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Eco Factor: Vertical farm uses algae to generate biofuel. The dependence on fossil fuels needs a break, so governments are shifting their focus on better sources to generate better fuels. Bio-fuel made from algae can be the answer only if there is.

Eco Factor: Nanotechnology to further improve the cellulosic ethanol process. Researchers at Louisiana Tech University are gearing up to further improve the cellulosic ethanol process by using nanotechnology. The researchers believe that the...

Eco Factor: Juice extracted from waste watermelons to be used in biofuel production. Producing biofuel from food crops has been regularly criticized as a waste of precious resources such as water. A new research says that other than growing food...

Eco Factor: Photobioreactor uses algae to generate fuel. We recently showcased Emergent Architecture’s Flower Street Bioreactor that was designed to be installed in Los Angeles. The architecture firm has designed an even better bioreactor system.

Eco Factor: Biofuel mixed with petro-fuel to be used to power F-18 Super Hornet. The US Navy has escalated its efforts to green its fighter jets, with a proposal for about 40,000 gallons of JP-5 aviation biofuel being issued. The fuel won’t be...

Eco Factor: Four-wheeled quad runs on bio-ethanol. If we talk about swine flu, then we think of precautions to be considered to avoid getting infected. However, we must pray that the green fever finds its way throughout the world in every field. ..

Eco Factor: Biofuel to be made from cattails. Cattails in beds of wastewater treatment facilities can be used to improve the quality of wastewater, produce abundant starches and according to a new research can be used to produce sustainable...

Eco Factor: Limousines powered by biofuel produced from plant waste. The world’s most important climate change conference will see the likes of Gordon Brown and Barack Obama being ferried in luxurious limousines propelled by a unique biofuel...

Eco Factor: Bio-fuel manufactured from cottonseed oil. Cottonseed, which is usually considered a waste product of cotton manufacturing units, could one day be a new source of auto fuel. The findings came after a research group at the GMR Institute.

Eco Factor: Boeing 747-400 powered by a 50-50 blend of fruit oil and jet fuel. Severely criticized on the amount of carbon emissions their planes produce, aviation companies have started to try out new fuel combinations that could make their...