dsc.discovery.com - 1/21/2009
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Will used coffee grounds be the next big thing in biofuels?
e-importz.com - 1/15/2009
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e-importz.com —
Specialty coffee sales are increasing by 20% per
year and account for nearly 8% of the 18...
billion dollar U.S. coffee market. Among coffee drinkers the average consumption in the United States is 3.1 cups of coffee per day. COFFEE STATISTICS: 50% of ...
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Coffee Statistics
unr.edu - 1/27/2009
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unr.edu —
The first real-world, demonstration-scale project in Nevada for
turning algae into biofuel has successfully completed the initial...
stage of research at the University of Nevada, Reno. The project is on track to show the process is an economical, ...
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Nevada News | University of Nevada, Reno
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Cashing in on the Caffeine: Coffee grounds to power your car!
Green Diary —
... method is just in the preliminary stages of research and development, but considering the amount of coffee one uses, it won’t be surprising to see the method go commercial at some point in future. To make it economically viable at any point of time, there is a need to integrate extensive recycling system with coffee factories to ensure that the best possible results are obtained. All that still seems a long distance away, but the first steps are encouraging indeed.
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