Prince Charles to Tour the UK on a Biofuel Train
According to recent reports, Prince Charles has now begun a big tour of the UK this week. He will be traveling and making all of his stops aboard a biofuel train. The Royal Train features a dining room, office, and ...
by Samantha Donovan September 10th, 2010
Scientists in Scotland Come up with Whiskey BioFuel
Apparently, according to scientists from Scotland, the distilling process that is used to create whiskey, can be used to power cars and even aviation. This means that whiskey, which is one of Scotland's most loved products, can be used to ...
by Lynnette Adamson August 23rd, 2010
IATA Aims to Replace Diesel with Biofuel by 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is quickly aiming to reduce its carbon emissions. So, in anticipation of this endeavor, the air transport regulator has announced a biofuel use scheme which will aim to see commercial flights run on biofuels ...
by Emma Young October 28th, 2009
New Report Indicates Global Biofuel Consumption Will Double By 2015
A new report by Hart's Global Biofuels Centre (GBC) has indicated that global biofuels are likely to more than double by the 2015. Despite many issues involving land use and shortages in feedstock, the analysis reveals that the use of ...
by Lynnette Adamson October 7th, 2009
RWE npower Invests £200 million in Scottish Biomass Plant
RWE npower renewables has just announced that they will be partnering with Tullis Russel, a Scottish paper maker, to build a new 50 MW biomass power plant for papermaker. The paper making company will use the biomass-powered facility to generate electricity for their paper mill at Markinch near Fife, Scotland.
by Justin Becks September 29th, 2009
Scottish Pig Farm to Use Pig Waste to Generate Electricity
Ruchlaw Produce just announced that they had received more than £500,000 in funding from the Scottish Government to develop a new technology that would utilise pig waste in order to generate electricity for one of their production facilities. The proposed technology ...
by Tessa Clarke September 28th, 2009
Helius CoRD Will Use Whisky For Biofuel
The Combination of Rothes Distillers (CoRD) has just announced their intentions to enter into a joint endeavor with Helius Energy PLC. The venture is to be called Helius CoRD and will focus on building renewable energy plants aimed at reducing ...
by Samantha Donovan August 27th, 2009
Rentech Secures Supply Agreement for Biodiesel with 8 Airlines
Rentech, based in Los Angeles, California, signed a supply agreement today to provide up to 1.5 million gallons of renewable synthetic diesel fuel each year for the use of ground transport by eight major airlines. The supply contract will see ...
by Lynnette Adamson August 19th, 2009
BP Partners With Martek To Distribute Biofuel
BP, an oil company based out of London, announced today a joint venture with Martek Biosciences to develop microbial oils to produce biofuel. BP will invest $10 million in the project which will expand over several years to improve the process of converting sugar to biofuel. Martek, based out of Columbia,
by Jason Drew August 12th, 2009
NASA To Hold Competition For 100% Biofueled Aircraft
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, more commonly known as NASA, has announced their Green Flight Challenge on July 31st which requires research teams to build an aircraft that can average at least 100 miles per hour based on a ...
by Jenson Brayshaw August 6th, 2009
Boeing Tests World’s First Biofueled Hydroplane
Boating history was made this week when Boeing's U-787 unlimited hydroplane gave its first demonstration run with driver Chip Hanauer at the yearly Chevrolet Cup at Seafair. The model is the world's first boat to be powered solely by biofuel. Amazingly ...
by Emma Young August 6th, 2009
