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Department of Defense testing O2Biodiesel at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas

If biodiesel is green and ethanol is green, then combining the two must be super-green! Or not... Anyway by combining ethanol with biodiesel and a "stabilizing agent", a company called O2Diesel is hoping to make diesel work more effectively for the Department of Defense in colder weather. We have shared with you past examples of their efforts. And now, word comes that a fuel known as O2Biodiesel, consisting of 28 percent renewable resources, is being demonstrated and tested at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Hopefully, what happens in ... Read more →

Big dollars for renewable military jet fuel research Dane Muldoon

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Defense-Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $5 million in funding to the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University ...

$300 million for alternative fuels instead of missiles? Bruno Vanzieleghem

An amendment has been submitted to the Fiscal Year 2007     Department of Defense authorization bill that would increase the use of alternative fuels in the military. House Democratic ...

Department of Defense testing O2Biodiesel at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If biodiesel is green and ethanol is green, then combining the two must be super-green! Or not... Anyway by combining ethanol with biodiesel and a "stabilizing agent", a company called O2Diesel is hoping to make diesel work more effectively for the Department of Defense in colder weather. We have ...

Big dollars for renewable military jet fuel research 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Defense-Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $5 million in funding to the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota to develop a bio-jet fuel for the U.S. military. The bio-jet fuel will need to be ...

$300 million for alternative fuels instead of missiles? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

An amendment has been submitted to the Fiscal Year 2007     Department of Defense authorization bill that would increase the use of alternative fuels in the military. House Democratic Whip Hoyer stresses the fact America is forced to take into account the price of oil when making ...


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