Friday, January 13, 2006

[Alternative fuels] Brookhaven Technique Could Lead to Improved Engines, Fuel Blends Source: Environmental Protection E-News, 1/12/06. Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (http://www.bnl.gov/world), working with colleagues at Stony Brook University, announced on Jan. 4 that they have developed a unique experimental technique to measure the flow of energy inside a molecule in the process of breaking apart. The chemists' experiments provide a critical test of theories used in computer models of combustion, which are used, for instance, by combustion engineers to design more fuel-efficient and less polluting machines. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 3:45:36 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Crane using biodiesel fuel Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane division is helping the environment and the local economy as it recently received its first load of biodiesel fuel from the Indiana Soybean Board (ISB). [Source: Linton (IN) Daily Citizen] 12:26:17 PM Google It!    [Biofuels] Legislation promotes renewable fuels A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to set a state standard for the use of motor fuels made from corn or soybeans and to promote the renewable fuels industry. [Source: Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette] 12:19:57 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] MN Gives Biodiesel Industry More Time to Fix Problems Source: Associated Press via St. Paul Pioneer Press, 1/12/06. State commerce officials are giving the biodiesel industry another month to fix problems with the fuel that may have clogged fuel filters this winter. The Commerce Department on Wednesday said a state law requiring diesel fuel to contain 2 percent biodiesel won't go back into effect until Feb. 10, extending an emergency waiver that would have expired Friday. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 11:59:18 AM Google It!    [Biofuels] Hawaii Research Shows Algae Promising as Biofuel The current three-day conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, is addressing alternative technologies of bioenergy including but not limited to ethanol. Other emerging technologies using biodegradable sources may supplement the usual agricultural sources for fuel. With a new law to become effective in Hawaii in April that calls for greater use of non-petroleum products, producing its own biofuel is necessary to avoid reliance on imports. To that end, recent research under way in Hawaii has revealed oil to be present in algae varieties, which is abundant offshore. [Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin via RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:24:11 AM Google It!    [Biofuels] VW, Shell and Iogen to Study Producing Cellulose Ethanol in Germany Volkswagen (VW), Shell and Iogen signed a letter of intent at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2006 recently held in Detroit, Michigan, to assess the economic feasibility of producing cellulose ethanol in Germany. Produced by Iogen, this biofuel can be used in today's cars, reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 90 percent. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:21:30 AM Google It!

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