Comments on: U.S. Department of Energy Announces New Biofuel to Replace Gasoline http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: diesel in petrol engine http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-157869 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:16:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-157869 David thanks for sharing info.

]]> By: MIT Tweaks Bacteria to Produce Biofuel http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-129939 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:12:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-129939 […] funding arm is behind the MIT research, and the agency sees a lot of promise in bio-based isobutanol. In addition to funding outside projects, DOE’s BioEnergy Science Center is developing a way […]

]]> By: USDA Report Shows Biofuel Crops Could Grow at Airports http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-117490 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:20:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-117490 […] a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, airports could become a significant source of biomass for biofuels. The key takeaway from the report, Airports Offer Unrealized Potential for Alternative Energy […]

]]> By: Berkeley Lab Researchers Turn Tobacco into Biofuel http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-114406 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:45:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-114406 […] 25, 2012 By Tina Casey Leave a Comment SharePin It Tobacco is about to take center stage as a renewable biofuel crop if new research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory pans out. That would be quite a […]

]]> By: Poisonous Purple Pongam Tree Could Be Next Biofuel Superstar | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-112323 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:15:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-112323 […] Leave a Comment // If the name Pongamia pinnata doesn’t ring a bell in terms of biofuel crops, it soon will. Also known as pongam tree, karum tree and poonga-oil tree, the fast growing, drought […]

]]> By: Old Newspapers + Secret Ingredient = Cheap Biofuel | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-103646 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:35:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-103646 […] into butanol. Meanwhile, over at the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers are developing another biofuel microbe that can produce butanol from waste material, including agricultural waste. In an interesting […]

]]> By: Molecular Scissors Help Trim the Cost of New Biofuel – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-99956 Sat, 28 May 2011 11:34:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-99956 […] U.S. Department of Energy Announces New Biofuel to Replace Gasoline (cleantechnica.com) […]

]]> By: Kevin http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-99913 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:34:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-99913  What about the oil required to make every plastic and rubber component on the car?  Also, where do you dispose of the battery at the end of its life?

]]> By: Kevin http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-99912 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-99912 Did you know that many wind turbines require an IC engine to start?

]]> By: Kevin http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-99911 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-99911  IC engines aren’t going away anytime soon.  Solar cells need a cheaper membrane to be feasible without the current government backing/crutch.

]]> By: Kevin http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-99910 Fri, 27 May 2011 15:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-99910 You should invest if you think the price is going that high.  Embrace the free market.

]]> By: $47 Million for Renewable Energy Projects to Replace Oil – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-98829 Sun, 08 May 2011 22:10:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-98829 […] a state!), where researchers will develop a protein supplement for livestock using byproducts from algae biofuel production. Other projects involve developing energy feedstock from waste paper (South Carolina), from drought […]

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95339 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:17:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95339 J. Waldhorn, moderating standards vary from writer to writer. Generally, I’ll post any comment that is readable, contains no gratuitous slurs, stays on topic, and steers clear of over-the-top generalizations. I also try to avoid posting comments that are simply meant to publicize the commentor’s personal business, product or website.

]]> By: J.Waldhorn http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95327 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:54:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95327 DEAR Sir’s

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]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95170 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:08:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95170 Good point, without balance and planning we’ll be out of the frying pan, into the fire.

]]> By: David H. http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95168 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:27:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95168 This will just lead mass land clearing for the sake of bio-mass. Remember that the non-edible woody materials are edible to the plants after decomposition. If we continue to strip our land of compostable materials, it will become dead, I.E. desert. The fertilizers we are spreading on our land now just keep crops on life support long enough to harvest. We ingest the leftovers and complain about cancer.

]]> By: Eletruk http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95163 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:59:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95163 Everyone’s thrill about electric cars is the multitude of sources for energy to power them. Wind, solar, hydroelectric, coal, natural gas, methane, and more. How many sources of gasoline are there? Do you even have the possibility of producing your own gasoline? EVs you can put solar panels on your roof and generate your own fuel. You can subscribe to 100% renewable for your EV and eliminate the CO2 from the equation entirely. Try doing that with any gas vehicle or even most alternative fuel vehicles.

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95133 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:49:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95133 Good point, bwoods. I assume you’re talking about coal and oil-fired power plants. Ideally, electricity generated by wind, solar and other renewables would replace fossil fuels.

]]> By: Max http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95122 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:21:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95122 If combined hydrogen-superconductivity fuel cell mass manufacture were put on fast track funding. Utility & oil firms shut out; we would get somewhere on the energy issue. It would revolutionize everything and oil be outmoded. The elasticity of oil is straight up and does not flatten. Oil can and will go to the price of and ounce of gold per barrel of oil and there would be the same profit. Maybe then there will be something other than talk it to death. We have arrived at (even though somewhat benevolent) the most comprehensive system of slavery ever devised by the human brain. You can be sure it is orchestrate.

]]> By: ResearcherGuy http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/08/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-new-biofuel-to-replace-gasoline/#comment-95121 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:16:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24135#comment-95121 This is a great breakthrough in the world of cellulosic biofuel. I’m surprised that the private companies doing it for the last 2-3 years aren’t noted but it’s still good.

However, as with everything else, the caveats need to be clear and well reported on. Taking such waste to make gasoline for general use would require so much that soil nutrient depletion would be disasterous. This should be considered only for air travel and heavy machinery (both of which are now diesel/kerosene based). With a few combined technologies like the very low friction twin crank engine design in Germany, the rotary valve head from Coates CSRV and a good turbo, this would prove much better than any alternative for the big boys. For the rest of IC engine needs like commuting and errands, we should first consider hyper efficient mass transportation like skytran with localized BEVs, NEVs and even Segways. Note that all these are easier to do privately than with government support… Which, I’m guessing, is why this development is years after the private sector demonstrated it.

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