Alternative Fuel News

Posted June 13, 2012:

• Green Fuel from Carbon Dioxide

Posted June 8, 2012:

• Environmental Benefit of Biofuels Is Overestimated, New Study Reveals

Posted June 7, 2012:

• New Twist on Old Chemical Process Could Boost Energy Efficiency Significantly

Posted June 4, 2012:

• Energy-Dense Biofuel from Cellulose Close to Being Economical

Posted May 31, 2012:

• New Small Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reaches Record Efficiency

Posted May 30, 2012:

• More Atomic Hydrogen Gas Lurks in Universe: There's More Star-Stuff out There, but It's Not Dark Matter

Posted May 27, 2012:

• 'Unzipped' Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Energize Fuel Cells and Batteries

Posted May 23, 2012:

• Artificial Leaf Device Produces Hydrogen in Water Using Only Sunlight

Posted May 12, 2012:

• HIFiRE Scramjet Research Flight Will Advance Hypersonic Technology

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Secrets of the First Practical Artificial Leaf

Posted April 22, 2012:

• Chemists Explain the Molecular Workings of Promising Fuel Cell Electrolyte

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Probing Hydrogen Under Extreme Conditions

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Immune Cells, 'Macrophages' Become Activated by Body Temperature

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Algae Biofuels: The Wave of the Future

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Two-in-One Device Uses Sewage as Fuel to Make Electricity and Clean the Sewage

Posted March 27, 2012:

• More Economical Way to Produce Cleaner, Hotter Natural Gas

Posted March 26, 2012:

• Butterfly Wings' 'Art of Blackness' Could Boost Production of Green Fuels
• Nuclear Power Plants Can Produce Hydrogen to Fuel the 'Hydrogen Economy'

Posted March 21, 2012:

• Jellyfish Inspires Latest Ocean-Powered Robot

Posted March 20, 2012:

• A Basic -- And Slightly Acidic -- Solution for Hydrogen Storage

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Focus on Technology Overlooks Human Behavior When Addressing Climate Change

Posted March 15, 2012:

• Researchers Create More Efficient Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Hydrogen Power in Real Life: Clean and Energy Efficient

Posted March 7, 2012:

• Nanotrees Harvest the Sun's Energy to Turn Water Into Hydrogen Fuel

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Is Seaweed the Future of Biofuel?

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Alternative Fuels Expert Plans Coast-to-Coast U.S. Trip on 10 Gallons of Gas or Less

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Stratospheric Superbugs Offer New Source of Power

Posted February 17, 2012:

• Human-Made Photosynthesis to Revolutionize Food and Energy Production

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Bubble-Powered Microrockets Zoom Have Potential to Zoom Through the Human Stomach, Other Acidic Environments

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Computer Simulations Revealing How Methane and Hydrogen Pack Into Gas Hydrates Could Enlighten Alternative Fuel Production and Carbon Dioxide Storage

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Hydrogen Advances Graphene Use
• One-Third of Car Fuel Consumption Is Due to Friction Loss

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Algae for Your Fuel Tank

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Relay Race With Single Atoms: New Ways of Manipulating Matter

Posted December 23, 2011:

• Go to Work on a Christmas Card: UK's Wrapping Paper and Festive Cards Could Provide Energy to Send a Bus to the Moon More Than 20 Times

Posted December 20, 2011:

• New Method Significantly Reduces Production Costs of Fuel Cells

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Chemicals and Biofuel from Wood Biomass

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Building a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
• U.S. CAFE Standards Create Profit Incentive for Larger Vehicles

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Cost-Effectiveness of Biofuels and Their Ability to Cut Fossil Fuel Use Questioned

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Carbon Mitigation Strategy Uses Wood for Buildings First, Bioenergy Second

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Nanoparticles Used as Additives in Diesel Fuels Can Travel from Lungs to Liver

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Toward More Cost-Effective Production of Biofuels from Plant Lignocellulosic Biomass

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Americans Using More Fossil Fuels

Posted November 8, 2011:

• Wood Biofuel Could Be a Competitive Industry by 2020
• Generating Ethanol from Lignocellulose Possible, but Large Cost Reductions Still Needed

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Highly Efficient Oxygen Catalyst Found: Rechargeable Batteries and Hydrogen-Fuel Production Could Benefit

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Electrochemistry Controlled With a Plasma Electrode

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Industrial by-Products Upgraded Into Fuel

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