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A good way to re-use the panda's feces
A new study shows that many types of bacteria exist in the feces of pandas that are capable of producing biofuels.
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Project to turn desert into ... forest
Five German scientists have proposed a new strategy to reduce the impact of climate change: Turning desert coastal into ... forests.
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Cow dung will help you no longer have headache because of gas price?
Scientists have recently discovered the immense role of fungi in animal manure. They have the ability to decompose organic compounds - an extremely expensive process in…
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Japan has the technology to produce cheap fuel from straw
Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan developed the technology to produce ethanol from straw for only 40 yen (about US $ 0.45) per liter, equal to the cost of producing thi…
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Future electricity production technologies
Aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 1990, the world is looking for new, feasible and sustainable solutions.
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Producing car 'gasoline' from distillers
The Tullibardine winery in Perthshire, Scotland has just signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture with Celtic Renewables, a company of Napier University…
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Passenger aircraft will run on sawdust and straw?
In the future, passenger aircraft around the world will be able to use fuel extracted from sawdust or straw instead of gasoline as currently.
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Biofuel from sea water
The Pentagon is trying to turn seawater into jet fuel, according to the US Naval Laboratory (NRL) statement.
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6 best biofuel types
Biofuels - formed from plant-animal-derived compounds - are hailed as a safe and clean energy source for future pollution reduction. But do they really bring full benefi…
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The first factory produced fuel from algae
The SAT, the name of the Austrian company, will build a plant on a sugarcane plantation in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. This plantation is where ethanol is produce…
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Aircraft use cooking oil to save money
Before Air Canada's Airbus plane left Toronto in Canada to reach Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, on the afternoon of June 18, bio-fuel and jet fuel were poured into…
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Ethanol from sorghum - breakthrough biofuel
Sorghum is poised to become the first official advanced biofuel when the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares for the final approval of the grain for ethano…
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America: Climate change will make corn prices unstable
According to a study published in the journal American Climate Change, climate change may make corn prices in the US more unstable than oil prices or policies that favor…
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New step in bioenergy development
US and UK researchers have just completed the genetic mapping of tea plants, a crop that promises to bring the necessary bioenergy to human needs.
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Alternative energy from marine algae
Rapid growth in natural saltwater environments and high sugar content are two outstanding advantages that make seaweed a potential material for the production of biofuel…