Recently in Biofuels
Biofuels:
Remember biodiesel? The fuel that was going to save the world back 10 or 12 years ago, but then fell off many people's radar? Now the fuel is on the upswing. California's biodiesel sector is growing by leaps and bounds.
Biofuels:
Wood and straw are among the waste products our society produces in the greatest abundance, so it would be great to find a way to turn them into a clean-burning liquid fuel. Could genetic engineering help?
Biofuels:
Researchers at Virginia Tech are claiming a breakthrough in producing hydrogen fuel from a common plant sugar in a method that they say reaches efficiencies of higher than 100 percent, offering the possibility of cheap, ecologically benign gas fuel for engines and fuel cells.
Biofuels:
The owner of Clean Green Fuel LLC is heading to prison after being convicted for selling more than 35 million renewable fuel credits despite his company having no means to create biodiesel.
Transportation:
The California Energy Commission has awarded $17,223,593 in grants intended to promote cleaner-fueled vehicles in the state of California.
Biofuels:
But some scientists are warning that the fuel may have too high an environmental cost.
Biofuels:
Biofuels face some economic and policy hurdles in the U.S., but the industry is still growing.
Biofuels:
A California biofuel farmer facing serious crop losses points a finger at a desert solar developer.
Wildlife:
Renewable development, if done carelessly, can harm wildlife populations. Scientists gathering in Oakland this week discuss how, and why we need to do better.
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News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
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