Giant Clams To The Rescue, Part Deux: Solar Energy Transformer Edition
Who knew? Giant clams are experts at deploying solar energy to grow algae, and now researchers want to harness that power for biofuel production.
Who knew? Giant clams are experts at deploying solar energy to grow algae, and now researchers want to harness that power for biofuel production.
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.
ARPA-E is banking that a $35 million investment in crop-based carbon sequestration will pay off with bonus points for healthier soil.
Some day in the sparkling green future, giant living masses of bacteria will generate renewable energy from nuclear waste sites.
The US is throwing EV tech — and everything else — up against the wall to see what will stick, with new round of alternative transportation funding.
The world will have to wait for gigantic electric aircraft to take off, but liquid aviation fuel from carbon recycling is already getting a jump start.
Despite the climate deniers in Congress, the US capital city has a $470 million advanced wastewater treatment system that generates renewable energy.
Enzymatic fuel cells have been struggling to get out of the lab since 1911 so if you’re looking for a hydrogen alternative, don’t hold your breath.
Ahead of the COP 21 climate talks in Paris, the company Novozymes advocates for biofuel and calls for “aggressive numbers” to reduce carbon emissions.
US Energy Department bets $18 million on algae biofuel research that could give gasoline a run for the money…and lead to sustainable hydrogen, too.