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Feeding and Growing Microalgae on Leftover Coffee Grounds Produces High-Quality Biodiesel

High-quality biodiesel has been produced by two Aston University researchers after “feeding” and developing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds.

2 Nov 2022

New Technology Converts Waste Biomass into Solid, Clean-Burning Fuel

To prepare fields for planting, farmers the world over often burn corn stalks, rice husks, hay, straw, and other waste left behind from the previous harvest. In many places, the practice creates huge seasonal clouds of smog, contributing to air pollution that kills 7 million people globally a year, according to the World Health Organization.

30 Sep 2022

Latest Interplex Bipolar Plates Feature Innovative Ultra-low Contact Resistance Coating for Heightened Fuel Cell Efficiency

Interplex, leading specialist in advanced mechanical products for building a sustainable future, is using this year’s IZB (11-13 October, Wolfsburg, Germany) to highlight its engineering expertise in relation to e-mobility. Visitors to the show will be able to see the company’s latest bipolar plate (BPP) solutions for hydrogen fuel cells.

From Interplex Holdings Pte. Ltd 14 Sep 2022

Novel Strategy Converts Methane into Liquid Fuel Using a Photocatalyst

Scientists have successfully converted methane into methanol using light and dispersed transition metals like copper through a process called photo-oxidation.

3 Aug 2022

Switching to Woody Biomass in Power Plants to Reduce Carbon

In a recent study, scientists at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that switching from coal to woody biomass in Georgia’s power plants could both fulfil the state’s energy demands and lower carbon emissions.

21 Jul 2022

CH4 Global™ Announces World-First Commercial Sale of its Methane-Reducing Asparagopsis Feed Supplement

CH4 Global™, Inc. today announced the first commercial sale and supply of its proprietary Asparagopsis-based feedlot supplement. The deal represents a milestone moment in the race to deliver an industry wide solution to agricultural methane emissions, which represent a sixth of all global greenhouse gas by volume.

From CH4 Global™, Inc. 15 Jun 2022

Novel Reactor to Help Produce Pure Compressed Hydrogen

Researchers of Washington State University (WSU) have come up with a new energy-efficient method to produce hydrogen gas from water and ethanol. This approach has the ability to make clean hydrogen fuel a highly viable alternative for gasoline to power cars.

24 May 2022

Lignin-Based Jet Fuel Could be Mixed with Other Biofuels to Fully Replace Aromatics

An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new research.

28 Apr 2022

Spero Renewables Taps into INL’s Biomass Feedstock National User Facility for Preprocessing Biomass Samples

As more companies work to turn biomass, such as crop residues and municipal solid waste, into renewable fuels, products and power, they face a host of challenges. Among these challenges is how to turn raw biomass into a consistent product that is easy to handle, process and convert at a biorefinery.

30 Mar 2022

Bioenergy Production Aids in Climate Change Mitigation

Newly published research from Michigan State University shows how farmers can grow environmentally friendly biofuel crops on unproductive marginal land.

24 Mar 2022