Archive for Bio Fuel
July 18, 2011 at 9:48 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, The Politics
With the world’s fossil fuel and natural gas reserves becoming ever more scarce, the price of energy derived from these sources is likely to continue to climb. In mid 2011, UK energy companies all raised prices across the board, some by as much as 25%. This was blamed on the price of wholesale oil and gas rising and fluctuating, combined with political uncertainties and civil unrest in many production countries. The energy companies claimed they could no longer absorb the increase in prices, so had to pass it on.
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July 17, 2011 at 10:09 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Solar, Wind Power
It would seem the nations of the world are seeing the writing on the wall when it comes to energy and the depletion of limited resources from whence we acquire our power. Consequently, there are countless inventors, scientists and investors who are pouring countless resources into finding the next killer app in the energy field. Where there is pain (and there certainly is or will be), there can be great opportunity. Investing in the future of renewable energy resources will certainly prove necessary for mankind’s continued survival, but which solution will prove the most soluble in the long run? Read the rest of this entry »
June 28, 2011 at 9:04 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel
Animals have been part of man’s life since the beginning of time. We are intrinsically linked to our animal friends, and while we may not personally interact with them on a daily basis, we rely on them for our most basic necessities. Our reliance on animals is not without consequence, and their presence can and does produce ecological waste that is damaging our environment. When we speak of our impact on the environment, too often we forget tertiary contributors such as animals. By understanding the scope and causes of the animals’ impact on our environment we will be able to better solve the problems they present. Read the rest of this entry »
November 5, 2009 at 3:19 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
Alkylated gasoline is a newer type of gasoline on the Danish market, it is branded as “green gasoline”. It is not, but it has advantages to traditional gasoline. The new type of fuel is directed to smaller engines typically used in private gardens, but it also has a history of use in high performance sport engines.
The gasoline, which is technically called ‘alkylated gasoline’, are cleaner than traditional gasoline, Soder less and gives a more complete combustion. It is an advantage for those who use tools with internal combustion engines, such as garden tractors or chain saws. Alkylated gasoline is storage stable and does not change, although it has been stored in a cold tank all winter long. Conventional petrol contains reactive substances that can get gasoline to oxygenation, and thus reduced quality already after few weeks of storage.
“Everybody knows the situation where you have to start a chain saw or lawn mower in the spring and the motor has difficulty to jump in again. It is often caused by petrol. With alkylated gasoline the problem is partly solved. Alkylate gasoline is the cleanest fuel that can be produced at a petroleum refinery, “says Steenbuch, Product Manager at Bauhaus, who now sells the alkylated gasoline brand Aspen.
Aspen is among a few special refineries to produce alkylate. Gasoline has in recent years been taking off as consumers’ environmental awareness and greater emphasis on the interaction between the engines and fuel quality.
“It is quite natural for us to present alkylate gasoline for our environmentally conscious consumers. First and foremost, we have a green policy that applies to all our product lines. In addition, we have for many years had various types of oil on the shelves, primarily for our motorized garden tools, “says Steenbuch. Read the rest of this entry »
June 21, 2007 at 11:30 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, The Politics
I am in the market for a new car. To my surprise there is no alternatives in Denmark to gasoline and diesel cars. It is possible to order a Prius, but no dealers has a model home I can test. It is also possible to import a hybrid, electric or plantoil/biodiesel ready car but theres is not one single place in this country I can go and see and have a spin in such a car.
Importing a car is a difficult task, there will be doubt about the tax until the car is imported and I would prefer to have a local salesman to address for service and if something goes wrong.
I do not understand why this is. All major car manufacturers have electric cars, hybrid and plant oil ready cars and they are on the market in several countries, why not here? Why do they not test the Danish market – they would find me and possible a lot of others potential buyers.
Some months ago the tax on new cars were differentiated, so it makes environment friendly cars a lot cheaper. This is said to have increased the sale of small gasoline cars – but so far no new products have been introduced. Thats a shame, now I’ll buy a Hummer instead…
June 19, 2007 at 4:39 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, hybrids, On Grid, Video, Wind Power
Google.org – the philanthropic arm of Google – yesterday lauched an exciting project that offers a glimpse of a smarter energy future: cars that plug into an electric grid powered by solar energy. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can quadruple the fuel economy of the average car on the road today. As Google.org demonstrated at yesterday’s event, plug-in hybrids can sell power back to the electric grid when it’s needed most through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology
Google.org’s core missions is to address climate change. In the U.S., transportation contributes about one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions –- with more than 60 percent of those emissions coming from personal vehicles. By accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrids and vehicle-to-grid (“V2G”) technologies, this new project, RechargeIT.org, aims to reduce emissions and dependence on oil while promoting clean energy technologies and increasing consumer choice. Linking the U.S. transportation system to the electricity grid maximizes the efficiency of our energy system. From these efforts, we believe the environment will benefit – and consumers will have more choices to fuel their cars.
We’ve been working with Google engineers and Hymotion/A123Systems to build a small fleet of plug-in hybrids, adding an external plug and additional batteries to a regular hybrid car so that it runs on electricity with gasoline (or even better, biofuels) to extend the driving range for longer trips. Here’s what it looks like:
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March 2, 2007 at 11:31 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Video
Biogas- and water treatment plants are now able to produce electric power from biogas and deliver it directly to consumers over the grid. A revolutionizing micro power plant, the XRGI, has been developed and approved to produce electricity from biogas, and this gives new opportunities for the biogas- and water treatment plants.
With a guarantee for effect and low service expenses Biogas- and water treatment plants now can produce power to cover the plants own consumption and supply the grid with 100 pct. CO2-neutral power.
“The technology is now so mature that power production from Biogas- and water treatment plants is very interesting – both economically and from an environmental point of view. XRGI has been designed to run at least 30.000 hours without any repairs, and service is only to be done every 4.000 hours. This gives extremely low operating costs. ,” says Bjarne Bogner, CEO of EC Power, the company that developed the technology behind the XRGI-systems.
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March 1, 2007 at 6:38 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel
New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source – vegetable oils, oils from animal fat and even oils from algae (possible also human left-over fat) – into fuel to power jet airplanes.The technology – called Centia™, which is derived from “crudus potentia,” or “green power” in Latin – is “100 percent green,” as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. Centia™ can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.
NC State received provisional patents to use the process to convert fats into jet fuel or additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels. The technology has been licensed by Diversified Energy Corp., a privately held Arizona company specializing in the development of advanced alternative and renewable energy technologies and projects.
January 3, 2007 at 5:07 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
With Toyota’s latest buy from the General Motors fire sale being a 5.9 percent stake in Isuzu, speculation on where Toyota will use Isuzu diesel engines has largely revolved around trucks and SUVs. The two companies just announced a joint venture to develop diesels.
“If that sounds like Toyota will integrate a diesel engine into its Synergy hybrid drivetrain, you are right,” according to Jim Press, president of Toyota Motor North America.
ToMoCo will likely employ the oil-burners as part of a multifuel hybrid strategy, including diesel, biodiesel and ethanol.
This is sweet music for us who can’t decide if we should invest in a homebased biofuel plant or go high-tech and buy a gasoline hybrid. Now we get the best from boh worlds.
December 29, 2006 at 11:28 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
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Audi’s R10 diesel won LeMans last year, the first diesel engine powered vehicle to do so.
December 20, 2006 at 11:32 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel
With the second generation bioethanol plants there is no limits to what organic material you can make fuel out of. Grist have some nice examples including: Credit-card statements, human fat and dead cats. Link
November 30, 2006 at 12:35 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
Automakers are rolling into the Los Angeles Auto Show with a lineup of 21 concept cars powered by alternative fuels.
General Motors, Ford and BMW will unveil vehicles that run on hydrogen. Other companies will show vehicles powered by E-85 ethanol, electric-gas hybrid engines, biodiesel, natural gas and low-sulfur diesel fuel.
But many of the alternative-fuel concept cars on display may not reach showrooms for years, but Nissan said it will roll out 
its Prius-killer a new Altima hybrid sedan and coupe as well as a souped-up version of the Sentra small car early next year.
The hybrid, powered by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine as well as an electric motor, initially will be sold in eight states mainly in the Northeast starting in January. The company said the full-sized car will get 41 miles per gallon of gasoline in the city and 36 on the highway.
The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public on Friday and runs through Dec. 10.
November 21, 2006 at 7:57 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
The Intelligent Energy ENV (Emissions Neutral Vehicle) is a motorcycle like no other. The ENV (pronounced “en vee”) is the envy of some of the other H2 motorcycle, scooter and wannabe manufacturers for its power, range, quietness and sleek design, though it does face some stiff competition from a few other manufacturers.
The ENV H2 motorcycle uses CORE cell technology, which contains the hydrogen and battery components in one unit and is removable from the motorcycle. The Intelligent Energy ENV, with its 6kW, 48 volt motor and 1kw fuel cell, has a top speed of 50 mph and a range of 100 miles. The speed and range are expected to be increased by the time the ENV reaches its production version.
In order to reach peak acceleration, power is drawn from both the fuel cell and battery pack as needed. The ENV also uses disc brakes and a belt drive system for better control and traction. According to Intelligent Energy, the ENV is one of the first hydrogen motorcycles designed from the ground up rather than relying on previous technology. Read the rest of this entry »
November 21, 2006 at 12:44 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
Broin a South Dakota company said Monday it has made breakthroughs in the production of ethanol that enables it to use corn stalks, leaves and other plant material in the production of the motor fuel. The new technology will be used at a Broin Companies plant in the northeast Iowa town of Emmetsburg, located 120 miles northwest of Des Moines. The ethanol plant will be expanded to use the entire corn plant instead of just the kernel. The plant's capacity of 50 million gallons of ethanol a year will be increased to 125 million gallons with an investment of about $200 million, said CEO Jeff Broin. He said it is the first commercial scale production facility in the United States to make ethanol from plant material other than the corn kernel. Most ethanol in the United States is made from the starch contained in a corn kernel. The starch is broken down into basic sugar components, which are fermented using yeast and a cooking process into grain alcohol. This is often refered to as the first generation ethanol process. The Sioux Falls, S.D., company will use technology it has developed with Denmark-based Novozymes and Delaware-based DuPont that breaks down the cellulose in corn stalks and other plant parts into basic sugars that can be fermented into ethanol – a much more complicated process called the second generation. Here in Denmar the first large scale first generation ethanol plant will be build from 2007-2009. The design allows for upgrade to second generation processesing.
November 18, 2006 at 11:41 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Money and Finance
A strong majority of American consumers are more inclined to throw their economic clout behind a cleaner, greener renewable fuel when it comes to issues of energy independence, American jobs and the environment. A national U.S. survey released today found that 57 percent of respondents believe that it is important that adding ethanol to gasoline lessens U.S. dependence on oil from foreign countries. "These findings demonstrate that more and more Americans are becoming aware of the reasons why they should choose ethanol-enriched gasoline," says Reece Nanfito, senior director of marketing for the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). "A solution to our dependence on foreign oil rests right here at home through the hard work and ingenuity of the American workforce. "Ethanol's positive impacts upon the American economy and the environment struck a chord with survey participants. Sixty-one percent of respondents indicated that they believe the American economy benefits from ethanol production. Fifty-eight percent believe that ethanol-enriched gasoline is better for the environment than standard gasoline. Respondents indicated that the most important benefit of ethanol is that it is "better for the environment."
The full results of the study are available at http://www.drivingethanol.org/survey
November 16, 2006 at 11:31 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid
Danish fuel cell technology can replace traditional heating systems and produce electricity at the same time – cheaper and more efficient. By installing this fuel cell stove that runs on several types of fuel from ethanol, gasoline to biodiesel, instead of a traditional oil stove, the heating cost will be about the same but you´ll get enough electricity for a familyhouse for free. The new fuel cell heater is produced by Topsoe Fuel Cell and they will have a commercial version ready by 2009-2010. Read the rest of this entry »
November 10, 2006 at 8:31 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, The Politics
The European Union will probably miss a 2010 target to use more alternative fuels, the second time it will fall short in five years, said Hans van Steen, an EU official in charge of promoting renewable energy.The EU wants biofuels to account for an average of 5.75% of transport fuel by 2010, Van Steen told the F.O. Licht World Ethanol Conference in Amsterdam today.
The EU set a target of 2% for 2005, and member states averaged 1%, he said. Biofuels are made from corn, sugar or vegetable oils. “We can’t count on member states getting to where they want to be, based on their previous performance,” said Van Steen, from the renewable energy unit at the
European Commission’s Energy and
Transport Directorate General. The 25-nation EU wants to use less fuel derived from crude oil or natural gas to improve energy security and independence, limit greenhouse gas emissions and support farmers, Van Steen said. Half of all new cars sold in Europe run on diesel, of which there is a shortage, and more than half of greenhouse gas emissions come from transport. The 2% target was only achieved by Sweden and Germany, Van Steen said. He added in a separate interview that the two countries and France were the only ones likely to meet the 2010 objective.
November 9, 2006 at 2:00 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
An economical, low-pollutant diesel fuel is being produced from beef fat in a world-first process at Brisbane’s BP refinery.
About 110 million litres of the “renewable diesel” is expected to be produced each year through the new process.
BP refinery managing director Kathy Hirschfeld said the new fuel differed from bio-diesel because it was chemically identical to conventional diesel.
Renewable diesel is claimed to burn more efficiently and creates less pollution.
Ms Hirschfeld said the first fuel from the world-first process developed at the Bulwer Island facility would be on the market next year.
“It is very gratifying and exciting when this little site in Brisbane is recognised by the world brand of BP for producing renewable diesel,” Ms Hirschfeld said.
“From such small beginnings here I have no doubt that this could go global.”
Bio-diesel or “green” diesel is produced at two Narangba plants north of Brisbane using methanol from vegetable oil and a low-temperature and low-pressure process.
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