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Renmatix Reveals Supercritical Hydrolysis Process

Sugar is the New Oil: The Green Revolution

Posted September 28 2011 01:04 PM by jason.thompson

Renmatix has the right mix of capital, talent, and technology to turn woody plant parts into sugar and other chemical building blocks. This story takes off from where this story was stuck. It would be cool if every...

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Ozone Power

Radiant Halo 7

Posted April 15 2011 09:57 AM by jason.thompson

Ozone is three oxygen atoms combined. Emission Control Solutions has an Ozone generator that takes ambient air and turns the oxygen into Ozone with a spark. The Ozone is fed into the engine and is said to...

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Diesel Revolution Hits the United States

Audi and Rentech Driving the Future

Posted October 25 2010 03:35 PM by jason.thompson

Last Thursday two Audi A3 TDI models were on display at the Petersen Automotive museum (every able body gearhead should make the journey to this museum at least once in their lifetime) after they drove 1,000 miles on...

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Biodiesel Rockin' In the Free World

Neil Young's Lincvolt

Posted September 27 2010 02:21 PM by jason.thompson

I got a message today from Don Scott the Director of Sustainability for the National Biodiesel Board that described Neil Young's Lincvolt. There are plans for featuring this project in an upcoming issue of Diesel Power.

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Recommended Biodiesel Blends

OEM's Official Biodiesel Position

Posted February 5 2010 12:42 PM by jason.thompson

Ever wonder what blend of biodiesel the manufactures recommend?

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200 MPH Land Speed Racer

Cyclone Steam Engine "Carnot Power"

Posted December 11 2009 11:49 PM by jason.thompson

Diesel Power is really about the study of running energy or heat through a machine and getting as much power out as possible. Whether its internal or exteranl combustion makes no difference but a combination might be...

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Guns, fire, TNT and High Speed Collisions

CNG Torture Tests

Posted February 25 2009 04:37 PM by jason.thompson

I went on Natruell's site to do some research on CNG tank safety.

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HHO in Sand Sports

Hydrogen Test

Posted February 19 2009 03:58 PM by jason.thompson

Sand Sports magazine did a test on HHO and says it works.

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Diesel Fuel From Turkeys?

And you thought we only ate them

Posted November 26 2008 10:31 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Here’s some timely info for you before turkey day is upon us…

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Preventing Explosions

CNG Safety

Posted October 11 2008 10:20 AM by jason.thompson

Since CNG is compressed at 3,600 psi there are safety concerns a user needs to know about.

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I'm Lovin' It

Filipino Police Cars to Run on French Fry Oil

Posted July 30 2008 10:24 AM by Edward A. Sanchez

Edmunds' Inside Line is reporting that a small test fleet of police patrol vehicles in the Philippines are going to do a trial test of running on a blend of 60 percent petro-diesel, and 40 percent on used French Fry oil....

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