X Prize Competition Encourages Greener Skies

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X Prize Competition Encourages Greener Skies

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

We all complain about high fuel costs but here’s an opportunity to do something about it. The X Prize Foundation, which awards prizes encouraging scientific innovation has recently set theor sites on green aviation and put their money where their mouth is.
The lucky inventor who develops an environmentally sustainable jet fuel could earn […]

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Tags: alternative energy · fuels · transportation · Renewable energy · Aviation

Hydrogen With a Little Bit of Carbon Monoxide

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Question for the Chemistry nerd in all of us- What’s CH3-OH?
Give Up? That’s methanol which so happens to take on the form of liquid at room temperature. The creation process pretty closely mimics current efforts of hydrogen-fuel production with the addition of carbon monoxide. This simple addition results in one giant benefit […]

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Tags: alternative energy · fuels · transportation · Hydrogen

Biodiesel Pros and Cons

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Does the code B100 mean anything to you? Don’t feel bad if not, we’re only just beginning to realize the potential of this new wave of alternative energy. B100 is the pure form of Biodiesel; an emerging fuel manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases. It is safe, biodegradable, and produces […]

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Tags: alternative energy · fuels · transportation · Biofuel · Carbon emissions

Oil Giant Looks To The Future

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Pop quiz: Which company can lay claim to the title as the world’s largest producer of Geothermal Energy? Times up- If you guessed oil giant Chevron, you’re right.
Chevron is in fact the world’s largest producer of geothermal energy, a renewable resource that generates near inexhaustible power while producing virtually no greenhouse gas emissions.
In Indonesia, […]

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Tags: alternative energy · transportation · Oil · Energy efficiency · Hydrogen · Renewable energy · Business

Nissan Aims for “Greener” Pastures

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Automaker Nissan has announced word of its forthcoming Green Program with the byline: A symbiosis of people, vehicles and nature. By model year 2010, Nissan hopes to sprinkle a few new environmentally friendly additions to its model line in the form of a 3-liter automobile which would consume only 3 liters of gasoline per […]

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Tags: alternative energy · electric cars · transportation · Business