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  • Is watching algae separate a little like watching grass grow?

    Readers of Machine Design might recall one of our recent articles in which we described a new way of automating the process of getting oil out of algae for use in biofuels. OriginOil, the folks who came up with this process, have put out a new video that actually shows the algae oil separating from the biomass. You can watch it ...
    Posted to from the editor's desk (Weblog) by Lee_Teschler on April 20, 2009
  • more bad news for corn-based ethanol

      There has been yet another study that has concluded that corn-based ethanol is bad news from a variety of angles. To quote the summary, The study looked at factors such as the energy needed to produce a renewable fuel source compared with how much energy is produced, the impact on soil fertility and effects on food supply when fuels ...
    Posted to from the editor's desk (Weblog) by Lee_Teschler on May 29, 2008