Formula 1 Makes Switch To Biofuel, Will Be Carbon Neutral In 2021
Formula 1 commits to becoming carbon neutral in 2021 and fully net zero by the year 2030.
Ethanol
Argonne National Lab Breakthrough Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
Argonne National Lab says it has created a new eletrochemical process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol efficiently and at low cost.
Biofuels Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 96%
Research by three national laboratories has created a new process that converts ethanol to fuels in one step. The result could be a reduction in greenhouse gases from transportation by up to 96%
Farming Carbon Capture Has Potential, But Is Not A Magic Bullet
Farming carbon capture has value beyond CO2, so is well worth pursuing even though it will be a slow and relatively small wedge.
New Corn Ethanol Study Finds Renewable Fuel Standard “Created More Problems Than Solutions”
A ten-year review of the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by researchers at the University of Tennessee (UT) found that the RFS is “too reliant” on corn ethanol, and the production of this biofuel is resulting in additional water and soil problems, as well as “hampering advancements” in other biofuels. … [continued]
Camelina Biofuel A Solution To Food vs Fuel Biofuel Conundrum?
There are few clear-cut answers to using biofuels to meet our increasing energy demands. Among questions being debated: Are we growing crops for food or fuel? Who, if anybody, gets shortchanged? What are environmental costs in producing biofuels? How cost-competitive are biofuels? Let’s start with my country, the United States. Federal … [continued]
Buh-Bye, Corn Ethanol: Joule Makes The Same Thing From Recycled CO2
The company Joule is giving nightmares to the corn ethanol industry with a new round of $40 million in financing to scale up its recycled CO2-to-fuel plant.
7 Interesting Global Renewable Energy Trends From NREL (Charts Galore!)
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book provides insight into dozens of global energy trends. Here are 7 to watch.
First Industrial-scale Municipal Solid Waste to Biofuel Facility Opens
Originally published in the ECOreport The first industrial-scale municipal solid waste to biofuel facility opened in Edmonton on June 4, 2014. Enerkem’s waste-to-biofuels and chemicals facility will convert 100,000 tonnes of sorted municipal waste per year into biofuels and chemicals. Once the facility is up to full capacity in 2016, … [continued]
Think Green Jobs Can’t Grow? 6.5 Million Workers Think You’re Wrong.
The world added nearly a million green jobs in 2013, extending into developing countries on solar’s surge, says the International Renewable Energy Agency.
