Teaching your drivers to save fuel Presenter: Wayne Striplin Strategix Training Group Listen to Presentation Wayne discussed the questions: “Why organisations need to develop internal processes of eco-driving? What barriers you would face in adopting these processes?”. Wayne introduced their ‘Eco-Drive’ Driver Training Program via a case-study, i.e. what benefits the company obtained. Received & [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Henry
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BioFuels – Fact or Fantasy? Presenter: Heather Brodie Biofuels Association Australia Listen to Presentation Heather raised the following questions: “What does Australia need to do to take advantage of Biofuels? What information and education do we need to make a sound decision: for example what bio-stocks are available?” Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Henry
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What about LNG and CNG? Presenter: Andrew Armstrong Department of Transport and Main Roads Listen to Presentation Andrew provided a brief overview of the natural gas options within freight vehicles. Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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The future of transport in a carbon constrained economy Presenter: Mark Gjerek RARE Consulting Listen to Presentation Mark discussed: “What are the main factors driving efficiency improvements in transport? How will energy efficiency shape the vehicles we buy and use in the future?” Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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Simple Savings in fork lift use When ecoBiz Participant Australian Country Choice transported goods between their warehouse and factory, their forklift had to travel around the entire factory to reach the adjacent warehouse. They decided to build a new door in factory next to their warehouse. This simple measure means the forklift travels a more [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BOTTLED GAS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, MANUFACTURING, SAVE ENERGY, TRANSPORT | No Comments »
Chemists Get Scoop On Crude ‘Oil’ From Pig Manure Science (June 17, 2008) — After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain about a number of things. Most obviously, “This stuff smells worse than manure,” says NIST chemist Tom Bruno. [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ANIMALS, BIO DIESEL, BIO GAS, BIO MASS, BY-PRODUCTS, FUEL, METHANE, OILS PETROL | No Comments »
Bio-Crude Turns Cheap Wood Waste into Valuable Fuel Science (Feb. 4, 2008) — CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil. The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels. “By making changes to [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BIO MASS, BY-PRODUCTS, CARBON TRADING, FUEL, MINING & RESOURCES, OILS PETROL, PLANTS, RECYCLING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, WASTE, WOOD | No Comments »
Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge Within Pennies a Gallon of Being Competitive Science (May 20, 2010) — Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to an article in ACS’ Energy & Fuels. Sludge is the [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2010 by Henry
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Fungus Among Us Could Become Non-Food Source for Biodiesel Production Science (Sep. 17, 2010) — In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away large amounts of oils that are suitable for [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2010 by Henry
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Making Eco-Friendly Diesel Fuel from Butter Science (July 28, 2010) — The search for new raw materials for making biodiesel fuel has led scientists to an unlikely farm product — butter. In a new study in ACS’ bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they report that butter could be used as an eco-friendly feedstock, [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2010 by Henry
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