inhabitat

biofuel

a tiny home with dark wood and black cladding on grassy lot

Dunkin’ Donuts unveils a tiny home powered by recycled coffee grounds

Now this is one sweet tiny home! Dunkin' Donuts has long claimed that ¨America Runs on Dunkin'," but now, the...

Several mushrooms piled in a wooden box. Around the box are flowers.

Scientists reveal new technique to make biofuel from mushroom waste

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have discovered a revolutionary way to transform mushroom waste...

Qantas, Boeing, Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Boeing Dreamliner, Boeing Dreamliner 787-9, Dreamliner, plane, airplane

World’s first biofuel flight between the US and Australia powered by mustard seeds

The world's first biofuel flight between the United States and Australia landed in Melbourne after a 15-hour trip....

london bus, red london bus, double decker london bus

London buses swap out diesel for a coffee-based biofuel

Brits may prefer tea, but their busses will be getting a buzz from coffee. U.K. startup bio-bean, Shell, and Argent...

The Netherlands, environment, recycling, toilet paper, KNN Cellulose, CirTec, Friesland, bike highway, sustainability

Bicycle highway in the Netherlands built using recycled toilet paper

People in the Netherlands use an estimated 180,000 tons of toilet paper every year. Because this amounts to a lot...

fatberg, sewage, sewer, London

London’s sewer-dwelling ‘fatberg’ will be converted into biofuel

IT's not the only monster lurking in the sewers. Beneath the streets of London lies the now-notorious "fatberg,"...

Marine BioEnergy, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, kelp, seaweed, kelp elevator, biocrude, biofuel, biofuels, fuel, fuels, alternative fuel, alternative fuels, alternative energy, nature, ocean

Startup is developing kelp farms in the open ocean to make carbon-neutral biofuel

Could a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope...

Synthetic Genomics, ExxonMobil, algae, algae biofuel, algae biofuels, biofuel, biofuels, fuel, alternative energy, energy, carbon dioxide, sunlight, oil, lipids, lipid, gene editing, CRISPR-Cas9

Breakthrough algae strain produces twice as much biofuel

Scientists have been working since the 1970's to transform algae into biofuel. Now a new breakthrough could make...

LIFE+ Methamorphosis, SEAT, Aqualia, wastewater, water management, water, biofuel, fuel, car fuel, alternative fuel, car, cars, biomethane, biogas, carbon emissions, carbon dioxide emissions

New biofuel from wastewater slashes vehicle CO2 emissions by 80%

An innovative new project called LIFE+ Methamorphosis is pioneering a new sustainable biofuel for cars. Car company...

Eco Fuels Kenya, EFK Group, croton, croton nut, croton nut oil, nut oil, nut oils, croton tree, croton trees, Croton megalocarpus, biofuel, biofuels, alternative fuel, alternative fuels, Africa, Kenya, tree, trees

Africa’s newest sustainable biofuel grows on trees

Until recently, the indigenous Croton megalocarpus tree common to central and east Africa was used mainly for firewood....

Tesla, Elon Musk, Qantas, electric car, electric vehicle, biofuel, aviation biofuel

Watch a Boeing 737 and a Tesla Model S battle it out

Who would win a race between a Boeing 737-800 and a Tesla Model S P90D, described as the “quickest four door...

algal biofuel, algae biofuel, bioenergy, renewable energy, alternative energy, fuel made from algae, clean energy, green energy, US department of energy, US dept of energy, infographic, algal energy research, algae energy research

Help raise awareness for bioenergy by sharing this infographic

Want to help raise awareness for bioenergy? Between April 11th and 22nd, 2016, you can participate in a campaign...

biofuel, abu dhabi, jet fuel, seawater, halophytes, aviation industry, aquaculture, united arab emirates, desert, climate change

World’s first farm to grow food and fuel in the desert opens in Abu Dhabi

The world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel just opened in the United Arab Emirates. Located...

MIT, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, waste gases, waste gases into fuel, biofuel

Cutting-edge MIT research converts carbon emissions into usable liquid fuel

What if our carbon emissions could actually minimize our carbon footprint? Chemical engineers from MIT have made...

biofuel, bioenergy, renewable energy, green power, clean energy, clean power, green energy, world's first biofuel plant powered by renewable energy,

World’s first biofuel plant powered by renewables goes live today

Biofuels are about to get even greener with the opening of the world’s first biofuel facility operated totally...

manta algae harvester, solar powered algae harvester, biofuel, hydrothermal liquefaction, university of maryland,

Manta moves forward with revolutionary solar-powered algae harvester that makes crude oil

Biofuel technology just got a major boost, as Maryland’s Manta Biofuel LLC got $150,000 worth of seed capital...

Cloud Collective, Geneva, Switzerland, algae, biofuel, food production, pollution absorption, algae produces biofuel, art, algae farm

Freeway Algae Garden Turns CO2 Emissions into Energy in Switzerland

Culture Urbaine - The Cloud Collective from The Cloud Collective on Vimeo. The Cloud Collective's Culture Urbaine...

biofuels, plant, aviation, boeing, china, biofuel, green, power, flying, flight,

Boeing Opens Groundbreaking Cooking Oil to Aviation Biofuel Pilot Plant in China

Boeing was the first company to fly a biofuel-powered aircraft across the Pacific Ocean, and now the company is...

land art generator initiative, design competition, LAGI, copenhagen, public art, renewable energy, design society, danish design center, solar hour glass, santiago muros cortés, argentina, electricity generation, little mermaid sculpture, industrial brownfield, Refshaleøen, clean energy technologies, concentrated solar power, thermal beam-down tower, heliostats, quiver, Mateusz Góra, Agata Gryszkiewicz, poland, miscanthus grass, garden and tower, biofuel, aeroelastic flutter, Antonio Maccà, Flavio Masi, italy, eMotions, generator, micro-scale generators, photovoltaic panels, micro-scale vertical axis wind turbines, horizontal axis wind turbines, stacked ceramic multilayer actuators, piezoelectric wind energy systems

This Gigantic Solar Hourglass Could Power 1,000 Danish Homes

What do you get when you combine public art with renewable energy? That's exactly what the Land Art Generator Initiative...

Gregory Martin, 2014 Google Science Fair, biofuel, algae, algae biofuel, nitrogen depletion, biofuel production,

14-Year-Old’s Biofuel Breakthrough Boosts Algae Production 500%

Algae could provide an endless source of biofuel, however current production methods tend to be costly and time-intensive...

algae, biofuel, diesel, systems, pacific, northwest, lab, hydrothermal, liquefaction, sewage,

Promising Alabama Pilot Project Turns Algae to Biofuel – Using Sewage!

Let’s face it. Algae aren’t very exciting. But the prospect of creating a viable source of biofuel from these...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Biofuel, butanol, renewable energy, bacterial strain, TU-103, Tulane University, Newspapers to fuel

Could Your Morning Newspaper Also Fuel Your Car?

Although many people now read the news online or on their e-readers, actual printed newspapers are still enjoyed...

Biodiesel, biofuel, how to, how-to, DIY, fuel, vegetable oil, vegetable fuel, waste oil, waste oil fuel, make your own fuel, fuel, oil, gas, car, truck, diesel, bio diesel, eco fuel

Looking for an Eco-Friendly Way to Fuel Your Car? Make Your Own Biodiesel!

Gas prices continue to rise, and things are not getting better as far as oil resources are concerned. Fracking,...

pistachio shells provide renewable energy for an eco city in southeast Turkey, Seda Muftuoglu Gulec and the pistachio-powered city in Turkey, Burgeap idea for an eco-friendly city powered by pistachios, city outside Gaziantep could be powered by pistachio shells, pistachio shells provide 60 percent of a city's heating needs,

Pistachio Shells Could Power a Brand New City in Turkey

Turkey exported 6,800 tons of pistachio nuts last year, and now the country is floating plans to build a city...

Audi, Global Bioenergies, sugar biofuel, biofuels, alternative fuels, bio-isobutene fuel, bio-isobutene, cars, automobiles, E. coli bacteria, gasoline, fuels, ethanol, carmakers, vehicles, sugar, synthetic gasoline, biofuel, clean fuels, green energy, gas, green fuel, natural fuels, bioconversion, French fuel made of sugar, sugar made ethanol, sugar bio-isooctane, isooctane gas, e coli, corn, sugar cane, wood chips, distillation free biofuel

Audi and Global Bioenergies Turn Sugar into a Sweet Biofuel Alternative

Sugar is classically one of the very worst things you can put in a car's gas tank but that has not stopped Audi...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, biofuel, Boeing, green jet fuel, sustainable jet fuel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group

Boeing Introduces New Biofuel that Costs Just $3 per Gallon

Boeing is working with the United Arab Emirates to make some serious breakthroughs in sustainable aviation biofuel...

Biofuel, Grass Biofuel, GrassMargins, perennial grass, Miscanthus, fescue, orchard grass, canary reed grass, non-invasive species, European union, biofuel made from grass, making biofuel from grass, Teagasc, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, The University of Sheffield, biofuel, green energy, renewable energy,

Grass Could Become the World’s Next Big Biofuel Source

Miscanthus photo from Shutterstock Scientists have figured out how to make biofuels with everything from algae...

biofuel, bio gasoline, KAIST, e.coli, ecoli, green energy, bacteria poop

Bioengineered E.coli Bacteria Poops Out Petroleum

Image via Shutterstock The last few years have shown that bacteria can "poop out" some mighty useful (and valuable)...

isobutanol, e.coli, bacteria, fungus, university of michigan, biofuel, microbial team

Microbial Team Creates Biofuel That Functions Better Than Ethanol

When it comes to matching the properties of gasoline, isobutanol packs more bang for its buck than ethanol. To...

drought, world hunger, food waste, crops to feed humans, food for people not cows, biofuel, soy, corn, agricultural productivity, greater food efficiency, food waste,

Using Crops to Feed People Instead of Cows and Cars Could Substantially Reduce World Hunger

Image via Shutterstock Currently 36 percent of the food produced worldwide is used to feed animals, according...

More Popular Stories >