The Original Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living Portal (since 2009)
algae fuel, Tag
- Spanish Town Become World’s First to Run its Vehicles on Sewage Fri, 28 Jun 13, 4:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Say you're a small town looking to add some green energy options to your city. You could invest in good old wind or solar power, or in the case of one Spanish town, you could just ask your citizens...
- 16-Year-Old Develops a New Way to Turn Algae into Fuel Fri, 21 Jun 13, 2:31amWhile other 16-year-olds were watching TV and hanging out with their friends, St. Petersburg, Florida-native Evie Sobczak was hard at work in her garage developing a device that turns algae into fuel. Sobczak told the...
- Loop.pH’s Algae Curtain-a Is a Living Photosynthesizing Textile Installation That Provides Bio-Fuel Fri, 29 Mar 13, 8:00amThe Algae Curtain-a is living photosynthesising textile installation that was developed as part of the Energy Futures Project by studio Loop.pH in Lille, France. Commissioned by EDF and Lille3000 for the Festival Fantastic...
- New Urban Algae System Generates Energy While Cleaning Wastewater in Paris Thu, 6 Dec 12, 2:37amRendering from Axel Schoenert Architecture Ennesys, a Paris-based energy systems company and OriginOil, an American algae harvesting company just unveiled their new urban algae demonstration project in La Defense, near Paris...
- New Urban Algae System Generates Energy While Cleaning Sewage Water in Paris Thu, 6 Dec 12, 2:37amRendering from Axel Schoenert Architecture Ennesys, a Paris-based energy systems company and OriginOil, an American algae harvesting company just unveiled their new urban algae demonstration project in La Defense, near Paris...
- New EU Plan Limits Food-based Biofuels Used for Transport Wed, 17 Oct 12, 8:20amAnnounced just less than a month ago, the European commission will seek to impose a limit of 5% on the use of crop-based biofuels. The initiative comes as part of a larger plan to raise the share of renewable energy to 10%...
- Arizona-Based Company Heliae is Growing Algae on a Commercial Scale for Transportation Fuel Thu, 24 May 12, 3:20amAlgae fuel and other biofuels have gained popularity in recent years to the point that even the US Military has adopted it as jet fuel. Given its recent rise to prominence, it’s not particularly surprising to learn...
- Microbubbles Enable More Efficient Production Of Algae Biofuels Fri, 27 Jan 12, 10:05amAlgae biofuel is one of the most promising alternative fuels on the market – so far we’ve seen cars and even planes adapted to run on it. The main drawback thus far has been high production costs and energy usage...
- HORTUS is a Crazy Greenhouse Contraption of 300+ Algae-Filled Bags Tue, 24 Jan 12, 4:38amHORTUS — or Hydro Organisms Responsive To Urban Stimuli — is a crazy new exhibit in London made up of 325 transparent bags of algae hanging from the ceiling via a network of ropes...