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LPG converted vehicle sales increase as fuel prices continue to rise
According to the latest LPG (liquid petroleum gas) vehicle sales figures from Proton, an increasing number of British motorists are opting out of the volatile petrol car market. The only manufacturer in the UK market to offer an LPG ready car at no extra conversion cost to the motorist, Proton has seen a 375% uplift in sales of its GEN-2 ecoLogic in one month alone – making Proton one of the few manufacturers to increase their sales (2.3%) in Ma... [more]
Volvo plug-in electrical hybrids in production by 2012
A Volvo Cars joint project with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall is prompting the production of battery-powered Volvos featuring plug-in hybrid technology as early as 2012. Volvo Cars continues to focus heavily on advanced green technology and is now taking yet another major step forward in keeping with the company's over-riding vision - DRIVe Towards Zero. "There is no doubt that the environmental issue is at the very top of Volvo Cars' pr... [more]
The vast cost savings on fuel are a compelling reason for businesses to consider LPG for fleet vehicles
The Hospital Group offers its patients a door to door chauffeur service to help reduce the stress of surgery. With 15 clinics in the UK, each of the 12 vehicles in its fleet cover on average 100,000 miles per year. The provider of cosmetic surgery has replaced its fleet with Proton GEN-2 ecoLogic dual fuel vehicles, dramatically cutting the running costs of its fleet by tens of thousands of pounds a year. The new fleet of Proton GEN-2 ecoLogi... [more]
Biofuels and hydrogen may prove better alternatives to electric vehicles
The Government’s target is an 80% cut in emissions by 2050. Road transportation accounts for nearly 70% of all CO2 emissions from passenger transport. 157 million tonnes of CO2 is produced by the UK transport sector. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson previously announced an offer of £1.3bn in loans from the European Investment Bank to support the ailing car industry in developing new low carbon technology. Top industry experts recently con... [more]
Increased interest in LPG-fuelled vehicles
Drivers using or thinking of using LPG have received a double boost with news just released by the automotive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, Calor. In 2008, 19 new companies joined the LPGA ‘approved installers’ scheme meaning a total of 192 approved installers are now available for drivers to modify their vehicles to run on LPG. In addition over 85 per cent of tested vehicles that had been converted to LPG received an excellent or... [more]
Other Eco fuels news and reviews
Powering the world - with butter
A new study by scientists at the American Chemical Society has identified an unlikely new source for raw materials for biodiesel fuels - butter. Researchers report that butter could be used as an eco-friendly feedstock for diesel fuel, a possible new source beyond the current ethanol production. As part of the study, researchers removed the fat from [...]
BP Oil Spill: Has Environmental Damage Been Exaggerated?
So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill seem overblown
Michigan spill fuels opposition to Enbridge pipeline
Opponents of a proposed $5.5-billion pipeline to Canada's West Coast have seized on a crude spill in Michigan to escalate their fight against Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., which is behind both projects
Eco-warriors give London small taste of spill pain
London - United States - Tony Hayward - BP - Gulf of Mexico
Eco-trekker sets off on journey from John O'Groats to Lands End
AN ECO-TREKKER from Alveston set off today on a gruelling 1,300-mile walk for SolarAid.
PetroAlgae Signs Offtake Agreement For BioCrude With Korea-Based Eco-Frontier
PetroAlgae Inc., a leading renewable energy company that licenses its commercial micro-crop technology globally, recently announced that it has signed, through its operating subsidiary PA LLC, a Non-Binding Commercial Offtake Agreement (the "Agreement") with Eco-Frontier, a leading cleantech management firm and Asian renewable energy developer based in Seoul, Korea
2010 Reith Lecture Series: Scientific Horizons
Part One: Scientific Citizens. In the first of this year's Reith Lectures, Lord Martin Rees explores the challenges facing science in the 21st century. We are increasingly turning to government and the media to explain the risks we face. But in the wake of public confusion over issues like climate change, the swine 'flu vaccine and, more recently, Iceland's volcanic ash cloud, Martin Rees calls ...
Research and Markets: Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons" to their offering.
One Step Towards Biocrude from Algae in Korea
Korean renewable energy developer, Eco-Frontier has signed a non-binding offtake agreement to purchase biocrude produced through Florida-based PetroAlgae's micro-crop technology.
Enbridge doubles cleanup effort for Michigan oil spill
Canadian oil giant Enbridge has doubled the manpower and equipment for a cleanup operation after more than three million litres of oil spilled into Michigan's Kalamazoo River, one of the state's major waterways.
