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Beer and Driving Don’t Mix—Unless It’s in the Tank
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/06/2009

Tags: beer yeast, biofuel, ethanol, waste

A home ethanol machine will turn a brewer’s yeast into ethanol for use in vehicles.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company makes excellent (in this blogger's opinion) beer, and they will soon be making something else excellent: ethanol. Using a portable ethanol refinery, the brewery will turn... [more]

Biofuel Flying High
by Kevin Maddaford on 01/05/2009

Tags: alternative fuel, biofuel, jatropha, jet fuel

Air New Zealand successfully used a jatropha-derived biofuel to power a 747 test flight.

Air New Zealand finished 2008 with a milestone of becoming the second airline to successfully use biofuel for a test flight. A 50/50 mix of a jatropha-derived biofuel and jet fuel was used to power... [more]

2008 A Good Year for Transportation Technologies
by Kevin Maddaford on 12/30/2008

Tags: Alternative fuels, biodiesel, biofuel, hybrid, hydrogen

The past year saw positive developments in alternative fuel technologies.

While the Big Three automakers may be struggling in the weak economy, important advancements were made this year in technologies that could provide alternative fuels for use in future... [more]

Improved Technique Developed for Creating Cellulosic Biofuels
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/10/2008

Tags: alternative fuels, biofuel, cellulose, cellulosic ethanol

Wood can be converted directly into sugar through a new process.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim, Germany, are developing a technique to develop biofuels from cellulose in wood, grass and plants. This new... [more]

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