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A biodiesel plant in southeast Nebraska is going to be retrofitted to use inedible plant and animal material for feedstock.

Benefuel Inc. and Flint Hills Resources Renewables say their joint venture, Duonix LLC, is retrofitting a 50-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in Beatrice to use inedible plant and animal material for feedstock.

Researchers have patented a new device that allows more efficiently to cultivate microalgae and can be used as raw material for biofuel or for other valuable substances in the agri-food or pharmaceutical industry.

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Solar SpeedRack™, LLC announced today that its racking systems for use in residential and commercial projects have been certified for use in 12 states and ETL certification of the self-grounding spring will resume shortly.  The system which requires virtually no installation tools is expected to dramatically reduce both the material cost and labor requirement for solar

Five cars — four of them carrying ethanol — derailed. Railroad inspectors say none of the ethanol leaked. — AP. Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Copyright ©2013 ...

The Indian River facility is the first plant in the world showcasing INEOS' new technology — to make advanced biofuels and renewable power from waste materials, including trash.

A book refuting climate change has been mailed to the homes of House members in recent weeks, along with a letter promoting the materials signed by House Speaker Pro Tem Peggy Mast, R-Emporia.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR) ’s SunEdison LLC unit is seeking funding from the World Bank ’s private-sector financing arm to build a 50-megawatt solar plant in Chile that plans to sell power at commercial rates.

A raw materials production line for wind turbine blades, a 10-kilowatt fuel cell which is able to generate both electricity and heat, a crane for repairing wind turbines, a 2-megawatt wind turbine, and a 100-watt molten-carbonate fuel cell were unveiled in a ...

EU regulators have said taxes placed on Argentine exports of crops such as soybean oil used to make biodiesel, but not on the finished product, make it uneconomical for refiners in the EU to produce biofuel from Argentine raw materials. A similar export tax ...

There are many materials just lying around your home that can hurt the environment. That's why local cities organized a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, Saturday.

The solar power industry is steadily expanding worldwide providing vital energy resources and low carbon technology, including electricity supplies to remote regions where the grid is not available. Reliable materials are vital for the 25-year target lifespan ...

Plug Power is the leading hydrogen fuel cell supplier for materialáhandling operations in North America, with over 90 percent marketáshare. Ballard Power Systems is the exclusive supplier of liquid- andáair-cooled fuel cell stacks for Plug Power's suite of ...

The UB team is working on a class of organic photovoltaic material that can be loosely described as plastic. In contrast to conventional solar cells made of silicon and other inorganic substances, organic solar cells are based on long chains of hydrocarbon ...