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July 8, 2011
Chains of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae | Photo Courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory
Geek-Up[7.8.2011]: Cyanobacteria, Biofuels and Next-Generation Batteries

This edition of the Geek-Up highlights the potential boost that cyanobacteria could deliver to biofuels and examines how computer design tools are advancing the next generation of electric drive vehicle batteries.

June 17, 2011
Argonne mechanical engineer Thomas Wallner adjusts Argonne's "omnivorous engine," an automobile
engine that Wallner and his colleagues have tailored to efficiently run on blends of gasoline, ethanol and
butanol. | Courtesy of: Argonne National Laboratory.
10 Questions for an Automotive Engineer: Thomas Wallner

Meet Thomas Wallner – automotive engineer extraordinaire, who hails from Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. He took some time to answer our 10 Questions and share his insight on advanced engine technologies from dual-fuel to biofuels.

May 5, 2011
Dr Jeremy Smith | Photo Courtesy of ORNL
10 Questions for a Biophysicist: Jeremy Smith

Dr. Smith has led a wide-ranging spectrum of projects focusing on everything from biofuels to drug discovery. Learn more about how he's descibing the structure and dynamics of biological materials through neutron scattering.

April 13, 2011
Algae samples back at the NREL lab, ready to be analyzed and run through the Fluorescent-Activated Cell Sorter, or FACS, which separates the cells. | Credit: NREL Staff Photographer Dennis Schroeder.
Study: Algae Could Replace 17% of U.S. Oil Imports

A new study from Pacific Northwest National Lab concludes that 17% of U.S. oil imports for transportation could be replaced by domestically-produced algae biofuels.

March 18, 2011
Driving "Back to the Future": Flex-Fuel Vehicle Awareness

How Flexible Fuel Vehicles are empowering consumers and reducing our reliance on foreign oil.

March 7, 2011
Winning the Biofuel Future

A research team at the Energy Department's BioEnergy Science Center achieved yet another advance in the drive toward next generation biofuels.

February 9, 2011
Turning Waste Into Fuel: How the INEOS Biorefinery Is Changing the Clean Energy Game

The Indian River Bioenergy Center is turning waste into fuel -- and adding hundreds of jobs along the way.

January 20, 2011
Diamond Green Diesel: Diversifying Our Transportation Fuel Supply

Diamond Green Diesel secures a $241 loan guarantee for a renewable diesel plant that will nearly triple the amount of renewable diesel produced domestically.

January 20, 2011
Department of Energy Offers First Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee for Advanced Biofuels Plant

Project Expected to Create Over 700 Jobs and Nearly Triple Amount of Renewable Diesel Produced Domestically

January 19, 2011
Truck 51 of the Chula Vista Fire Department.
How Chula Vista, California Is Turning Cooking Oil Into Savings

Chula Vista, California is saving their citizens money and reducing emissions by converting over 125 of their heavy-duty fleet vehicles to run off biodiesel.