By John on December 7, 2009
We need only read the front page headlines of every major newspaper to understand the deepening oil crisis and the worldwide repercussions of supply and demand as it relates to our traditional energy resources. Is it any wonder that renewable sources of energy are gaining in popularity as an alternative resource? Biofuel is one emerging [...]
Posted in Biofuels | Tagged alternative fuel, biodiesel, biofuel, Biofuels, corn sugar, ethanol, fossil fuel, greenhouse gases, oil crisis, renewable sources of energy, sugar cane
By John on July 8, 2009
Scientists based at the University of Queensland are working towards one of sustainable energy’s holy grails – harvesting the untapped potential of sugar cane.
Aided by new technologies and an international research network, the Australian team aim to have the first sugarcane genome sequence ready by the middle of next year.
The Australian arm of the research [...]
Posted in Liquid Biofuel | Tagged biofuel, energy source, ethanol, green energy, southern cross university, sugar cane, sugarcane industry, university of queensland
By John on September 24, 2008
Biomass is the name given to any material which is recently derived from plants that use sunlight to grow, such as wood from forests, material left over from agricultural and forestry processes, and organic industrial, human and animal material. It is sometimes classified as ‘combustible renewables and waste’.
The energy contained in biomass originally came from [...]
Posted in Solid Biomass | Tagged bio energy, carbon dioxide, corn sugar, ethanol, methane, renewable energy sources, sugar cane, tiny organisms
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