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Researchers Study New Techniques for Producing Acetal-Based Biodiesel

Is there any connection between wine and biodiesel? The answer is yes, however surprising it may seem. Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines, like port, for example, which give it a unique, sweet smell. However if acetals are blended with biodiesel, they improve its properties.

25 Sep 2013

LanzaTech Receives ARPA-E Grant to Find Sustainable Uses for Waste Methane Resources

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, today announced that it has been awarded a $4 million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

23 Sep 2013

Panda Poop Microbes Show Promise for New Sustainable Energy Sources

Unlikely as it may sound, giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le in the Memphis Zoo are making contributions toward shifting production of biofuels away from corn and other food crops and toward corn cobs, stalks and other non-food plant material.

11 Sep 2013

Three-Pronged Approach to Converting Waste Coffee Grounds into Energy Sources

For many of us, it’s the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day. Now, University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering that an ingredient in our old coffee grounds might someday serve as a cheaper, cleaner fuel for our cars, furnaces and other energy sources.

11 Sep 2013

Indy 500 Series Race Cars to Showcase Green Fuels

Experts at ACS a major scientific meeting today described how ethanol blends used as fuel in the race cars of the Indianapolis 500 actually make those emissions cleaner than cars on the street.

10 Sep 2013

Engineering Microbes for Efficient Production of Fuels and Chemicals

In the baseball world, a superstar can do five things exceptionally well: hit, hit for power, run, throw and field.

7 Sep 2013

Japanese Algae Industry Incubation Consortium Joins Forces with Algae Biomass Organization

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, and the Algae Industry Incubation Consortium, Japan (AIIC), a group working to commercialize algae biofuels in Japan, announced today a cooperative effort to share algae industry best practices and expertise that is commencing at the International Symposium on Algal Biomass being held September 5-6 at the Nomura Conference Plaza Nihonbashi in Tokyo, Japan.

5 Sep 2013