Alternative Energy News Archives
Sunday 26th of February, 2006
Philippino Government to study use of India plant as fuel ★★
INQ7.net, appx. 246 wordsThe Phillipino government has ventured to India to examine how they are using Jatropha curcas, or tuba-tuba in Filipino, as a diesel substitute. India's program is attractive as Jatropha has a 37-percent oil content.
The state-run Philippine National Oil Co. Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC) has earmarked P1.6 million for the planting of Jatropha in its geothermal reservations.
Geothermal makes the grade ★★
Poughkeepsie Journal, appx. 919 wordsHaving begun in May 2004 with the drilling of 40 440 feet deep wells, Dutchess Community College installed - in a 93 year old building - a modern geo-thermal system that cost more than $2.1 million, with some of the cost borne by the state Energy and Research Development Authority
. They figure they saved more than $110,000 in its first year.
Little beans, big dreams - Biodiesel in Iowa ★★
Des Moines Business Record, appx. 1445 wordsA look at the state of the biodiesel market in Iowa, United States. From the article:
Four biodiesel plants already are operational in Iowa and have a combined capacity to produce almost 30 million gallons, four plants with a combined capacity of 107.5 million gallons are under construction and expected to come on line in 2006, and another half-dozen or so have been announced and equity drives are under way.
Oil independence is possible, but does America want it bad enough? ★★★
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, appx. 1553 wordsThis article looks at the reality of American energy independence and some of the options available to make it happen, and some of the obstacles in the way. Some quotes from the article:
Oil remains the world's most cost-efficient fuel and is likely to remain so indefinitely
And there's still the question of how quickly the nation could replace the 136 million gasoline-powered cars that cruised America's highways in 2004
Running on Corn ★★
Oakland Press, appx. 869 wordsThe news has been full of reports and excerpts of George Bush since he pushed alternative energy in the State of the Union address. Some people are leery of believing that he is for real, however this article provides the following quote, presumably from a speech in Nashville, Tennessee, the day after the address (my bold):
"You know we're making ethanol out of corn right now," Bush said. "We're very close to a breakthrough where we'll be able to figure out how to make ethanol from other forms, other materials, like grasses, woods.
"Now, think about that. All of a sudden, we may be in the energy business by being able to grow grass on the ranch ... and have it harvested and converted into energy. And that's what's close to happening. We're told that if we continue to focus on research, we'll be able to, within six years."
Biofuels power up ethanol industry ★★
Alameda Times-Star, appx. 1075 wordsThis article looks at some of the suuporting industries that stand to benefit from the boom of ethanol, like the small towns where the plants are located and the fuel distributors who move the fuel.
Quotable from the article: The U.S. ethanol industry now has 95 plants nationwide. Analysts say by 2012 it will double in volume, from producing 4.3 billion to 7.5 billion gallons of biofuel
.
