Turning Trash Into Power
Biological Engineers Generate
Natural Gas with Bacteria
October 1, 2006 — A new kind of waste digester uses two different strains of bacteria in different tanks. This would normally take place in the same environment, but microbiologists have now separated it into two stages that increases natural-gas production. The technology [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BIO DIESEL, BIO GAS, BIO MASS, BOTTLED GAS, BY-PRODUCTS, ECO REPORTS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENVIRONMENT, FUEL, METHANE, POWER GENERATION, WASTE | 1 Comment »
Freshly discovered reserves of combustible ice can power China for 90 years
Eco Factor: Low-emission fuel sources discovered in China.
China has discovered new sources of frozen combustible ice on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which according to researchers can supply China with 90 years worth of energy. The new reserve equals [...]
Posted on May 5th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ENERGY STORAGE, FUEL, HEATING, METHANE, NATURAL GAS, WATER | 5 Comments »
Belgium’s biofuels & cogen plants:
Cows are the answer
Aidan Turnbull reports on a recent visit to Electrawinds Biomass Mouscron, one of Belgium’s most advanced cogeneration plants based on biofuels. such as biomass and solar energy.
It’s incredible to think that tallow from rendered-down dead cows could be one of the major sustainable fuel sources behind 18MW of [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2009 by Editor
Filed under: BIO DIESEL, BIO GAS, BY-PRODUCTS, CARBON TRADING, METHANE, SOLAR, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »