A new jet was revealed at the Paris Air Show on Sunday, which can reportedly reach speeds of 3,125 MPH — or four times the speed of sound! The jet, called ZEHST (for Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation) is a “green” version of the Concorde; powered by a seaweed-based biofuel, along with hydrogen…

The Obama Administration has long been pushing the use of renewable fuels and in an effort to further discourage sole use of oil for transport, the DOE has been authorized to grant up to $36 million for companies which manufacture bio-based products. It will be funding six small-scale projects in California, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. “Projects such as these are helping us to…

As part of the Obama Administration’s comprehensive plan to address rising gas prices, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced a total of $47 million to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources. These investments in clean, sustainable transportation fuels will help reduce U.S. oil imports…

Experts agree that agave, a plant used in the production of tequila, can be a sustainable biofuel source because it would not compete with food crops or threaten water supply. According to research papers published last month in an issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy, this plant can not only sustain high yields, but can easily…

Sewage treatment facilities in New York City are now on course to begin generating and selling clean energy. Methane gas will be captured from digesters, heating fuel will be extracted from waste, and butanol — a gasoline alternative — will be extracted from algae that grows in wastewater. This will help reduce the 1,200 tons…