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2nd Annual Biofuels Forum
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2nd Annual Bioplastics Forum
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Renewables covered 96% of new electrical capacity in opening months of 2022
By WPED Staff The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in January and February 2022, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to the latest issue…
Renewables generated more electricity than nuclear in 2021, a first
By John Engel Follow @EngelsAngle Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than nuclear energy in the U.S. for the first time in 2021, data shows. Renewables — wind, hydropower, solar, biomass, and geothermal — generated 795 million MWh of electricity last year, while nuclear accounted for 778 million MWh, according to data from the Energy…
Standard Solar, Acadia Energy to build solar project on site of former biomass plant
By Kelsey Misbrener Standard Solar is partnering with Acadia Energy to develop a 7.5-MW solar farm in an industrial park in the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine. The area is on the western side of the former ReEnergy biomass plant site. The solar farm will lease land from Smith’s Farm and land previously used for…
Rebalancing Earth’s Energy
By Jim Baird Credit: MEER:ReflEction project Dr. Ye Tao of The Rowland Institute at Harvard points out, “Temperature rise, is the biggest and gravest concern that we face. We are overstepping a heat threshold. Thermal stress decimates biodiversity, ruining aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems alike. Humans may not be around once we transgress that redline….
Bionic wing flaps improve wind energy efficiency
Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull’s wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the best aerodynamic performance, the scientists simulated the use of the combined flow control accessory in a variety of situations, including high and low angle…
Pilot project generates green hydrogen from seawater – Schaeffler strengthens its hydrogen expertise
By Kshitiz Agarwal Electrolyzers need ultra-pure water, hence adding substantial cost to Hydrogen production, especially in the developing world that has limited availability of clean water. Hydrogen is a widely available element; we can find it all around us i.e. in the form of water, fossil fuel, and biomass. It took the central stage as…
Electric Chevy Blazer SS, battery affordability woes, ethanol pushes against EV policy: Today’s Car News
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) A Blazer SS could be a sporty, affordable crossover for the mainstream. Biofuels interests go against the Biden administration’s EV push. And battery affordability is threatened by surging materials costs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ethanol producers and a group of states have joined forces to argue that…
Chevron is buying Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 billion
By John Engel Follow @EngelsAngle Chevron will buy the biofuels company Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 billion, the companies announced on Feb. 28. Through the acquisition, Chevron aims to grow its renewable fuels production capacity to 100,000 per day by 2030. Renewable Energy Group operates 11 biorefineries in the U.S. and Europe and produced 519…
Boralex exits biomass to focus on wind, solar
By Eleanore Robinson Boralex exits biomass to focus on wind, solar Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
DOE to award up to $19M to advance waste carbon utilization for algal biofuels and bioproducts
By mmillikin The US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s (FECM’s) Carbon Utilization Program (CUP) announced up to $19 million in federal funding for the advancement of technologies that utilize waste carbon to reduce greenhouse…
PNNL researchers announce waste-to-hydrogen conversion process
By Kevin Clark A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a system capable of converting waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into hydrogen fuel. PNNL’s electrocatalytic oxidation fuel recovery system turns waste carbon from farms, sewage and other sources into high-grade bio-based fuels,…
The path to renewable fuel just got easier
The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste carbon out of our atmosphere and water. Much progress has been made in converting such waste to useful fuel but completing the cycle using clean…