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A really crappy idea for alternative power

Click on the image above to enlarge Power from poop. It's an idea that others have thought of, and it quite possibly holds merit. Especially in developing countries where every source of power can prove vital, and extracting power from waste makes perfect sense. But could poop power our cars? Every once in a while, we read something which just needs to be reprinted as it was initially written. This is one of those times. See below: "Our addiction to oil has gotten completely out of control, and ethanol and biodiesel require growing things to ... Read more →

Advanced Plasma Power technology converts garbage into gas Dane Muldoon

As recently as January we reported on plasma vaporisation technology capable of turning organic waste material into hydrogen and carbon monoxide, a mixture called synthesis gas, or syn-gas, that can ...

ENCAP developing soil and agricultural products from biofuel byproducts Jeremy Korzeniewski

A company based in Wisconsin called ENCAP has attracted some attention from investors when they recently found an agricultural product with which they can produce using the byproducts from the ...

I don't care what its made of, as long as it works Dane Muldoon

Recently it seems that a lot of people have found that you can make biofuels out of just about anything in the world. We've reported on algae, chicken fat and even human fat being turned into ...

Xethanol Juices Ethanol From Orange Peel Dane Muldoon

Xethanol Corporation and Renewable Spirits, LLC have teamed up to build a citrus peel based pilot ethanol production facility in Florida. The pilot plant should be able to produce up to 50,000 ...


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