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Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.

The “Iowa Farm Bureau Renewable Energy Chopper” is a good example of how eco-friendly fuel can power great, sexy rides. The green low-rider motorcycle was built by Orange County Choppers to celebrate Iowa’s farming heritage. Its E85 ethanol motor runs with 85% ethanol-blended petrol which is made from the natural goodness of corn. A phenomenal [...]

Algenol, a Maryland-based company said that its business partner BioFields has licensed its technology and invested $850 million to build a saltwater algae farm in the Sonoran Desert in northwest Mexico. The production is scheduled to begin next year.
Algenol CEO Paul Woods said Thursday that the ethanol produced at the farm will cost $1 less [...]

The ideal green vehicle is the one that feeds from renewable resources. Toyota’s Prius has been considered the flag for green vehicles, it has SULEV (super ultra low emission vehicle) certification and it charmed treehuggers worldwide.
Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, [...]

Biofuel is generally defined as energy obtained from biomass, through direct combustion, alcohol fermentation, and methane fermentation. Biomass, the raw material of biofuel, especially for bioalcohol, can be classified into sugar-based (sugar cane, sugar beet, etc), starch-based (corn, potato, sweet potato, etc) and wood-based (wastewood, rice straw, wastepaper, etc).
Today, most of the liquid biofuels are [...]