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- Arizona Project Uses Algae to Turn Coal Pollution Into Biofuel
- Iranian Students Design Plug-In EV In 14 Months
- Mission One Electric Motorcycle Sets AMA Land Speed Record
- Another Eco-Supercar: The Steenstra Styletto
- From Sea to Shining Sea on 25 Gallons of Algae - Success!
| Arizona Project Uses Algae to Turn Coal Pollution Into Biofuel Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:13 PM PDT
Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest electricity provider, has secured $70.5 million in stimulus funds to expand an innovative project that turns carbon dioxide emissions from a coal power plant into biofuel using algae. While part of the funds will be used to scale up the algae processing portion, some of the funds will also be used to investigate the potential benefits of turning the coal into a gas prior to burning it for power. The concept of creating two products — electricity and fuel — from the same process is known as cogeneration. In this case, the cogeneration also helps to reduce environmental pollution. It’s an idea that has been gathering support as a way to make coal less polluting while finding an additional revenue source to pay for the pollution control itself. In fact, a while back I reported on a similar pilot project in Oregon. |
| Iranian Students Design Plug-In EV In 14 Months Posted: 17 Sep 2009 09:27 AM PDT
If you’re looking for alternative fuel vehicles, the Middle East is likely the last place you’ll look. The place is just about swimming in crude oil. But a team of Iranian students and graduates have designed the plug-in EV you see here, called “Qasedak-e Nasir” or Dandelion of Nasir. While it is hardly a game changer, this quirky little EV could mean big things for a country where there are about 15 people per 1 car. |
| Mission One Electric Motorcycle Sets AMA Land Speed Record Posted: 17 Sep 2009 09:01 AM PDT
The Mission One electric superbike set a land speed record of 150 MPH at the Bonneville Salt Flats for electric bikes on the 1st of September. This record sets the Mission Motors electric motorcycle apart from the herd, proving both the viability and performance capabilities of electric motorbikes. With individual runs as high as 161 MPH, the Mission One achieved speeds faster than 70% of the entrants at the annual BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials. |
| Another Eco-Supercar: The Steenstra Styletto Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:50 AM PDT
Alternative-fuel supercars really seem to be picking up steam. Hybrid Lamborghinis? Electric Gullwings? All very cool stuff, but the field is quickly becoming crowded by competitors to the eco-supercar crown. A new California-based company called Steenstra GCM has announced the Styletto, “the first 200-mph-plus super sports car to be built in California” according to the press release. |
| From Sea to Shining Sea on 25 Gallons of Algae - Success! Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:16 PM PDT
At the beginning of this month the first ever algae-powered plug-in set off on a ten day coast to coast demo from California to show that a plug-in hybrid can be fueled with green crude. The algae fuel for the plug-in Prius was supplied by Sapphire Energy. They are developing an algae fuel completely compatible with current gas pumps and pipeline infrastructure. |
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