25/08/10 – A Petrobras quer produzir o chamado álcool de segunda geração para elevar a produção do biocombustível.

Para isso, firmou acordo com a americana KLE (KL Energy) para desenvolver tecnologia para fabricar, em escala industrial, álcool celulósico -obtido da celulose- a partir do bagaço da cana.

A “primeira geração” é o aproveitamento . . . → Read More: Petrobras planeja usar bagaço de cana na produção de álcool

The Detroit Free Press (8/10, Yung) reported that “Michigan’s burgeoning alternative energy industry isn’t just about making parts for wind turbines or solar panels.” For instance, “Adaptive Materials, Inc. in February began producing portable power units that run on solid oxide fuel cells and propane instead of batteries.” Currently, “the units are mostly being . . . → Read More: Fuel cell startup making energy units for military

The New York Times (8/10, A13, Rosenbloom) reported that “the nation’s biggest chain stores,” such as Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Safeway, and Whole Foods, “are coming to see their immense, flat roofs as an untapped resource,” and they “have installed solar panels…to generate electricity on a large scale.” If they do so by Dec. 31, they . . . → Read More: Big retailers use flat roofs for solar panels