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Turning algae into renewable fuel
A $3-million project has been launched in Karratha to produce renewable fuel from algae.
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Labor’s death knell for Australian alternative fuels industry
Nationals Leader Warren Truss said that the Federal Government’s proposed new fuel taxation regime will destroy the Australian ethanol, biodiesel, and LPG industries.
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Australian Renewable Fuels to acquire competitor
In a bid to become a key player in the biodiesel sector, biodiesel producer Australian Renewable Fuels Limited will acquire its largest competitor Biodiesel Producers Limited.
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Four men and a ute, with some fish and chip oil
Four Sydney men are hoping to travel from the bottom of Australia to the top of Europe powered by nothing more than leftovers and waste.
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Biofuels Ready to Break Out in 2011
Our “addiction” to highly polluting and emitting fossil fuels presents serious challenges to achieving meaningful reductions in greenhouse gases...
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Algal innovators pioneering new extraction techniques
Algaeventure Systems advises that, they are releasing an RFP targeting the nation’s leading algae producers to act as demonstration sites for its SLS Industrial algae dewatering technology under its 2009 DOE ARPA-E grant.
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Advanced Biofuels Company Algae.Tec Lists on ASX
AEB an advanced biofuels company with a pioneering highly-efficient algae growth and harvesting system (the McConchie-Stroud System) has listed on the ASX .
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Algae: 10 superstars with strategies for success
...aquatic organisms from cyanobacteria to macroalgae have maintained a hold over the imagination of a large cheering section of the biofuels industry, and indeed, the world.
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Biomass-Based Jet Fuel to Be Produced in London and Australia by US-based Company
Did you know that German fighter airplanes used synthetic fuel made from biomass?
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Bio-energy future
Neil Crumpton has outlined an ambitious bio-energy future, based on solar driven bio (algae) oil production, and the use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to achieve carbon-negative energy generation.
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Man critical after factory explosion
TWO men have been injured, one critically, in a massive explosion in Melbourne's north that emergency workers say could easily have claimed lives.
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Australia biofuel output seen doubling by 2015
Australia's biofuel production is forecast to more than double by 2015 as new capacity is installed and demand for alternative fuels increases, a private consultancy forecast in a report.
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Soaring Aussie demand guzzles biofuels supply
A report suggests Australian demand for biofuels has outstripped the rate of global production growth in the past year.
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Looking Ahead to 2011: Emerging Trends in Meetings and Event Management
Increasingly tech-savvy and eco-conscious clients will drive continued change in meetings and events management in the year ahead, according to a leading meetings management, logistics and event company, Publicis Meetings USA (PMUSA).
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CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Super fuel or super hype?
Super fuel or super hype? Ever since the US made an “aquatic species program” one of its biggest priority areas in 2005, algae harvesting has become one of the hottest technologies in the world.
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Govt blamed over shelved biodiesel plant
The developer of a planned biodiesel plant in the Riverina is blaming a lack of government support for the industry for his decision to axe the proposal.
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Biodiesel for blasting in Rio's Pilbara plants
Iron ore miner Rio Tinto plans to begin using biodiesel to fuel its blasts and drilling operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region by the end of October.
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Rye whisky takes off on fish and chip oil
You've heard of making water into wine, but what about making whisky using old fish and chip oil?
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ABC Rural Report
...The products range from by-products of biodiesel, seaweed, fish-waste and rock phosphate....
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New Aussie biofuels project
AusBiotech will oversee a new federal government funded research project aiming to advance the understanding of second generation biofuels.
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Fortescue cancels biodiesel supplies to Cloudbreak mine
FORTESCUE Metals Group has terminated contracts for the supply of biodiesel to its Cloudbreak iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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NT biodiesel plant rescue falls apar
HOPES of the Territory's biodiesel plant being resurrected have been dashed, with the parent company going into administration.
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Narangba fuel plant closes
SEVEN workers are out of a job with the decision to temporarily close the Eco Tech Biodiesel production facility at Narangba from last week.
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Schoolkids turn algae into fuel
While automakers, oil companies and scientists squabble over what will become the fuel of the future, several alternatives have popped up as stopgap solutions to help ease the demand for oil.
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My Algae-Powered Car Adventure
It was when the oil light came on that I started to run through the appropriate next steps in my head...
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Saudis plan $200m pearl farm, fuel plant in WA
A Saudi Arabian company plans to invest $200 million in WA to create a huge pearl farm and biodiesel production plant off the coast at Port Hedland.
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NW trucks may run on diesel made from algae oils
Green diesel for just a dollar a litre - that could be the future if a biofuel project at Murdoch University comes to fruition.
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Keen as mustard for the new crop
A LAVERTON biodiesel company could help regional farmers survive the drought by giving them a new crop to grow that has survived low rainfall.
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Algae makes cheap, green fuel
The production of biodiesel from algae could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help to address future fuel shortages and create jobs in rural Australia.
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Coffee-Fueled Car Is Surprisingly Practical
Turns out you can make biofuel from just about any oily plant product. Corn may be the standard, but coffee works at least as well, and it makes your car smell like a Starbucks!
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Ministers pass buck on biodiesel imports
THE two federal ministers responsible for Australian efforts to combat deforestation in the Asia-Pacific region have washed their hands of responsibility for the importation of millions of litres of biodiesel made from palm oil.
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Imported biofuel a risk to wildlife
AUSTRALIA is contributing directly to the widespread destruction of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia by importing millions of tonnes of taxpayer-subsidised biodiesel made from palm oil.
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Throwing biofuel on the fire
In the debate about biofuels, the term cellulosic ethanol is increasingly being mentioned.
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RECORD HOLDER TO VISIT
IT has been described as the world's coolest boat and it's heading our way.
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Disrupt Taliban power with switch to biofuel ways
The US military is a major consumer of biodiesel.....
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From breadbasket to basket case
Two nights ago I made a salad for dinner entirely out of fresh produce from my garden. Gardening has become a new hobby, and this season's crop includes some amazing wild rocket, as well as capsicum, cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and basil.
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