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ACT Expo / NGV Conference Summarized | Driving With Gas

May 13, 201410 years ago susannaschick 0 Comments

At this conference I learned more about natural gas than I ever thought I’d want to know. The morning of day 2 began with a presentation by ExxonMobil on the rosy future of the fossil fuel industry. It was like watching a stork with his head in the sand trying to tell you that the sand is where it’s at. Only that stork is representing a multi-billion dollar publicly-held company. Which happens to have given a presentation that makes it seem as if they think that fossil fuels are still all that matters. And will be for the foreseeable future. He presented slides from this forecast.

With T. Boone Pickens Behind It, Biogas Blasts Off

October 3, 201311 years ago Tina Casey 2 Comments

Clean Energy Fuels has just turned the biogas field from an also-ran to a frontrunner. The company, which has its roots in Pickens Fuel Corp. (named after its founder, legendary oil guy T. Boone Pickens), has just announced an extensive operation for bringing its flagship brand Redeem renewable biomethane to … [continued]

Geobacter Microbe Holds The Key To Methane Biogas In Its Hairy Little Hands

March 23, 201311 years ago Tina Casey 2 Comments

Discovered in the mud of the Potomac River, a microbe called Geobacter has been quietly showing off its unique electrical properties for a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts for the past 20 years. The researchers, lead by microbiologist Derek Lovley, are developing ways to harness Geobacter for … [continued]

Clean Links (13 Stories)

April 9, 201212 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

Solar News 1. Fort Hood and Universal Services Fort Hood Inc. have turned on a solar field of nearly 3,000 photovoltaic solar panels. “The four-acre solar field, near Liberty Village community, will generate one million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually for 300 single-family homes.” Photo above. 2. The 230-megawatt photovoltaic … [continued]

Transportation News Roundup (8 Top Stories)

April 3, 201212 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

So many stories have piled up in the past few days or so that I think it’s time for a few roundup posts. Here’s one on clean transportation: 1. Toyota reported today that its Prius model hit an all-time US sales record in March in the midst of high … [continued]

Saving the World, One Sewage Treatment Plant at a Time

May 4, 201014 years ago Tina Casey 3 Comments

A new $2.4 million biogas and energy efficiency project at a sewage treatment plant in Washington State will capture methane gas from the treatment process and recycle it as fuel to run equipment at the plant, saving the sewage agency more than $228,000 yearly in utility costs. That’s a pretty … [continued]

Biogas from Cows Could Help Save New York City Water Supply

December 12, 200914 years ago Tina Casey 4 Comments

New York City is fighting to save its drinking water supply from potential contamination by new natural gas drilling operations, and some unlikely heroes may be ambling to the rescue. Dairy cows are being recruited to provide sustainable manure-derived methane biogas to power homes in New York State. Along with … [continued]