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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 The highest oil content was 53.0%

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Osaka Gas launches pilot project in Thailand to supply vehicle natural gas fuel from biogas

Green Car Congress

At its palm oil factory, ABC will digest organic matter contained in factory wastewater to generate biogas, which will be subsequently refined by Osaka Gas into methane gas. These include palm residue, the remnants of sugarcane crushed to extract juice, and food factory wastewater.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

In the coming decade, battery prices will go down, whereas the cost of petrol will keep going up. The big car companies and oil companies are scared and are using every available tactic to slow down the growth of EVs. This car takes large sums of money to run as well as expensive oil changes and engine maintenance.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Currently, battery costs are one of the main barriers, but these barriers are declining as usage and production increase while new technologies and materials continue to push down costs. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive. New investments in battery technology and production are announced daily.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! 2:54 PM Anonymous said. Email Neal.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Or if you need your car have a read about some of the benefits of going electric: Did you know the cost of electricity required to charge an electric vehicle (EV) is around 40% less than the cost of petrol for driving a similar distance?

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. The thing that bothers me the most about Tesla is not the range or cost of driving an EV. It’s that Elon Musk might risk $350 million US taxpayer dollars on something that will end up costing consumers more money.