Mar

31

That Scum is FUEL!

March 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

Algae is looking more and more as an sure participant in the future fuel sources. Tomorrow, April 1st 2008 PetroSun will officially startup their Algae Biofuels project in Rio Hondo, Texas. PetroSun is no lightweight, it is publicly traded, already deep into the oil business, and looking for both production of fuels by recycling CO2 [...]

Mar

28

Another Way to Bio Gasoline

March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Wednesday Royal Dutch Shell and Virent Energy Systems of Madison Wisconsin announced their collaboration to develop biogasoline. The deal is using the existing research and development work of Virent in catalysts that convert plant sugars into hydrogen and fuel gas, a combination of hydrogen, methane, propane and CO2. The research so far has been quite [...]

Mar

27

The Oil Empire Strikes Back!

March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Well, sort of. The awl bidness has had a few tough decades, three in a row to be honest and the striking back at the world is mostly about getting the facts out in the air so the abuse might get controlled and a little support displaces the disinformation campaigns of a long list of [...]

Mar

26

Man Made Enzymes for Oil and Medicine

March 26, 2008 | 7 Comments

Monday the news broke that a team from the University of Washington, Seattle and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, broke through to making an original enzyme, one that hasn’t existed before in nature. Enzymes are molecules that initiate chemical reactions, and act to catalyze reactions in biological processes. These molecules exist throughout the plant [...]

Mar

25

What’s That Thermoelectric Effect and Why Is It So Important Now?

March 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

Because for nearly 200 years its been a nemesis for careers, a frustration and tasty bait because it can harness heat and change it into electricity. The impact now of a working, efficient and low cost device would be a huge advantage to making energy and fuels do far more work per unit. Some materials [...]

Mar

24

The 100 MPG Car Lists – Let the Shopping Begin!

March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There is a long list of cars coming that will take you 100 miles or much more for a $3.00 gallon of gas. Its been quite a while now since one could get some place by car for $0.03 a mile or less for the fuel expense. With common 30 mpg cars available from most [...]

Mar

21

2000 More Years of Nuclear Fuel

March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Most of us are thinking that uranium is the fission fuel and for practical reasons today, that is so. The pluses are raw ore mining, processing and reactors all exist and there is a lot of experience on hand with new technology and innovations coming to produce much more energy. The downside is old technology [...]

Mar

20

Coming Soon to an Electrical Device Important to You

March 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

Nickel Zinc (NiZn) battery chemistry has met the European Union’s requirements for the Reductions of Hazardous Substances and 2006 Battery Directive as proposed by the U.S. company PowerGenix of San Diego, CA. NiZn is a chemistry discovered by Thomas Edison and developed by an Irish chemist, Dr James J. Drumm that first saw use in [...]

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