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08/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Renewable natural gas from manure could become a fuel for heating homes

A Canadian study proposed using farm manure as a renewable source of biofuel. The researchers posited that biowaste could be turned into renewable natural gas to keep homes warm and reduce methane air pollution, according to an article that appeared in ScienceDaily. The feasibility study was undertaken by a research team from the University of Waterloo (Waterloo). […]

08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

“The potential is huge!” say researchers who were able to develop advanced biofuels using only existing power plants

A decade’s worth of studies on biomass gasification has finally delivered “huge” results for Swedish researchers. In a Science Daily article, they announced breakthroughs in conversion technology that would let countries like Sweden produce large amounts of renewable fuels without the need to build expensive new power plants. Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) energy expert […]

05/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Duke suspends its plans for a new gas power plant and will focus on generating energy from pig waste

Duke University has indefinitely suspended its plan for a natural gas power plant on its campus. According to an article in the Energy News Network, the school will be getting its energy needs from methane biogas made from hog waste. The decision is the culmination of a two-year struggle between the similarly-named but unrelated Duke Energy and an alliance […]

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