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 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 [...]
VIASPACE Inc., a clean energy company growing Giant King™ Grass as a low-carbon, renewable energy crop, sees a large market opportunity for its Giant King Grass in India, where increasing use of agricultural waste and rising prices are causing biomass electrical energy providers to seek other less costly and more reliable sources of fuel. Chief [...]
