Biogas

Your Next Car May Run on Alligator Fat

Wedged into a report about the merits of various alternative fuels for port activities is a recent report from the American Chemical Society stating that alligator fat may be a great alternative to soy-based biogas.

30 October 2011 - 1:00pm

Buildings

Banned Four Loko Liquor Converted to Biofuel

Banned for its combination of caffeine and alcohol, the makers of Four Loko were faced with a problem: what to do with their leftover stocks. A Virginia company is recycling the controversial hootch into ethanol for cars.

21 January 2011 - 8:00am

Popular Science

Biofuel-Producing Architecture

A proposal for a skyscraper that grows biodiesel-emitting algae took 2nd place in a competition to design the 300m tall Taiwan Tower in Taichung.

29 November 2010 - 6:00am

Dezeen

The Planetizen News Brief - 8/6/09

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San Jose on the way to energy independence, two U.S. Cities dabble in bike-sharing, and the 'Detroit of Canada' struggles through the recession -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

6 August 2009 - 5:00am

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Becoming an Energy-Independent City

The City of San Jose, California is on its way to becoming the nation's first energy-independent city, deriving all of its energy from renewable sources.

5 August 2009 - 9:00am

USA Today

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Electricity from Biomass More Efficient than Ethanol

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Merced suggests that using biomass to create electricity to power cars could be more efficient than using the same biomass to create ethanol to power cars.

11 May 2009 - 8:00am

UC Merced

Understanding Algae

Treehugger recently heralded fuel-producing algae the hottest green technology going. GOOD Magazine takes a clear-eyed look at the promise and the pitfalls.

12 March 2009 - 7:00am

GOOD Magazine

Driving On A Beer Buzz

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is working with startup E-Fuel to create gas from their brewing yeast waste.

5 February 2009 - 6:00am

Earth2Tech

Europe Retreats From Biofuels

A committee in the European Parliament endorsed a plan that calls for 10% of transportation fuels to come from sources such as plants and grains by 2020, but it also calls for a switch to other renewable sources over time.

15 September 2008 - 5:00am

The New York Times

Ontario Plugs into Cow-Power

Later this summer residents in the Province of Ontario will be able to plug in their homes to a new source of electrical power: biogas derived from cow manure.

21 July 2008 - 1:00pm

The Globe & Mail

Sweden Creates Sewage-Powered Cars, But Auto Industry Lags Behind

Household sewage is currently fueling cars in Sweden, and has for years. But Swedish industry has given up on the idea, investing in ethanol-based gasoline.

30 May 2008 - 6:00am

International Herald Tribune

Landfill Gas To Fuel Garbage Trucks

In an incredible recycling operation that reduces global warming, a waste hauler is building a facility to produce Liquefied Natural Gas from methane emitted from its California landfill to fuel its garbage trucks.

7 May 2008 - 8:00am

The Sacramento Bee