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Alternative Energy / Biofuels

5 Issues with Algae Fuels

May 12, 2010 at 08:17 | Robert Rapier

Here are 5 issues with Algae fuels that are covered in my new book on jatropha and algae as fuel sources. 1. The present cost of algae production from open…

Turning Biomass into Crude Oil

May 05, 2010 at 14:30 | Brian Westenhaus

University of Michigan professors are heating and squishing algae in a pressure-cooker that fast-forwards the crude oil making process from millennia to just minutes.  It doesn’t have to be…

Rising Gas Prices, Falling Corn Prices Could Mean Comeback for Ethanol

Mar 15, 2010 at 22:58 | Darrell Delamaide

Amid rising gasoline prices and falling corn prices, ethanol may be poised for a comeback of sorts, even if only a temporary one. Even though conventional wisdom is that crude…

The Truth About Biofuels!

Oct 07, 2009 at 16:13 | Charles Kennedy

Just a few decades ago, “biofuels” were all the rage in the media, as many well respected “power pundits’ predicted that they would eventually prove to be a leading “vanguard”…

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