23
Apr
How biofuels could help power jet engines
Researchers have altered E. coli to make the fuel molecules normally found in diesel or jet fuel.
23
Apr
How biofuels could help power jet engines
Researchers have altered E. coli to make the fuel molecules normally found in diesel or jet fuel.
28
Dec
30
Aug
Japan toilet maker unveils ‘poop-powered’ motorbike
Billed as the world’s first waste-powered vehicle, it can travel as far as 180 miles on a tank filled with animal waste.
30
Jul
16-year-old discovers catalyst to turn Egypt’s plastic waste into biofuel
The Egyptian teen calculates that her method could generate $78 million in biofuels for country annually.
25
Feb
When the 43 NASCAR drivers start their engines on Feb. 26 for the Daytona 500, they will be doing so for the second year with American ethanol-blended fuel in their gas tanks.
20
Jan
Man-made microbes unlock seaweed’s energy potential
Scientists remain unsure if it is economically feasible or environmentally attractive to use seaweed as a biofuel stock source.
29
Aug
Panda poop may solve biofuel woes
Cellulose-digesting bacteria found in panda feces could break down woody, inedible plants into biofuels.
29
Jun
E. coli seen spawning biofuel in five years
E. coli already used to produce some plastics.
13
Jun
Change doesn’t come quickly in the military (or in most large, established institutions), but a few mavericks inside are pushing greener practices.
6 green things the U.S. military is doing
02
Dec
The Scottish are making a promising biofuel from what’s left behind from the distillation process.
