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Boulder Biodiesel Cooperative - The Boulder Biodiesel Cooperative makes and distributes diesel fuel made from vegetable oils, which can be used in any diesel engine with no modification to the vehicle itself.
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Bugpower, the energy of the future - a pair of US-based scientists who say they have invented the world's first efficient "bacterial battery." In a Pentagon-backed project, University of Massachusetts researchers Swades Chaudhuri, an Indian, and Derek Lovley, an American, say the battery's source is an underground bacterium that gobbles up sugar and converts its energy into electricity.
(Added: 7-Sep-2003 Hits: 50 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association - Alternative liquid fuels will play a major role as governments and consumers press for cleaner, locally produced transportation fuels. With a membership ranging from fuel producers to environmental organizations, CRFA promotes renewable bio-fuels (ethanol, biodiesel) for automotive transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities, offering workshops, media awareness activities, newsletters/publications, annual convention, and internet information site.
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Conversion Companies and Information - Interested in converting your car to an alternative fuel vehicle? Use this information and these contacts to help you get started. Conversion Companies and Information Interested in converting your car to an alternative fuel vehicle? Use this information and these contacts to help you get started.
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Cow Power - Many United States farmers already know the meaning of "cow power." They collect the methane given off by fermenting cow manure and use it to generate electricity. The procedure is relatively simple.
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Entrepreneurial farmer uses manure to make electricity - As Minnesota edges closer to a potential electricity shortage, farmer Dennis Haubenschild is testing a new source of power: cows. At his family's dairy near Princeton, the Haubenschilds are converting manure to electricity and simultaneously reducing odor in an experiment they say will improve air quality near feedlots.
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Ethanol Plant Analyzer - Montana State University - A GIS driven tool for assessing ethanol feasibility, this mapping application allows you to see what would happen to corn prices in a local area if you opened an Ethanol Plant and provides an understanding of where your grain flows will come from for a new plant.
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From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank - Any Diesel engine can run on vegetable oil, this book tells you how. In From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, expert Joshua Tickell unveils the problems with our fossil fuel dependency and offers a surprisingly simple solution: cheap, clean-burning vegetable oil. From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank provides concise, easy to understand instructions for running a Diesel engine on vegetable oil.
(Added: 28-Aug-2003 Hits: 65 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It
Governors' Ethanol Coalition - Seeing the need to decrease the nation's dependence on imported energy resources, improve the environment and stimulate the national economy, the Coalition is dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of ethanol use.
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How much do farmers stand to gain from biodiesel�s potential - Biodiesel use benefits farmers. Farmers recognize that biodiesel is a high-quality product to use in their farm equipment. Even low blends of biodiesel like B2 and B5 offer exceptional lubricity, thus slowing engine wear and tear. Plus it is a cleaner-burning fuel that is friendlier to the user and the environment.
(Added: 23-May-2003 Hits: 71 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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