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On the Horizon, Planes Powered by Plant Fuel
LufthansaAn Airbus A321 engine is powered with a mixture that is 50 percent biofuel. The use of jet fuel from renewable sources is now well demonstrated, but it costs more than double what fuel made from petroleum does, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbus, Aircraft, Biofuels, Boeing, Jatropha, Lufthansa
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Cargo boat and US navy ship powered by algal oil in marine fuel trials
Substituting biofuel for bunker fuel may bring about revolution in world’s shipping fleets Trials of the algal oil have been carried out on a Maersk cargo ship. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Giant cargo boats and US navy warships … Continue reading
Biofuels: Brazilian brew
America opens up to Brazilian ethanol From Brazilian canes to American cars “WE’VE been waiting for this news for more than 30 years,” crows Marcos Jank, the president of UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane-growers’ trade association. The cause of his excitement … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiesel, Biofuels, Brazil, Ethanol, Investment, Tariff, Tax Credit
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UK companies to invest £2.5bn in renewables
British companies have announced plans to invest a total of £2.5bn in renewable energy projects, according to the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. A total of £2.5bn will be invested in renewable energy projects, according to the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biofuels, EU, Investments, UK Business, UK Employment, Wind Energy
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Can Bolivia become a green energy superpower?
Bolivia has vast reserves of lithium, seen as the green energy fuel of the future, which it wants to exploit on its own. But the lithium is locked underneath a 10,000 sq km salt flat The Salar salt flat in … Continue reading
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Tagged Biofuels, Bolivia, Electric vehicles, Lithium Batteries
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Why I’m lending my voice to community renewable schemes
When you bring together people, communities, like-minded NGOs and companies, really big changes can happen A graphic showing different energy sources that provide green energy at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage. Photograph: rivercottage.net About four years ago, we installed a wind … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass, Electric Vehicle, Solar Energy, UK, Wind Power
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Can Biofuels Save Sub-Saharan Africa?
Jacob Silberberg for The New York TimesA man sprays pesticide on a farm in Sangalkam, Senegal. When soaring food prices, climate change, growing energy demands, poverty, international politics and social justice are in the mix, you have a tried and … Continue reading
US airlines begin powering flights with biofuels
US airlines are attempting to demonstrate their clean energy credentials, scheduling flights partially powered by biofuels US airlines are trying to demonstrate clean energy credentials by scheduling flights partially powered by biofuels. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Do not … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviation, Biofuels, Clean Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Transportation, US Airlines, USA
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Power can challenge poverty – and that makes universal energy access a must
Half the world’s population lacks access to modern energy, but efforts to end power poverty by 2030 are gaining real momentum A tribal leader in Fwalu village, Zambia, monitors a solar-powered cooker. The UN is targeting universal energy access by … Continue reading
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Tagged Biofuels, Business, Electricity, Investments, Micro-hydro, Solar
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With backing, biomass can help meet energy needs
Tohoku quake debris providing short-term boost KAKOGAWA, Hyogo Pref. — It’s an article of faith among Japan’s fossil fuel advocates that because the country has no natural resources, it must import more than 80 percent of its energy needs. Chemistry … Continue reading
