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Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Gets Loan Guarantee from DOE

July 10, 2011

As conventional biodiesel starts to fall from grace in Europe, second generation biofuel, arguably a more sustainable type of bioenergy, just got a financial boost in the U.S. this week. Technorati Tags: 2-G ethanol, Biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, U.S. Department of Energy Related Posts:The algae biofuel that came from spaceMore Funding For Cellulosic Ethanol ResearchBiofuel Indirect [...]

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More Funding For Cellulosic Ethanol Research

June 15, 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it is giving $36bn in federal grants to six small scale projects across five states whose objective is to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and other bio-based chemicals. The ultimate goal of the projects is to improve the economics and efficiency of cellulosic ethanol, also known as second-generation ethanol, [...]

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The algae biofuel that came from space

December 18, 2009

Well, not quite, but NASA is throwing its weight behind research to develop algae biofuel. Technorati Tags: Biofuel, Carbon dioxide, NASA, NASA Ames Research Center, Space, U.S. Department of Energy Related Posts:Mexicans to produce algae biofuels on industrial scaleAre We Headed Toward The Space Age of Solar Power?Protest in London Against UK Biofuel SubsidiesMore Funding [...]

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Ghostbusters: Exorcizing the phantom load

November 4, 2009

Halloween is over but that doesn’t mean your home is a ghost-free area. Yes, the typical contemporary home is full of specters sucking electricity, raising utility bills and carbonizing the planet. Technorati Tags: Energy, Energy Star, Standby power, Television, U.S. Department of Energy, United States Department of Energy, United States Environmental Protection Agency Related Posts:President [...]

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