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Audi gets record-beating biogas A4 to 203 mph

Audi has announced a record-beating A4 that has a maximum speed of 327.2 km/h (203 mph). The unusual feature of this A4 is that it runs on biogas, naturally obtained from the anaerobic fermentation of switchgrass. The experiment was performed to promote the use of biogas as an alternative fuel. Bear in mind that Germany imports almost all the country's gas needs from Russia, so a biologic alternative has a lot of domestic support. Regarding the technical side of the experiment, the A4 was a standard 2004-2008 3-liter model fitted with two ... Read more →

Ceres, Range Fuel testing switchgrass and sorghum to make ethanol Sebastian Blanco

Using switchgrass and sorghum, the bio-energy company Ceres will on day make cellulosic ethanol at a plant that is currently being built near Soperton, Georgia. Ceres will work with Range Fuels to ...

Purdue study says corn stover better cellulosic ethanol candidate than switchgrass Xavier Navarro

A recent paper by Wally Tyner published by Purdue University shows that, at least for Corn Belt states (like Indiana), corn stover could be a better cellulosic ethanol source than switchgrass. The ...

Switchgrass-based ethanol may yield 540 percent more energy than needed to grow and produce Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to Ken Vogel, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service geneticist in UNL's agronomy and horticulture department, "Switchgrass is not only energy efficient, but can be ...

Recent study shows that switchgrass may be a more viable source of biofuel than previously thought Xavier Navarro

A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that new breeds of switchgrass yields 20-30 percent higher than earlier strains. This shows that it may be a more ...

Expanded coverage of very high ethanol-induced performance 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Have_any_questions_on_the_power_potential_of_E85_ethanol_Not_anymore'; Today marks the start of our "expanded coverage" of our recent trip to SVS Power in Chicago. We were turned onto the shop by Karl Jacob, the owner of the E85 Viper that we covered not too ...

Department of Energy mobilizing genetics to fight oil dependency 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Department of Energy (DOE) is working closely with the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in the development of alternative fuels: specifically, ethanol. The aim is to produce ethanol with a high energy output and that is inexpensive to make. Currently, much of ethanol produced in the U.S. is from ...


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