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U.S. Sugar and Coskata Look to Build 100 Million Gallon Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

U.S. Sugar Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata, Inc of Warrenville, IL to explore building a 100 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Clewiston, Florida

18 Nov 2008

GE Energy Hits Renewable Energy Milestone by Shipping Their 10000th 1.5 Megawatt Wind Turbine

GE Energy today announced the shipment of its 10,000th 1.5-megawatt wind turbine, a global wind industry milestone

18 Nov 2008

Ethanol Production Will Not Result in Deforestation or Less Land for Food Production

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a report this week systematically refuting claims that ethanol production will divert land from agricultural use

17 Nov 2008

How Growing Demand for Ethanol Production and Changes in Land Use

The amount of agricultural land required to produce 15 billion gallons of grain ethanol in the United States by 2015, as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), is likely to be less than 1 percent of total world cropland

16 Nov 2008

Methane from Sewage Being Used to Generate Electricity and Heat

Tests on an energy system for converting biogas from sewage into electricity and heat show that the system has lived up to its promise and Morphic has therefore decided to launch this combination of energy systems in a range of output categories on a wider front in Europe

16 Nov 2008

Space Shuttle Loaded With Camera to Help Farmers

Among the 32,000 pounds of cargo in NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, which is set to launch Friday, there is a camera that will help U.S. farmers and provide unique educational opportunities for students

16 Nov 2008

NASA's First Spacecraft for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Arrives for Launch

NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived for final launch preparations

16 Nov 2008

Naturally Occurring Nanotubes Patented for Use in Energy Technologies

NaturalNano announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the Company two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes (HNTTM) in clean energy areas: one in hydrogen storage and another for the use of mineral based nanotechnology in ultracapacitors

16 Nov 2008

Using Natural Plants to Produce Oil

Crude oil is getting more and more expensive, a fact clearly felt by the chemical industry. An alternative source of carbon is biomass, for instance colza and whey, which can likewise be used to produce chemical products

10 Nov 2008

Ethanol Demands Ties Crop Prices to the Petrol Pump, Not to the Grocery Shelves

Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half

10 Nov 2008