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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]

Ethanol Fuel Cells Receive Spark from Catalyst
by Kevin Maddaford on 01/28/2009

Tags: ethanol, fuel cell, hydrogen

A new catalyst could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible.

Scientists have developed a catalyst that overcomes some major obstacles to using ethanol in fuel cells called direct ethanol fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells hold great promise for applications in... [more]

Plasma Technology Produces Energy from Waste
by Kevin Maddaford on 12/04/2008

Tags: Ethanol, Plasma gasification, Renewable energy, Solid Waste

Plasma gasification systems can create energy and other useful products from solid waste.

Municipal solid waste is a significant environmental issue in the United States. Organic waste fills our landfills and hazardous materials are expensive to dispose of properly. A portion of our... [more]

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