[TheAntiDoomer]

MSU: Baking soda dramatically boosts oil production in algae

http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9083

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')ontana State University researchers have discovered that baking soda can dramatically increase algae's production of the key oil precursors for biodiesel.

The same ingredient that causes cookies to rise in the oven, the same agent that calms upset stomachs and removes odors from refrigerators is the elusive chemical trigger that scientists have sought since the early 1990s, said Rob Gardner, an MSU graduate student in chemical and biological engineering and a native of Afton, Wyo.

[Cyrus]

I think the people have another really great use for baking soda.

[TheAntiDoomer]

OOOOOOOOOOOOH GOOOOOOOOOOOD, my technocopia meter is about to blow!!


The Answer to all our Energy Concerns: A Look at Cold Fusion

http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/ ... usion.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') Cold Fusion explanation that seems workable and can be a base for theory that the layperson can grasp is making its way around the world.Meanwhile around the world independent labs, serious sophisticated private researchers and even a smattering of high school students have managed to get reactors going such that a first reactor specification looks probable in the foreseeable future. Getting there will require funding and serious organization. But the payoff, now well understood is a turning point in human history.

BlackLight Power, Inc. Announces Production of Electricity from a New Form of Hydrogen

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Bl ... z16hjgvFy6

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n a joint statement, Dr. K.V. Ramanujachary, Rowan University Meritorious Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Amos Mugweru, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dr. John L. Schmalzel P.E., Professor of Engineering and Dr. Peter Jansson P.E., Associate Professor of Engineering said, “In additional independent tests conducted over the last 12 months involving 13 solid fuel mixtures made by us from commercially-available chemicals confirmed by multiple analyses, our team of engineering and chemistry professors, staff and students at Rowan University has independently and consistently generated energy in excesses ranging from 1.3 times to 6.5 times the maximum theoretical heat available through known chemical reactions.”

[Timo]

Plantaganet, i'm sure this is somehow just horrible news for the future of the U.S., and was personally engineered by Obama through the illegal use of stimulus funds. Pile it on. You always do.

Secretary Chu Says Innovation Key To U.S. Competitiveness

http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news ... 43408.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')evolutionary Electric Vehicle Batteries — 500 Miles on a Single Charge. With the help of Recovery Act funding, Arizona-based Fluidic Energy is working with Arizona State University to develop a new generation of “metal-air” batteries that can store many times more energy than standard lithium-ion batteries. Metal-air batteries contain high energy metals and literally breathe oxygen from the air, giving them the ability to store extreme amounts of energy. To date, the development of these batteries has been blocked by the limitations of using unstable water based solutions that break down and evaporate out of the battery as it breathes. Fluidic Energy’s innovative approach involves ionic liquids – extremely stable salts in liquid form — using no water at all. If successful, the effort could yield batteries that weigh less, cost less, and are capable of carrying a four passenger electric car 500 miles without recharging, at a cost competitive with internal combustion engines. Read the fact sheet on the project (pdf – 264 kb), which is part of DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

[TheAntiDoomer]

Advanced biofuels could be commercialized in 1-3 years
http://www.eco-business.com/news/2010/n ... -1-3-year/

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n contrast to the “five years away” and subsidy-driven discussions that framed advanced biofuels conversations just two years ago, CEOs are widely reporting that they expect their companies to reach commercial scale within 12-36 months, with costs in the $0.75 to $2.50 per gallon range.

[KingM]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '
')Holy mackerel. If the stuff is great at $0.75/gallon, it must be okay at at $1.00/gallon. Right? Can I just cram the green goo in my tank like it is?

[TheAntiDoomer]

Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-formic-acid.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '�')��Imagine for example that you have solar panels on your roof,” says Gabor Laurenczy, professor at the Laboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Group of Catalysis for Energy and Environment.“In bad weather or at night, your formic acid battery will release the excess energy stored while the sun was shining.” In such a configuration, the method can restitute more than 60% of the original electrical energy.

This solution is extremely safe. The formic acid continuously releases very small amounts of hydrogen, “just what you need at the time for your energy consumption,” says the researcher.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '[')b]Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?

[Cog]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '[')b]Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-formic-acid.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '�')��Imagine for example that you have solar panels on your roof,” says Gabor Laurenczy, professor at the Laboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Group of Catalysis for Energy and Environment.“In bad weather or at night, your formic acid battery will release the excess energy stored while the sun was shining.” In such a configuration, the method can restitute more than 60% of the original electrical energy.

This solution is extremely safe. The formic acid continuously releases very small amounts of hydrogen, “just what you need at the time for your energy consumption,” says the researcher.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '[')b]Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?

[Ludi]

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[peripato]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daniel_Plainview', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '[')b]Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?

[Timo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '[')b]Formic acid - Fuel of the Future?
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-formic-acid.html

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '�')��Imagine for example that you have solar panels on your roof,” says Gabor Laurenczy, professor at the Laboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Group of Catalysis for Energy and Environment.“In bad weather or at night, your formic acid battery will release the excess energy stored while the sun was shining.” In such a configuration, the method can restitute more than 60% of the original electrical energy.

This solution is extremely safe. The formic acid continuously releases very small amounts of hydrogen, “just what you need at the time for your energy consumption,” says the researcher.