Making fuel from CO2 - does this man have the answers?
They say the first person to invent a way to capture carbon emissions will be the one who makes all the money in this green business game. Meet head of Origo Industries Ian Houston, a man...
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http://www.greenbang.com/2506/making-fuel-from-co2-does-this-man-have-the-answers
They say the first person to invent a way to capture carbon emissions will be the one who makes all the money in this green business game. Meet head of Origo Industries Ian Houston, a man...
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http://www.greenbang.com/2506/making-fuel-from-co2-does-this-man-have-the-answers
Lovecraft is Fueling a New West Coast Trend : EcoLocalizer
Based on gas prices alone in LA, it would probably take you 2-3 years to recoup your costs from a professional conversion (unless we hit $10 a gallon this winter).
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http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/03/lovecraft-is-fueling-a-new-west-coast-trend
Based on gas prices alone in LA, it would probably take you 2-3 years to recoup your costs from a professional conversion (unless we hit $10 a gallon this winter).
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http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/03/lovecraft-is-fueling-a-new-west-coast-trend
How green are biofuels? (GIF Image, 828x491 pixels)
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Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn
A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies,
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http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2008/01/ethanol23#
A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies,
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http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2008/01/ethanol23#
Scientists Use Sunlight to Make Fuel From CO2
The Sunlight to Petrol, or S2P, project essentially reverses the combustion process, recovering the building blocks of hydrocarbons. They can then be used to synthesize liquid fuels like ...
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http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/S2P
The Sunlight to Petrol, or S2P, project essentially reverses the combustion process, recovering the building blocks of hydrocarbons. They can then be used to synthesize liquid fuels like ...
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http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/S2P
Ethics of Biofuels | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse
I offer 12 principles for the creation of a just and ethical biofuel production.
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http://www.energybulletin.net/24169.html
I offer 12 principles for the creation of a just and ethical biofuel production.
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http://www.energybulletin.net/24169.html
The Oil Drum | Fermenting the Food Supply
The core problem is that gasoline price elasticity in the US is about -0.05, versus the -0.7 price elasticity for food consumption by poor consumers. This makes clear who is going to win ...
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http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2431
The core problem is that gasoline price elasticity in the US is about -0.05, versus the -0.7 price elasticity for food consumption by poor consumers. This makes clear who is going to win ...
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http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2431
Riots and hunger feared as demand for grain sends food costs soaring | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
The risks of food riots and malnutrition will surge in the next two years as the global supply of grain comes under more pressure than at any time in 50 years, according to one of the wor...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2221372,00.html
The risks of food riots and malnutrition will surge in the next two years as the global supply of grain comes under more pressure than at any time in 50 years, according to one of the wor...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2221372,00.html
Global food crisis looms as climate change and fuel shortages bite | Environment | The Guardian
Soaring prices for basic foods are beginning to lead to political instability, with governments being forced to step in to artificially control the cost of bread, maize, rice and dairy pr...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/03/food.climatechange
Soaring prices for basic foods are beginning to lead to political instability, with governments being forced to step in to artificially control the cost of bread, maize, rice and dairy pr...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/03/food.climatechange
A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
From India to Indiana, shortages and soaring prices for palm oil, soybean oil and many other types of vegetable oils are the latest, most striking example of a developing global problem: ...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/business/worldbusiness/19palmoil.html?ex=1358485200&en=67c...
From India to Indiana, shortages and soaring prices for palm oil, soybean oil and many other types of vegetable oils are the latest, most striking example of a developing global problem: ...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/business/worldbusiness/19palmoil.html?ex=1358485200&en=67c...
How the Next President Can End Our Oil Addiction
Sandalow drew upon his government experience, dozens of interviews and reams of documents -- the 272-page book includes 42 pages of footnotes -- in crafting a six-point plan for our next ...
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http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2008/01/oil
Sandalow drew upon his government experience, dozens of interviews and reams of documents -- the 272-page book includes 42 pages of footnotes -- in crafting a six-point plan for our next ...
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http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2008/01/oil
Oil from algae? Scientists seek green gold - Going Green- msnbc.com
Some varieties of algae are as much as 50 percent oil, and that oil can be converted into biodiesel or jet fuel. The biggest challenge is slashing the cost of production, which by one Def...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22027663
Some varieties of algae are as much as 50 percent oil, and that oil can be converted into biodiesel or jet fuel. The biggest challenge is slashing the cost of production, which by one Def...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22027663
USATODAY.com - Algae like a breath mint for smokestacks
Overshadowed by a multibillion-dollar push into other "clean-coal" technologies, a handful of tiny companies are racing to create an even cleaner, greener process using the same slimy stu...
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-01-10-algae-powerplants_x.htm
Overshadowed by a multibillion-dollar push into other "clean-coal" technologies, a handful of tiny companies are racing to create an even cleaner, greener process using the same slimy stu...
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-01-10-algae-powerplants_x.htm
Technology Review: Algae-Based Fuels Set to Bloom
A number of startups are now demonstrating new technology and launching large research efforts aimed at replacing hundreds of millions of gallons of fossil fuels by 2010, and much more in...
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http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18138
A number of startups are now demonstrating new technology and launching large research efforts aimed at replacing hundreds of millions of gallons of fossil fuels by 2010, and much more in...
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http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18138
GreenFuel Technologies Corporation: Profitable Carbon Management
GreenFuel's high yield algae farms recycle carbon dioxide from flue gases to produce biofuels and feed, reducing net carbon dioxide production as waste becomes profit.
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http://www.greenfuelonline.com
GreenFuel's high yield algae farms recycle carbon dioxide from flue gases to produce biofuels and feed, reducing net carbon dioxide production as waste becomes profit.
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http://www.greenfuelonline.com
Oilgae.com - Biodiesel from Algae Oil
The yields of oil from algae are orders of magnitude higher than those for traditional oilseeds, and (2) Algae can grow in places away from the farmlands & forests, thus minimising the da...
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http://www.oilgae.com
The yields of oil from algae are orders of magnitude higher than those for traditional oilseeds, and (2) Algae can grow in places away from the farmlands & forests, thus minimising the da...
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http://www.oilgae.com
BBC NEWS | Americas | Biofuels 'crime against humanity'
A United Nations expert has condemned the growing use of crops to produce biofuels as a replacement for petrol as a crime against humanity.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7065061.stm
A United Nations expert has condemned the growing use of crops to produce biofuels as a replacement for petrol as a crime against humanity.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7065061.stm
Biofuels Are Bad for Feeding People and Combating Climate Change: Scientific American
The studies do find some benefit from biofuels but only when planted on agricultural land too dry or degraded for food production or significant tree or plant growth and only when derived...
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=biofuels-bad-for-people-and-climate
The studies do find some benefit from biofuels but only when planted on agricultural land too dry or degraded for food production or significant tree or plant growth and only when derived...
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=biofuels-bad-for-people-and-climate
Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/science/earth/08wbiofuels.html?ex=1360213200&en=45a8ef741f...
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/science/earth/08wbiofuels.html?ex=1360213200&en=45a8ef741f...
Biofuel crops 'increase carbon emissions' - Telegraph
We cannot afford to ignore the consequences of converting land for biofuels. Doing so means we might unintentionally promote fuel alternatives that are worse than fossil fuels they are de...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/07/eabiofuel107.xml
We cannot afford to ignore the consequences of converting land for biofuels. Doing so means we might unintentionally promote fuel alternatives that are worse than fossil fuels they are de...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/07/eabiofuel107.xml
A conversation with energy guru Amory Lovins | By David Roberts | Grist | Main Dish | 26 Jul 2007
Beginning with a seminal Foreign Affairs article in 1976 -- "Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken?" which introduced the "soft path" to energy -- Lovins shifted the focus from bigger to sm...
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http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/07/26/lovins
Beginning with a seminal Foreign Affairs article in 1976 -- "Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken?" which introduced the "soft path" to energy -- Lovins shifted the focus from bigger to sm...
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http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/07/26/lovins
Norway and Saudi Arabia want carbon storage into the CDM; focus on biomass would end controversy
Oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Norway will cooperate to get carbon capture and storage (CCS) recognized under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which offers a way for rich countr...
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http://biopact.com/2008/02/norway-and-saudi-arabia-want-carbon.html
Oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Norway will cooperate to get carbon capture and storage (CCS) recognized under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which offers a way for rich countr...
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http://biopact.com/2008/02/norway-and-saudi-arabia-want-carbon.html
Policies key as ethanol 'revolution' links agriculture, energy sectors
The prices of corn and crude oil, which prior to 2007 fluctuated almost independent of one another, have become more closely linked thanks to the use of massive quantities of corn to make...
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http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080215TynerRevolution.html
The prices of corn and crude oil, which prior to 2007 fluctuated almost independent of one another, have become more closely linked thanks to the use of massive quantities of corn to make...
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http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080215TynerRevolution.html
Fat Knowledge: Sugar Cane vs. Solar Panels
Solar panels are therefore 2 magnitudes of order better at creating usable energy per m^2 than sugar cane.
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http://fatknowledge.blogspot.com/2006/03/sugar-cane-vs-solar-panels.html
Solar panels are therefore 2 magnitudes of order better at creating usable energy per m^2 than sugar cane.
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http://fatknowledge.blogspot.com/2006/03/sugar-cane-vs-solar-panels.html
R-Squared Energy Blog: The Future is Solar
You can produce the same amount of energy with direct solar capture in a 13 ft. by 13 ft. area that you can by photosynthesis in 1 acre of rapeseed.
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http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2007/07/future-is-solar.html
You can produce the same amount of energy with direct solar capture in a 13 ft. by 13 ft. area that you can by photosynthesis in 1 acre of rapeseed.
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Solazyme
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that unleashes the power of marine microbes to create clean and scalable solutions for the renewable energy, industrial chemical, and specialty ing...
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http://www.solazyme.com
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that unleashes the power of marine microbes to create clean and scalable solutions for the renewable energy, industrial chemical, and specialty ing...
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Fuel from Algae
Rather than growing algae in ponds or enclosed in plastic tubes that are exposed to the sun, as other companies are trying to do, Solazyme grows the organisms in the dark, inside huge sta...
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http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20319/?a=f
Rather than growing algae in ponds or enclosed in plastic tubes that are exposed to the sun, as other companies are trying to do, Solazyme grows the organisms in the dark, inside huge sta...
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http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20319/?a=f
