In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue, we speak with Jim Rekoske, VP for renewable energy and chemicals for Honeywell--which licenses its biofuel technology to refineries.READ»
Biofuels may cut down on CO2 emissions compared to petroleum, but the palm oil used to make them has the nasty effect of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.READ»
The seemingly endless stream of breakthroughs related to biofuels, electric cars, and other oil alternatives won't be enough to wean us off oil before the wells run dry--at least at our current rate of innovation.READ»
Last year, I had the chance to check out a number of green building materials in Ford's vehicle pipeline. Some of these materials have yet to see the light of day--Indian grass molding compounds, anyone?--but Ford has finally ...READ»
Hot on the heels of news that natural gas reserves have risen to 1.2 trillion barrels of oil equivalent--a 60 year supply--Qatar Airlines announced that it has completed the first passenger flight powered completely by natural gas. ...READ»
As we attempt to wean ourselves off petroleum-based car fuels, let's not forget that cars themselves are also filled with the slippery stuff. Yokohama is doing its part to ease the transition from petroleum-based materials with the ...READ»
Many companies manufacture synthetic crude oil--the entire Canadian oil shale industry comes to mind--but Oregon-based Agri-Plas is the first US company to convert hard-to-recycle agricultural plastics into crude oil.
The ...READ»
