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The Solar Thermal Option

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:26:03 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog I apologize for being out of pocket lately, and that trend is going to continue at least through this week. I have a staff meeting all week, and then I fly back to Europe next Monday. So, my posting will be sporadic until then. I do appreciate everyone keeping the comments [...]

Clean water and biofuel with algae

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:25:53 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Scientists say a system for cleaning river water with algae is ready to go large scale. They want to then produce biofuels such as butanol from the algae. A small scale system is cleaning water flowing into Chesapeake Bay. LancasterOnline.com:News:Project aims to produce bio-fuel while cleaning up bay: “The constantly growing algae [...]

Iowa Ethanol maker to add algae bioreactors

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:12:42 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. plans to expiriment with algae production at an Iowa ethanol biorefinery. This could increase the efficiency of biofuel production by utilizing waste heat and C02. GRAINNET News and Information for the Grain, Milling, Feed, Seed and BioFuels Industry: “Using advanced photobioreactor technology developed by the company from [...]

Biodiesel and Ethanol from catfish ponds

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:07:47 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog PetroSun Biofuels proposes making biodiesel and ethanol from algae grown in Mississippi catfish ponds, producing both catfish and biofuels in the same space. Grainnet Information for the Grain, Milling, Feed, Seed and BioFuels Industry: “Based on an annual potential production rate of 2,000 gallons per acre, the existing 80,000 acres of ponds [...]

Biogas potential from U.S. livestock farms

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:33:54 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Other countries have developed large-scale production of biogas and electricity from livestock manure. With the proper regulatory environmnet and incentives, the U.S. could do the same. This article and the comments are a good introduction to the benefits and challenges of biogas from livestock manure. Biogas: what options for Slurry power in [...]

Ethanol biorefinery to be powered by landfill gas

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:26:14 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Biogas (mainly methane) from a landfill will be used in place of natural gas as the process fuel used to turn corn and grain sorghum into ethanol. This should improve the energy balance of the ethanol produced and the city will receive a royalty. The Robesonian > St Pauls Review > News [...]

Solar Energy Jobs - Meet All Your Staffing Needs with New World Staffing, Inc.

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:43:57 +0000

Over the past year, we have received several inquiries from people who are looking for jobs within the solar energy and green energy sectors. Several times with great dismay, we have had to turn down these individuals away because we couldn’t introduce them to the right source for solar energy and green energy staffing needs. One week [...]

New Method Turns Wood into Sugar for Biofuels

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:11:03 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog German researchers appear to have a breakthrough in this new method for turning wood into simple sugars. Simple sugars can be easily turned into ethanol or other useful substances. New Method Turns Wood into Sugar for Biofuels: “Up to now, conventional methods for converting cellulose to sugar have used acid baths or [...]

Improving biobutanol production efficiency

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:38:25 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service are working on more efficient ways to produce celllulosic biobutanol, an alcohol with properties superior to ethanol. They are able to combine some of the steps necessary to make biobutanol from straw. Banking on Biobutanol: “If scaled up further, the process could yield 307 combined [...]

UNL study shows ethanol production efficiency growing

admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:14:21 +0000

Submitted by Energy Answers Blog Previous studies on ethanol production often used data from outdated technology. More recently, the ethanol industry is using less fossil fuels per unit of ethanol produced, and especially less petroleum. UNL study: Ethanol energy efficiency growing - Grand Island, NE - Grand Island Independent: “Cassman said if the goal is to reduce [...]