Hemp is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth, a fact that virtually explodes into life in the photo here. It can be refined into a variety of items, including paper, rope, textiles, clothing, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food, …
Category: Biofuels
Exxon and Biofuels
The caption here translates as “Exxon’s climate solution: use algae as biofuel. Experts say it won’t work.” Of course it won’t work, but we can all imagine the conversation in the conference room at ExxonMobil’s public relations firm, where someone …
Biofuels Industry Unlikely To Thrive
The text in the meme here translates as “The EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) projects that the production of biofuel will grow slowly until 2050.” I doubt it. With each passing year, it’s becoming more clear that biofuels are a …
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Sustainable Products Made from Hemp Include Biofuels
The first question that essentially everyone asks about this subject is: What is the difference between cannabis and hemp? From Sensi Seeds: The main difference between cannabis and hemp is in our perception of two different expressions of the same …
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The Material of the 21st Century: Hemp
One thing you can say about humankind is that, when we have a crisis, lots of creative ideas pop up like mushrooms after a summer rain. Of course, like mushrooms, some are better than others.
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Article: “Finally, India Finds a Lasting Solution to Global Warming”
When I saw this just now I thought, OK, I’ll bite. What is it? Plastic waste to fuels.
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Biodiesel
Biodiesel from used cooking oil? Nobody’s saying you can’t do it; in fact, this is being done “as we speak.” But keep in mind that a) you need trucks to go out and collect it, and b) even if that …
Hog Waste to Biomethane
What happens when you process a few tens of millions of gallons of North Carolina’s super-abundant hog waste into biomethane gas and organic fertilizer? We’re about to find out. My latest client is well on its way to building such …
Renewable Energy Needs To Go with its Strengths
Those of us with a practical concern for the transition from fossil fuels wish that R&D in energy and transportation would be focused on the obvious winners, or at least those that are possible, and away from areas that have …
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Quick Comment on Biofuels
I’d like to think that the people who made this video believe they are doing a service to the environmental movement, suggesting that chips of cactus in the desert can be turned into biofuel in a fashion that isn’t a complete …
