by Steve Frazer | Nov 5, 2014 | Biofuel
Bill Scanlon, NREL November 03, 2014 Tucked away in darkness and almost dead, algae can emerge from a frigid and foggy environment to live again — and perhaps even become the seeds for a new beginning that can provide biofuel for a clean energy future. NREL Research...
by Steve Frazer | Oct 2, 2014 | Biofuel
2014-10-27 Chrysler said this week that it would double production of the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup, increasing the model’s share of all Ram pickups from 10 to 20 percent. Ram is currently the only light truck manufacturer in the US to offer a diesel engine in a...
by Steve Frazer | Sep 23, 2014 | General
With both horizontal wind turbine and solar concentrator installations, it is being made clear by the powers that be - including our Federal Government - that the lives of birds are less important than the electricity these installations are generating. ...
by Steve Frazer | Aug 9, 2014 | Biofuel
Diesel passenger car purchases continue to increase, which is great news for the biodiesel industry. Diesel car sales in the U.S. increased by more than six times the rate of overall car sales during the first six months of 2014 — a 25 percent increase from...
by Steve Frazer | Aug 6, 2014 | Biofuel
We all have been bombarded with scores of late-night TV ads for gadgets that increase MPG in our vehicles for decades… “Just add this little piece of plastic into your air in-take and you will get 20% better MPG”. “Pour this elixir into your...
by Steve Frazer | Jun 19, 2014 | Biofuel
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON - Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades, pitching the proposal as a solution to Congress’ struggle to pay for highway and transit...