G-Oil Garden and Recreational 2-Cycle Green Engine Oil is a patent-pending superior performance 2-cycle engine oil made from American -grown base oils - http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/2011/12/21/plant-based-lubricating-oils-biodegradable-and-ashless/ - Interesting!

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Legislation can’t change the fundamental laws of science.

Although a lot of hard work, creativity and significant investment are being applied to making these advanced biofuels today, there are currently no technology pathways that can deliver the volumes required by the current or future year mandates. The gap between policy and technology is huge.

http://theenergycollective.com/johnmcdonald/67834/advanced-biofuels-great-opportunity-significant-challenges

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The world’s most powerful armies are going green and reducing dependency on fossil fuels seems to be their main objective. The United States armed forces, one of the largest single energy consumers, are looking at renewable jet fuels for aircraft that use algae or vegetable and animal oils. Almost all fighter planes of Britain’s Royal Air Force have been certified to fly entirely on bio-fuels, when they are available, and researchers are looking into solar-powered unmanned attack aircraft. Taking a cue, Indian armed forces too have embarked on a drive to save fuel - http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Soon--green-fuel-for-military-vehicles/857858/

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From compost to sustainable fuels: Heat-loving fungi sequenced - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132441.htm

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Folks,

I never paid any attention before to how the local filamentous algae behaves as winter aproaches.

As the temperatures are dropping into the 40s F and the days grow shorter, the algae is breaking down and dissapearing. I notice that this is happening to algae growing in tanks in my house also, so it must be primarily the length of daylight that is doing it.

Indeed, I noticed earlier that a tank that was producing a lot of algae quit growing when the window light was blocked from it for a few weeks.

In my observation, light is the single most essential element in this Iowa filamantous algae maintianing healthy growth. Then would come fertilizer, which could be most any organic pollutant, like a bit of dung or bits of people food scraps.

I suspect temperature is probably less important, so long as it remains above freezing.

This algae always appears again quickly in spring, so it must regrow from some kind of spores or fragments that withstand months of freezing.

I was able to mail a small sample to India, the cost was only about a US dollar for postage, so it was insignificant. It took a bit over a week to make the trip.

Now the challenge for the folks working with it will be making sure it gets enough light to keep growing.

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A team lead by George Huber from U. Mass, Amherst and Charles Wyman from the University of California, Riverside (and a co-founder of Mascoma) earlier his year reported in the RSC journal Green Chemistry on an integrated, two-stage aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation (APHDO) process for the production of high-octane renewable gasoline from maple wood (as a representative of lignocellulosic biomass).

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/08/ningli-20110827.html

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Any idea what Amyris is up to?

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Despite struggles, next-gen biofuels continue to find funding

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/despite-struggles-next-gen-biofuels-continue-to-find-funding/

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The LanzaTech process increases industrial energy efficiency by capturing waste gases (CO, CO2) and converting them to valuable fuels and chemicals through its microbial gas fermentaion technology. The LanzaTech process is feedstock agnostic and is not dependent on any one resource for gases. The LanzaTech process has already been proven utilizing steel mill off gases as well as synthesis gas derived from biomass. This means that all synthesis gas is a suitable feedstock including gases derived from coal, petroleum coke, natural gas, municipal solid waste etc.

http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/08/20/lanzatech-vs-novozymes-whos-the-best/

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Researchers from University of KwaZulu-Natal with the aid of the municipality plan to start a plantation project for moringa oleifera The plan is to use emerging small-scale farmers to harvest the pods for biodiesel.

The Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to as the " drumstick tree " or "mother's best friend" in many cultures, is native to northern India and ancient Ayurveda medicine claims that it prevents 300 diseases. Moringa seeds are extremely high in oil and "the tree can survive in relatively unfavourable conditions and does not require sophisticated and expensive farming methods or inputs.

More: http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/plans-for-tree-of-life-plantation-1.1119033

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Agave for biofuel - A new study by University of Sydney and England's Oxford University researchers is investigating the possibility that the agave plant could be farmed as a fuel source in the Australian outback.agave

http://www.celsias.com/article/agave-biofuel/

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Startup by 4 IIT students named Sea6 made into the Economic Times headlines for their breakthrough achievements in harvesting fuel from seaweeds. I recommend alternate energy enthusiasts to go through the links mentioned below.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETM/2011/07/28&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00400&ViewMode=HTML

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-trends/how-chennai-startup-is-using-seaweed-to-drive-indias-biofuel-thrust/articleshow/9390085.cms

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Record Hot 50 CEO turnout at Advanced Biofuels Markets 2011: speakers announced

Biofuels' Hot 50 CEOs, and the advanced biofuels leadership, head for the annual fall conclave in San Francisco, with "The Race for Scale" as their theme

In California, Biofuels Digest and Greenpower Conferences are announcing the preliminary line-up of committed speakers for the 2011 Advanced Biofuels Markets Congress in San Francisco, November 8-10, 2011, which will mark the largest gathering of Hot 50 CEOs yet assembled.

http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/07/13/record-hot-50-ceo-turnout-at-advanced-biofuels-markets-2011-speakers-announced/

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US Air Force experimenting w/ blends of #aviation fuel & camelina biofuels: ht.ly/5oUtv

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Biofuel Boom in Aviation

Last week, a Boeing 747 made history by flying across the Atlantic with all four of its engines powered by hydroprocessed oil from camelina, a biofuels crop. The European airline carriers KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Lufthansa, Germany's national carrier, also plan to use hydroprocessed oils as their biofuel source. European regulation limiting carbon emissions have increased demand for biofuels in the aviation industry.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/39076

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