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PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUES
PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE TO USDA TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO BIOFUELS: USDA, EPA and DOE
form Biofuels Interagency Working Group
to increase energy independence
(5/5/09)
Carmakers could go bananas over
coconuts
(1/6/09)
From laboratory to the fuel tank
Advocates say algae has big assets
(10/25/08: Hou. Chron.)
Valcent's
High Density Vertical Bioreactor
algae-to-biofuel technology mass
produces algae, vegetable oil which is
suitable for refining into a
cost-effective, non-polluting biodiesel.
The algae derived fuel will be an energy
efficient replacement for fossil fuels
and can be used in any diesel powered
vehicle or machinery. (download the
video)
Is algae the next gas
alternative?
(ZDNET)
The many faces of algae:
Marine microbes in cars, cooking oil
(CNET: video)
Greening Green Fuels:
Scientists think microalgae could be the
answer to slashing CO2 levels and serve
as a more effective, eco-friendly
biofuel (7/18/08) - is a very brief,
Popular Science, article regarding the
technology mentioned to the left.
Chevron Looking at Algae
Harvesting for Producing Bio-Fuels
(11/1/07: San Ramone Tribune)
Algae tested as fuel for Arizona
power plant: Utility, company try
replacing natural gas with algae-based
biodiesel
(10/26/06)--- With 15% of the land mass of
New Mexico, and this technology, we
could supply virtually all of the fuel
needs of the U.S.
Ethanol gold rush has analysts warning
of trouble ahead: Investors love ethanol
IPOs, but some experts see a glut within
two years. (Austin American
Statesman: 6/25/06) |
Companies
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PHYC02
Valcent |
Petro Algae
Solix Biofuels
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Associations & Organizations
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Nation Algae Association
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Algal Biomass Organization |
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Robert
Zubrin
(wiki)
Authors@Google: Dr. Robert
Zubrin
Set America Free
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Energy Victory: Winning the War
on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil
(one of his books)
Fifty million buffalo were
right: will we switch to switch grass?
(1/8/08)
Ethanol faces a roadblock
(04/14/07)
Farmers banking on an ethanol
boom: Fuel additive is boosting demand
and prices for corn, but how long will
it last?
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Future Automobiles
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Battery comparison
What’s it take to build a new hybrid
car? Try 119 new patents. (1/28/09)
The Future of CNG Vehicles in San
Antonio
Mini E, electric vehicle or
LA goes electric (11/23/08)
America's Greenest Cars: Green
Today—Greener Tomorrow? (Business
Week) |
Electric cars on the streets
(10/30/08)
Driven: Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to
Put Electric Cars on the Road
(8/18/08)
The Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan
was leased, at $600.00 / month, to 200
lucky families in Calif., in the summer
of 2008.
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