Renewable energy company Genifuel Corporation today announced a license from Pacific Northwest National Labs for a process to turn algae into natural gas. The company began as an algae biodiesel company, but discovered that making liquid fuel wasn’t feasible, given the problems presented by genetic modification requirements, leftover biomass, and the arduous water separation process. [...]
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From Biodiesel to Natural Gas, It’s… Algae?
Posted in Earth (Biofuels), GREEN ENERGY SOURCES, GREEN INNOVATORS/INNOVATIONS, tagged biodiesel, energy technology, green energy, renewable energy on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mapping a Path to Green Energy
Posted in Green IT, Uncategorized, tagged Audubon Society, green energy, National Resources Defense Council, renewable energy on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In yet another interesting application of Google Earth, the National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have joined forces to create an interactive map designed to help environmentalists, clean energy developers and utility companies identify the optimal areas for siting renewable power generation and transmission facilities. The mapping project, which covers 13 [...]
