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So much cleantech news, so little time. If you haven’t been able to keep up with all the recent headlines, here’s a recap of some highlights: * The Eastern Sugar Group of Thailand has started trial operations of an ethanol plant that will use molasses and cassava as fuel
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Japanese researchers say they’ve developed a new type of biomass-fueled heater (PDF) that could provide high-efficiency, sustainable heating to millions of homes across Asia. Many people in the Far East currently heat their homes using charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style grills — not the most efficient means of providing heat.
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The UK could meet half of its home heating energy needs by converting waste into biogas, according to a recent report from the energy company National Grid. The study says waste-based fuel could provide Britain with a green and reliable source of energy in the face of dwindling gas production
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A new approach toward treating, transporting and refining biofuel feedstock could help bring biofuel costs down to as little as €0.50 to €1.04 per litre, according to research from the Karlruhe Institute of Technology. Researchers Edmund Henrich, Nicolaus Dahmen and Eckhard Dinjus say their process — dubbed bioliq® — involves
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The exhalations of travellers passing through Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport could prove to be a new source of biofuels for the UK. UK-based Origo Industries Ltd. plans to deploy its EcoBox system at the airport in a first-of-its kind trial. The test: to capture carbon dioxide from air handling
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US officials have announced $25 million in funding to promote biofuels and bioenergy research and development. A joint initiative of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the funding programme aims to create “a diverse group of economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass.” It
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The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced the launch of a new Sustainable Bioenergy Centre, seeded with startup funds of £27 million, the “biggest ever single UK public investment in bioenergy research.” The centre’s aim is to promote research and development of non-food biofuel
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Following are some of the top headlines yesterday from the world of cleantech: * Technology developed at the University of Chicago might soon land in the marketplace in the form of a new and more efficient plastic solar cell for portable electronics. Solarmer Energy Inc. says it expects to have a
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What else is new in cleantech? Following are some headlines you might have missed over the past 24 hours: * Colorado-based biofuel firm Range Fuels has received an $80 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Agriculture to help build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Georgia. The plant is expected
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Hmmm, let’s see … we’ve tapped corn, algae and sugarcane for biofuels. What’s next? How about corn cobs and old power poles? Both those unconventional biofuel feedstocks are in the news today, with headlines from Montreal-based Enerkem and South Dakota-headquartered POET. Let’s start with POET. A long-time
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Corn-based ethanol is so 2008, but a team of California researchers have found a potential energy source that could put cellulosic and algae-based biofuels on the “Out” list next. The source? E, coli. Yes, that’s right, E. coli as in Escherichia coli, the intestinal-based bacterium that’s been Public
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It’s official: 2008, while being generally miserable for many business ventures, was a banner year for cleantech. The Cleantech Group reports that worldwide cleantech investments last year soared to a record high of $8.4 billion (US). It was the sector’s seventh consecutive year of investment growth. Whether
