Tiny “Cyborg” Bacteria Is A Solar Powered Biofuel Factory & Carbon Sequestration Unit
A big buzz is generating around a tiny bacteria that can be tricked out with tiny solar panels and turned into a miniature factory for biofuel and more.
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US Energy Dept. Goes Rogue On Biofuel, Celebrates Bio-Based Economy
So, this is weird. In one corner, you have US President* Donald J. Trump talking up the fossil fuel industry and denying climate change, and meanwhile his Department of Energy is touting a breakthrough in biofuel production and dropping another $40 million on new research aimed at ramping up the bio-based economy of the future.
US To OPEC: No Worries, We’ll Make Biofuel From Trees
A new announcement from OPEC has already spurred a rise in gas prices, but biofuel from trees could offer a buffer against price volatility…eventually.
100% “Invisible” Biofuel Powers US Navy’s Green Growler
The US Navy has just demonstrated a new 100 percent biofuel that is “invisible” to pilots, as source-agnostic drop-in replacement for JP-5 petroleum fuel.
Algae Biofuel Doubters Get The Brush-Off From US Energy Department
When Elon Musk of Tesla Motors famously posed the question, “why would you ever do biofuels?” perhaps he had the US Energy Department in mind.
US Navy Gets Last Laugh On Anti-Biofuel Legislators
Legislators try to kill US biofuel rule, so US Navy shows off a guided-missile destroyer powered by vegetable oil and beef fat.
Thank Me Later: New Planet-Saving Bacteria Eats Switchgrass, Makes Biofuel
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have cooked up a new bacteria to improve their “one pot” method for producing a critical jet biofuel precursor from switchgrass. Yes, switchgrass.
New Biofuel Leans On Slothy Algae With Promiscuous Enzyme
Texas is known for fossil fuel but it’s also a force to be reckoned with in the emerging algae biofuel field, as demonstrated by a new research milestone.
Aquaculture Meets Biofuel For Food Security In UAE (@CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
Researchers in Abu Dhabi set out to prove that aquaculture does make sense in the desert, by combining energy crops with fish farming.
Algae Biofuel Still In Play Despite Low Oil Prices, Says NREL
Here’s more evidence that the US Energy Department is bullish on algae biofuel despite bearish fossil oil market.
