Here’s an article on biofuels, the first part of which everyone should read, as it frames the world energy situation very nicely. Yes, we face a situation in which our planet’s energy demand will double in the next 40 years, …
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A reader from Nigeria sent me a business plan on an ethanol plant that would provide a far cleaner way for West Africans to cook their food than their current approach, which is a combination of kerosene and wood gathered …
Today it’s off to see Doty Windfuels, less than two hours’ drive south from my stops yesterday. This will require great concentration, as the advanced chemistry that is the mainstay of what they’re doing goes a bit over my head. …
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I had breakfast yesterday with a venture capitalist in Greensboro, NC, who had expressed an interest in waste-tires-to-fuels. People are using pyrolysis in this capacity, with varying degrees of success, in plants all over the world, and I’ve noticed a …
Here’s a good article on the military’s use of biofuels. I remain concerned that: a) scaling these technologies to millions of barrels per day isn’t in the cards, and b) the risk to troops in the field guarding supply lines …
I support a few clean energy projects that will benefit from this recently approved U.S. Senate bill that includes a wide variety of tax incentives that would help the biorefining and biopower sectors, including those related to cellulosic biofuel, algae, …
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth — U.S. Senate's Energy Bill Read More »
I urge our readers to check out this article that Glenn Doty, an extremely senior energy analyst and frequent commenter here at 2GreenEnergy, wrote on corn ethanol. Glenn asked me to respond, so here goes. I totally agree. I’m not …
I thought readers may be interested to see a rendering of the biogas plant that I intend to help establish in Southern Pakistan to process the 8000 tons of manure that come from 400,000 tightly confined buffalo each day. Linked …
In June’s webinar, I interviewed Robert Orr, CEO of Landhi. The manure from 400,000 buffaloes in a tightly confined area of Southern Pakistan is creating one of the worst ecological disasters and threats to human health on the planet. A …
I’m proud to call Dr. David Doty a friend; he’s a man with a great heart, as well as an even greater intellect — and I eagerly learn like a sponge when I’m around him. But I also try to …
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