Biofuels are an exceptional diesel and gasoline alternative, especially as technology advances and companies begin adopting more avant-garde methods of production. Based out of New Mexico, Sundrop Fuels has developed a hybrid solar-biomass refinery which will employ concentrated solar power (CSP) to heat plant remains and wood chips; in turn creating biofuel. By using solar power to supply the immense heat needed in biofuel production, the refinery will significantly increase…

According to StockSource.us, Green Energy Live – a bio-conversion technology engineering company for fuel, farming, and waste management – is in an ideal spot to gain considerably in the industry due to mounting demand for clean energy solutions. In June 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its report to Congress labeled…

Refuse matter converted into energy has become a promising solution to integrated waste management, states global market experts Frost & Sullivan. The incentives for employing waste-to-energy plants are fairly scarce however, as the capital investment behind launching such facilities are particularly exorbitant despite the low cost of electricity. Frost & Sullivan’s analysis…

Minimizing black carbon soot and ground-level ozone emissions would cause quick, considerable changes in alleviating the effects of global warming and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yield, according to an essay published in the…

Denver-based Crimson Renewable Energy has recently completed construction of California’s largest biodiesel and glycerin production facility, located in Kern County. The plant is expected to generate 30 million gallons of biodiesel annually, doubling the state’s existing capacity of…