Technology

Green fuel from solar power, bacteria and carbon dioxide

A new way to make valuable chemicals and more affordable “green” fuel from solar power, bacteria and carbon dioxide could be “truly transformative” for our society if it works on a commercial scale, says microbiologist Derek Lovley, head of a research group developing the method at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “This could be the [...]



Neste Oil to trial 100% biofuel

Neste Oil has begun trials of Neste Green 100 diesel produced from 100% renewable raw materials and free of any fossil oil components in cars in Finland. “This is the first time anywhere that a premium renewable diesel fuel will be tested across a range of different cars,” says Neste Oil’s Executive Vice President, Oil [...]



California Public Utilities Commission Approves 5.6 MW Fuel Cell Energy Projects to be Sited at State Universities

FuelCell Energy, Inc. today announced that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company to undertake Fuel Cell Projects to install utility-owned fuel cells on several University of California and California State University campuses. FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) will work with the utilities to finalize [...]



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