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Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

Green Car Congress

The company is poised to begin construction of its first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon in early 2016. Joule pioneered a direct CO 2 -to-fuel production platform that applies engineered catalysts for the continuous conversion of CO 2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. Thats because electric engines are more efficient than internal-combustion engines, and because generating energy on a large scale (in coal or nuclear plants) is less wasteful than doing it on a small scale (by burning gasoline in an internal-combustion engine).

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