Plant Scraps Yield High Quality Jet Fuel
What can farms and timber companies provide high performance aviation? If a Chinese research team continues to build on a new process, they may be able to convert plant [...]
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Hydrogen from Renewables to Power Orkney Ferry
You could say that the Orkney islands are in a lucky location. The mainland coast and the islands themselves have a large surplus of renewable power, which European research [...]
Virgin Atlantic Takes Flight with First Waste-to-Fuel Mix
Early this year we introduced you to Lanzatech’s innovative pilot program with Sekisui Chemical Company that uses naturally occurring bacteria to transform waste gases [...]
Engineering Energy from Human Waste
By Prof. Ioannis Ieropoulos, University of the West of England Reprinted from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Blog Ioannis Ieropoulos [...]
Transportable Trash-to-Methane Device: Think like a Cow
Cows, as many people know, have four stomachs. Cows also generate lots of methane. So, if your goal is to describe a machine that turns food waste and cardboard into [...]
New Catalyst May Slash Fuel Cell Cost
While fuel cells have the potential to power many different kinds of vehicles and devices, widespread use has been limited by a number of factors. Besides refueling [...]
Researchers Float An Approach for Low-Cost, Sustainable Hydrogen
For carbon-free transportation, battery EVs are racing ahead while hydrogen-fueled vehicles are stuck in first gear. One key reason: most commercial hydrogen is produced from [...]
First 100% Solar Train Shines in Australia
Chalk this one up to the accelerated growth of efficient solar technology. In Australia, a railroad company has restored a derelict heritage train to run completely on [...]
Jet Fuel From Sugarcane: Carbon & Cost Savings
Envision the airport tarmac on a hot sunny day, where heat and jet exhaust make the air shimmer. According to the Air Transport Action Group, the aviation industry is [...]
Turning Electronics Heat into a Fuel Source
There has been a good deal of discussion recently about larger scale thermal energy storage and how it needs to be part of our renewable energy landscape. New work is also [...]
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