biofuels

Are biofuels a solution or a (huge) problem ?

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 / Transportation / 2 Comments

I have been willing to write an article on biofuels for now more than a year, and the so-called panacea they represent to some people. Today the famous company Nestlé provided me a great occasion to do so as according to its CEO, biofuels are planting the seeds of famine. This is quite shocking as …

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Algae, the best solution to make biofuels

Thursday, December 20, 2007 / Energy / 1 Comment

I have never been a great fan of traditional biofuels (nor the World Bank and the OECD) as their yield is quite small and as they require a lot of by-products (pesticides…). However, some alguae like Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce, pictured left) have a much superior yield than cereals and aren’t as much eaten as …

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