The biofuels industry began to take off in the early 2000s as government subsidies around the world made ethanol and biodiesel cost competitive with other transport fuels like gasoline and diesel. The world’s three largest biofuels markets experienced dramatic annual growth in ethanol consumption between 2003 to 2010: 24% in the US, 15% in Brazil … Continue reading Biofuels: From boom to bust
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Abengoa making ethanol from crop waste in Kansas
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and Kansas Senator Pat Roberts offer remarks during on-site event commemorating landmark occasion for advanced biofuels industry. Abengoa’s proprietary enzymatic hydrolysis technology turns crop residue (stalks, stems and leaves) into a sustainable fuel source – cellulosic ethanol. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: … Continue reading Abengoa making ethanol from crop waste in Kansas
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Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and generates more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a study published April 20 in the journal Nature Climate Change.. The findings by a UNL team of researchers cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to … Continue reading Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
Continue readingPeter Mastic Named CEO of National Wind
Peter Mastic, who joined National Wind as President and Chief Development Officer last September, has been named CEO of the company.
Continue readingEurope?s future can be driven by wind power and a supergrid
According to some objectives, wind energy could represent 20% of European Union electricity consumption by 2020, rising to 33% a decade later and 50% by mid-century.
Continue readingUK – Orders for wind turbines to fall by 93%
Orders for offshore wind turbines in Britain will slump next year, threatening to halt the industry’s recent growth and the expected creation of up to 10,000 green economy jobs.
Continue readingRenault foundation and ParisTech innovate with the first Masters diploma in electric vehicles
The course will bring engineers specialist training in the technologies required for the design and production of future electric vehicles.
Continue readingSecond Wind has added a new 60-meter meteorological mast
The ProMast? 60 combines competitive pricing and top performance for developers prospecting new wind farm sites.
Continue readingSolar and wind power can rise to a 10% share by 2015 in India
India can afford to raise the share of renewable energy in national power output to 10% by 2015 from under 4% today, says a new report.
Continue readingWoodward Governor Inks Multi-year Agreement With Nordex For Supply Of Wind Turbines
Woodward would become a key supplier for Nordex’s 2.5 MW wind turbines built for the European and North American wind farm markets.
Continue readingLos biocombustibles contaminan más que el diesel, según estudio
Los biocombustibles utilizados en los motores de automóviles son más contaminantes que el diesel, según un estudio gubernamental británico filtrado al diario británico The Times.
Continue readingAutomóviles con biocombustibles contaminan tanto como los que usan gasolina
Los vehículos que funcionan con alcohol a base de caña de azúcar contaminan tanto como los que utilizan gasolina, según un estudio divulgado por el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Brasil.
Continue readingLos vehículos eléctricos superan a los de etanol en el aprovechamiento de los biocombustibles
Los vehículos eléctricos superan a los de etanol en el aprovechamiento del biocombustible, según un estudio de la Universidad de California (Estados Unidos) que se publica en la revista ‘Science’.
Continue reading1-Estudio de Mark Z. Jacobson demuestra que la energía eólica es la mejor forma de generar energía; las peores son la nuclear y los biocombustibles
Las peores formas de generar energía son la energía nuclear y los biocombustibles. Mark Z. Jacobson ha elaborado el mejor trabajo sobre el impacto ambientasl de todas las fuentes. Lean y difundan.
Continue reading2-Mark Z. Jacobson analiza los tipos de generación de energía más limpios y más sucios
Mark Z. Jacobson, del Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental de la Universidad de Stanford, ha realizado uno de los mejores estudios sobre las fuentes de energía.
Continue reading3-Mark Z. Jacobson compara el impacto ambiental ocasionado por las diferentes fuentes energéticas
No es el primer estudio en el que Mark Z. Jacobson, director además del programa Atmosphere/Energy de la Universidad de Stanford, advierte sobre los riesgos de un uso masivo de los biocarburantes.
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