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Diesel not ideal as fuel in cold weather 7 Mar 2013 | 02:54 pm
There is a high possibility that we have readers from places with cold climate and like everyone else, you also want to save some money on your car fuel. If you are driving a vehicle dependent on dies...
Research: Synthetic fuel may help eliminate crude oil need in the U.S. 12 Dec 2012 | 05:06 pm
The dependence of the United States on crude oil might eliminated if it can make synthetic fuel from the combo of natural gas, non-food crops, and coal. This is the belief of a team of scientists from...
Catalyst made from Cobalt-graphene may take place of platinum in fuel cells 24 Oct 2012 | 03:08 pm
At the moment, platinum is the preferred catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells but it has several drawbacks. Among the problems with platinum is that it is expensive and it deteriorates over time. Scientis...
Nanotrees harvest the energy of the sun to to H20 to Hydrogen Fuel 27 Apr 2012 | 12:25 am
Electrical engineers from the University of California in San Diego is exerting efforts to build a forest made of nanowire trees which captures solar energy without tapping fossil fuels and harvest th...
New findings: Microbes used for production of butanol from wood biomass 2 Jan 2012 | 11:55 pm
A recent study done by scientists in a university in Finland shows that it is possible to make butanol fit for use as biofuel and other chemicals from wood biomass using microbes. Butanol has been es...
Bio n-butanol refineries to be put up across Latin America by Rhodia and Cobalt Technologies 27 Oct 2011 | 11:55 pm
Bio-based chemical developer Cobalt Technologies and specialty chemical expert Rhodia recently signed a memorandum of understanding to lay the grounds for their collaboration on putting up bio n-butan...
Petrobras injects $2.5 billion to up production of ethanol and biodiesel through 2015 18 Aug 2011 | 04:46 am
Petrobras of Brazil will put in around $2.5 billion to increase the production of ethanol and biodiesel this year through 2015. The amount forms part of the $4.1 billion that is expected to be spent f...
Groups Positive about Alternative Fuel Sources 7 Mar 2011 | 05:19 am
Based on the European Commission’s report that was made public just last week, the various alternatives to fuel have increased its potentials to successfully replace the fuel made from fossil sources ...
Think becomes the first electric car in the US 1 Dec 2010 | 11:47 pm
Think is a car manufacturer from Finland and have been able to produce electric cars. They have now started production of their electric cars in North America. The first of the cars are being manufact...
The New Wave of Green Cars Hit The Market 20 Nov 2010 | 11:51 pm
As more and more people become aware of the environment and how fuels can release carbons that are harmful to the planet, the demand for green cars seem to be on the rise. This is the impetus that has...
