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Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

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into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. To process the soluble sugars that accumulate in the plants, the sorghum juice was first extracted from the stems and concentrated into sugar syrup by Ceres. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Third generation ethanol utilizes algae for producing ethanol from waste water (3G), while fourth generation ethanol is an amalgamation of genomically prepared microorganisms and genetically prepared algae (4g). The government is now promoting use of maize, which has ¼ the water consumption as compared to rice and ethanol.

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PNAS study finds Vertimass CADO efficient way to convert ethanol to biohydrocarbons; 40 to 96% reduction in GHGs, based on feedstock

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Block flow diagram illustrating (top) water removal from wet ethanol vapor above the feed tray to produce pure fuel grade ethanol or (bottom) CADO of the same wet ethanol to fungible blendstocks. GHG emissions fell by 40% with corn grain, 70% with sugarcane juice and 70-96% with cellulosic biomass such as sugarcane straw and corn stover.

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Hydrogen Cars vs Electric Cars – Who Is Going to Rule the Market?

Get Electric Vehicle

Consider 100 watts of power generated by a renewable energy source like a wind turbine. That energy must be transformed into hydrogen, maybe by passing it through water, to power an FCEV (the electrolysis process). Despite the few ups, the downs are much steeper when it comes to the efficiency of HFC(Hydrogen Fuel Cell).

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for.

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What Does Henry Waxman Know About Climate That Made Him Quit?

Creative Greenius

He doesn’t see any signs that we’re going to go Fossil Free and 100% Renewable Energy in time to prevent a 2+ degree rise in global temperatures and the destiny that brings with it.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

Over a third of the money spent on energy bills is goes towards heating and hot water costs. Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Switch to renewables. Either way, it’s a great solution to offset reliance on mains supply with renewable resources. Turn down your thermostat.

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