Scientists Attempt to Create Fuel from Bug... Poop
A privately industrial biotechnology company based in But how much would it cost to create? Well, according to Greg Pal, a senior executive of LS9, if the company used Brazilian sugar cane to feed the bugs, its fuel would probably cost about $50 a barrel which is a far cry from today’s $130+ a barrel. So what’s keeping LS9 from mass producing its poop-derived crude oil? -Continued after the jump
Up until now, the closest LS9 has come to mass production is a 1,000-litre fermenting machine. According to company’s calculations, the in order to substitute the U.S.’s weekly oil consumption of 143 million barrels, it would need to create a facility that would cover about 205 square miles, or roughly the size of Chicago.
Moreover, although LS9 can produce its bug fuel in laboratory beakers, the company has no idea whether it will be able produce the same results on a nationwide or even global scale.
Thanks for the tip Jose! Via: NBC
- Consumer Reports Says Sync 3 Fixes Most Of Myford Touch's Issues
The issues with MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch infotainment systems are well-known by users: they’re slow, complicated and frustrating to use due to reliability bugs. Read more »...
- Porsche 911 Gt3 Customer Likes To Word Play
If you order yourself a Porsche 911 GT3, then hey, we're envious! If you get it with customized door sills that say "Kills Bugs Fast", well then, you definitely know your automotive history. Read more »...
- 1978 Volkswagen Beetle Jubilee With Only 40 Miles On The Odo Up For Auction
If there’s one car that has withstood the test of time, that’s the original Volkswagen Beetle. And even though more than 21 million Bugs were built between 1938 and 2003, it’s not often that you stumble upon a pristine example with...
- Vw Dung Beetle Makes The Best Of Human Waste - No, Seriously
This is the GENeco Bio-Bug, a methane-fueled VW Beetle cabriolet converted by The Greenfuel Company to showcase yet another alternative fuel possibility. Using "specialist equipment", GENeco processes waste using anaerobic digestion. Basically,...
- Ford Develops Eco-friendly Wheat-straw Reinforced Plastics, First Application On 2010 Flex
Powertrains aside, automakers are also looking in other areas to make today's vehicles more environmentally friendly. One such example is a newly developed natural fiber-based plastic that contains 20 percent wheat straw bio-filler developed by the...