Governor unveils energy-efficiency, savings plan for air quality
Read this article [VIDEO] Utah may boast abundant energy resources such as cool, natural gas and crude oil, but the message Gov. Gary Herbert drilled home…
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Utah in pilot project for new fuel tech
[VIDEO] The governor made the announcement at his annual Utah Energy Development Summit on Wednesday, before a crowd of about 1,300 people. The technology, a form of “liquid natural gas” could be used to fuel cars and cut pollution levels, Herbert said…. Read the article
Utah one of three states on the cutting edge of new liquid fuel
[VIDEO] Utah is one of a three states that will lead the way in the research and development of a cleaner, less expensive liquid fuel for vehicles.Governor Gary Herbert rolled out the details of the new program at his Annual Governor’s Energy Development Summit at the Salt Palace… Read the article
Opportunities For Emission Reduction Of Methanol From Natural Gas
This study examined well-to-wheel emissions of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) running on methanol made from natural gas. New research showed that emissions from FFVs using M85 (85 percent methanol, 15 percent gasoline) dropped significantly compared with existing estimates.
Shakespeare and Julia Child on monopolies, competition and alternative fuels
You must remember the famous community activist who once asked, “To be, or not to be, that is the policy and behavior question; whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageously high, constantly shifting gasoline prices or to take arms against a sea of troubles generated by monopolistic fuel […]
DME poses a challenge to CNG
If there’s an Achilles’ heel to the efforts being made to introduce compressed natural gas (CNG) into the country’s vehicles, it is that somebody is going to come along with a liquid fuel that works much better. CNG has many things going for it. Natural gas is now abundant and promises to stay that way […]
Why the Internal-Combustion Engines Isn’t Going Away Soon
Will electric, natural-gas or hydrogen vehicles make significant inroads in the car market in the next 10 years? The simple answer: No. President Obama pledged that there would be at least 1,000,000 battery, plug-in electric, and hybrid-electric cars on the road by 2015. Read the Article
An oil-drilling sing along, to the tune of “Politics and Polka”
Correlation or causation, correlation or causationMisleading numbers, mistaken assumptions. Who will be the joker? Okay, I am neither poet nor composer. I can’t even sing. But Fiorello Laguardia was an early hero from the time I met him in my sixth grade history books, and the musical Fiorello! was good fun. Mayor Laguardia would be […]
Star light, star bright: Wishing for a cleaner, less-expensive fuel
Star light, star bright, I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight… How many of you said these words on a starry night, particularly if you were with your best girl or boyfriend as a teenager? Or, as a loving parent, how many of you taught your child to […]
Can algae become the new biodiesel?
Supporters call it “clean diesel” to differentiate it from “biodiesel,” and indeed, there is a difference. Soybeans, the main feedstock for biodiesel, have only a 2-3 percent oil content. Some species of algae can have up to 60 percent oil content. This reduces the land requirements for growing a crop by a factor of 30. […]
