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Biofuels: ‘Frankenstein’ switchgrass good news for the Navy, too
Research has yielded a new variety of switchgrass that could silence US Navy critics, leading to a biofuel that’s cost-competitive with petroleum.
Tina Casey

Sep 13, 2012

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MIT creates a superbug that spits out biofuel
A team of scientists at MIT has tweaked a common bacteria into producing biofuel the way a cow produces milk: without having to be squished.
Tina Casey

Aug 24, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Oz Navy joins forces with US on biofuels
RAN signs technology cooperation agreement for advanced biofuels with US Navy; Ceramic launches new round of fundraising.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2012

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OriginOil has a vision for urban algae biofuel farming
OriginOil and Ennesys partner on a small-scale, energy-efficient system for harvesting algae in preparation for producing algae biofuel.
Tina Casey

Jul 17, 2012

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Biofuels: Have the Republicans gutted green fuel?
A US House vote to impose a ban on the US Defense Department from making or buying alternative fuels more costly than ‘traditional fossil fuels’ would not only scuttle one of the Navy’s top priorities, it could mortally wound the struggling biofuel industry, which was looking to the Pentagon to help it survive.
Sophie Vorrath

May 17, 2012

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Qantas’ search for a fuel it can grow at home
The biofuel used in Qantas’ first sustainable flight came from used cooking oil from a fast-food chain in Kansas. So what are its Australian options?
Giles Parkinson

Apr 19, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: Offshore biomass and solar wallpaper
Seaweed biomass grown in offshore wind farms; wind-water turbines; and an innovation that could make solar power cheap, easy and ubiquitous.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2012

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How an ‘electric leaf’ could supercharge biofuel production
An electrifying twist on photosynthesis by Glasgow University scientists promises to lead to a much more productive technique of making biofuel from algae.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 22, 2012

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