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The Energy Blog is concerned with the technologies that will replace depleting oil. These include alternative energy, renewable energy, biochemicals, bioenergy, wind power, solar power, photovoltaics, ocean power, ethanol, biodiesel, clean coal power, all electric cars, batteries, hybrid cars, hydrogen, oil natural gas and fuel cells. Peak oil and environmental concerns will be discussed as they relate to these technologies.

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Using Biomass for Biodiesel

Wednesday, 08. June 2005
Biodiesel could be made from any biomass.  Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are developing a process to produce diesel fuel directly from the carbohydrates that make up 70-75% of a plants dry weight. They have developed a reforming process, Aqueous Phase Dehydratiocn/Hydrogenation, to convert cellulosic materials to long-chain hydrocarbons that constitute diesel fuel.
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