 06 2008 Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom are studying the survival mechanisms of an interesting Madagascan plant, and how the knowledge can be applied for the effective cultivation of crops grown under harsh conditions. The plant, with scientific name, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, (common name, “lavender-scallops”), is known to...

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Oxygen Ions For Fuel Cells Get Loose At Low(er) Temperatures
28 06 2008 Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team has uncovered a novel structure that moves oxygen ions through the cell at substantially lower temperatures than previously thought possible.

Gallons Per Mile Would Help Car Shoppers Make Better Decisions
20 06 2008 Posting a vehicle's fuel efficiency in "gallons per mile" rather than "miles per gallon" would help consumers make better decisions about car purchases and environmental impact, researchers report in the journal Science.

New Method To Recycle Unwanted Byproduct Of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Production
17 06 2008 Chemists have now found an interesting new approach that may lead to effective recycling of CCl4, an unwanted byproduct of chlorinated hydrocarbon production.

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Rubber 'Snake' Could Help Wave Power Get A Bite Of The Energy Market
03 07 2008 A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. Named after the snake of the same name because of its long thin shape, the Anaconda is closed at both ends and filled completely with water. It is designed to be anchored just below the sea's surface, with one end facing the oncoming waves.

Oxygen Ions For Fuel Cells Get Loose At Low(er) Temperatures
01 07 2008 Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team has uncovered a novel structure that moves oxygen ions through the cell at substantially lower temperatures than previously thought possible.

Standards Set For Energy-conserving LED Lighting
01 07 2008 Scientists have developed the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States. This new generation lighting technology uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of incandescent filaments or fluorescent tubes to produce illumination that cuts energy consumption significantly.

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G8 leaders seek common ground on biofuels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
08 07 2008 The Group of Eight powers was to meet Tuesday on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming.

UK to slow expansion of biofuels (BBC News)
07 07 2008 The UK is to cut the rate of growth of biofuels because of "increasing questions" over their impact, MPs are told.

Britain to slow adoption of biofuels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
07 07 2008 The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.

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