Genetically Modified Tobacco Leaves Could Produce The Most Efficient Biofuel
I’ve never thought that tobacco could be used for anything else besides “killing” our lungs, but it seems that Viaceslav Andrianov, Ph.D, professor of Cancer Biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University found that tobacco can be used in our tanks as any other biofuel. Perhaps this tobacco biofuel will help us quit smoking and at the same time will help reduce air pollution. After numerous tests, Professor Vyacheslav Andrianov concluded that tobacco is more effective than any other biofuel used until now.
How to Convert Greenhouse Gases into Fuel
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories from U.S. have created a machine that converts greenhouse gases into gasoline or diesel. This machine uses solar power, plus a series of chemical reactions and thus is able to transform carbon emissions into fuel. Researchers say that this type of machine could be used even under the ground to capture carbon dioxide.
Volkswagen L1 Hybrid and Audi R8 e-Tron
Two of the most important car manufacturers in the world have recently launched two eco-friendly car models designed to delight customers and to minimize carbon emissions. It is about Audi and Volkswagen, two big companies that managed to amaze with two of the models created by their engineers and their designers: Volkswagen L1 Hybrid Concept and Audi R8 e-Tron Electric Concept.
New Hummer H3E, Probably The Best Hybrid Car in America
In European countries and many countries of Asia we know the most popular hybrid car manufacturers. But despite these statistics, America has its own creations, very effective car models and very popular hybrid models.
Lazareth Wazuma – 500HP Luxury Quad Powered by Bio-Ethanol
Have you ever seen a monster on the road? Maybe you saw in Batman series, but a vehicle so spectacular, like this one, I don’t think ever existed. The beast you can see in images and following video is nothing else than the imagination result of Lazareth, a French special builder.
“You Ask, They Answer” Toyota Online Event, For Toyota Customers
We al know that Toyota Prius, is a great idea and a spectacular concept. This hybrid car combines power with precision and innovation but at the same time with responsibility. The technology behind this car is the latest technology, that lead to obtaining a special power and great performances.
15.000 “Fisker Karma” Hybrid Luxury Car Models on Market in August
Nowadays, hybrid cars have reached a level that some people might say it is a “fashion level”, but we, who think more about environmental protection, we can say that a hybrid car, today, is a necessity. Hybrid cars are something that everyone should have. Every month, more and more models of electric cars and hybrid cars appeared,very efficient cars, eco-friendly hybrid cars, also safety cars, strong hybrid cars,cars with a low-level of CO2 emissions, and last but not least, very economical hybrid cars.
Green News – Exxon To Invest $600M Into Algae-Based Biofuels
Finally some green tendencies from oil companies. Despite opposing for years the idea of renewable energy, the oil giant Exxon Mobile Corporation, with a 2008 revenue of $442.9 billion and the distinction of “the most profitable company in the world” acquireing $45.2 billion last year, announced a $600M “injection” into algae-based biofuel research.
Super E-Spec Tire Made of Orange Peels Oil
Here on My Green Treasure you can find every day new things, new scientific discoveries and new green technological applications.This post is somewhat special because of it’s basic idea used to create the next product.Yokohama, a famous tire manufacturer has managed to create an „orange tire” which is actually a tire made with oil from orange peels.This new green tire called Super E-Spec will be launched for the first time with new appeared hybrid cars such as Toyota Prius.
63% More Efficient Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) is a new type of fuel cell developed by NGK Insulators, and it uses hydrogen gas as fuel.Researchers have found through experiments that this new fuel cell achived a LHV(lower heating value) of 63%.The output power produced by using this fuel cell is 700W at an operating temperature of 800 Celsius degrees.An important advantage of this 1,5 mm cell is that cause, can be stacked together, so the output power will be sevral times increased.
The Higher Productivity of Biological Materials
The long road from extraction of oil, coal or gas, through refining and complex industrial processes to finished chemical feedstocks is matched in the case of solar resources by planting, harvesting, storage, cleaning, drying, separation andtransport.In many cases, transport costs can be held to a minimum by growing the materials near the production plant.
The only disadvantage as far as productivity is concerned is the considerably greater need for personnel, although this also represents a significant social benefit.Giuliano Grassi has calculated that, for each terawatt of energy, natural gas requires 250 employees, crude oil 260, coal 270 and nuclear power 70, whereas producing solid fuels from crops requires 1145 employees and 1000 employees in the case of woodlands.The greater labour input probably also applies to the use of solar materials in the manufacture of chemical products in place of the equivalent fossil feedstocks. Read more
Ford Melbourne TAXI 2020 Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Hybrid car industry is expanding in all that means hybrid transport.Hybrid cars appeared in almost all big cities in the world and are represented by electric vehicles with two, three or four wheels (small vehicles), hybrid buses, electric trains and subways . Recently a designer from RMIT University, Australia, Damian Lucaciu (I think is from Romania), has designed a taxi powered by solar energy and fuel cells.Melbourne TAXI 2020 is a very spacious car, perfect for people transporting, but also has a sport design.The car has 4 passenger seats, well-designed to ensure passenger’s maximum comfort.The roof is detachable,for passengers, to be closer to nature. Read more
“The Sustainer”-First Mobile Biodiesel Generator
Solar energy, wind energy and a little ingenuity have made possible the realization of this complex system that produces biodiesel fuel.These technologies combined have resulted in a complex system,a not-polluting system,very efficient and with 0 exhaustible energy consumption.This type of system is very useful in poorer areas, like some places in Africa, where only 5-20% of the population has access to electric grid.Biodiesel professionals Solarix came with a new, complex, perfect solution for this problem.Future Cars Powered by Indian CottonSeed Biofuel
MyGreenTreasure contains many posts about hybrid cars, a wide variety of biofuels, cars that run with water, juice, beer….A recent study made by researchers from India has shown that future cars could be powered by cottonseed oil.Cotton is found in abundance in India, so researchers took this advantage, using cotton oil as a fuel.This biofuel proved to be very effective reaching close to diesel engine performance.“The researchers conducted experiments on a single-cylinder compression ignition diesel engine, which when fueled by cottonseed oil performed similar to a petroleum diesel fueled engine. The engine operating on the specific blended fuel actually showed improved emissions compared to the other fuels and fuel blends tested. The findings get even more promising as cottonseed oil is a comparatively low-cost source of bio-fuel as the cottonseed oil is only extracted from the seeds of cotton plants after cotton has been removed for other purposes. ” – www.ecofriend.org
VW Touran Minivan Runs on CNG and Gasoline
Hybrid car designers tried until now to combine gasoline with many other substances, or to combine gasoline engine power with electric engine power to reduce as much as possible CO2 emissions.Volkswagen has decided to put on the new VW Touran Minivan, the engine of 1.4 – liter TSI EcoFuel that works on both gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG) reducing CO2 emissions,and protecting the environment.Natural gas is a fossil fuel but pollute less than gasoline.The car in the image above has 5 fuel tanks.One is for gasoline and has a capacity of 11 liters and the other 4 tanks are designed for methane gas storage (18 kilograms).With filled tanks, the car can travel approximately 370km.If the car runs on CNG fuel consumption is 4.7 and CO2 emissions are 126g/km.What Actually Biofuels Are?
The mankind has used biomass fuels for heating and cooking since the discovery of fire.Biofuels can appeared as solid, liquid, or gas fuel.Liquid biofuels have been used since the early days of the car industry.By burning biofuels in a furnace, steam is produced which can drive turbines to drive an electric generator.
The discovery and use of fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil, have dramatically reduced the amount of biomass fuel used in the developed world for transport, heat and power.However, biofuels are axpanding recently in all over the world as providing an alternative to imported oil, because they reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security by providing an alternative to fossil fuels as in automotive transport and in gas turbine.As energy source in developed countries biofuel contribute about 15% of world’s energy requirements.
Biofuels can be produced from any carbon source that can be replenished rapidly as vegetable matter produced by agriculture and forests or from waste materials obtained from industry, commerce and residential homes, including agricultural waste as sugar cane, straw and chicken litter.Biomass is material derived from recently living organisms.It includes plants, animals, and their byproducts.Garden waste and corp residuel are all sources of biomass.By allowing fermentation in landfill sites or in special anaerobic tanks is also possible to produce methane rich gas to be used in gas turbines.
Biofuels are a renewable energy source based on the carbon cycle.Agricultural products specifically grown for biofuel production include corn and soybeans, wheat, sugar beet, sugar cane and palm oil.Biodegradable outputs from industry, agriculture, forestry and households can be used for biofuel production.
Biofuels and other forms of renewable energy aim to be carbon neutral.Therefore, the carbon released during the use of the fuel, through burning to power transport or generate electrical energy is reabsorbed and balanced by the carbon absorbed by new plant growth.Carbon neutral fuels lead to no net increase in atmospheric CO2 which means that global warming does not increase by this process.
Using waste biomass to produce energy can reduce the use of fossil fuels.Simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emission and reduce pollution.In industrialized countries, biofuels are producing up 5% of electrical energy requirements.
5% More Efficient Biofuel Mixed with Polystyrene
“Dissolving polystyrene in biodiesel doesn’t eliminate the problem of harmful emissions, however. The scientists found that adding polystyrene increases the fuel’s emissions of carbon monoxide, soot, and nitrous oxides, which don’t burn completely in the engine. But the researchers hope to improve the engine’s fuel injection system to achieve a more complete burn with fewer emissions. If they can reduce the emissions, they hope that the technology could offer economic and environmental advantages for power generation.” – www.physorg.com
How to Prepare Your Own Biodiesel Fuel at Home
You have a car with a diesel engine? The fuel price is high and the gases emitted pollute the environment? I will present, 2 ways to prepare your own bodiesel fuel at home.