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unr.edu - 1/27/2009
Nevada News | University of Nevada, Reno
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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, commercially viable renewable energy source in ...

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Green Car Congress:  University of Nevada, Reno Researchers Harvest Their First Outdoor Cold-Weather Algae Crop

Autoblog Green:  First stage of Nevada algae biodiesel completed successfully

The New American Home??
thegroundfloor.typepad.com - 1/24/2009
The New American Home??
— thegroundfloor.typepad.com — A newly built home in an upscale neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada has become a real-world laboratory demonstrating concepts, materials, designs, and construction techniques that can be replicated in housing built in any price range anywhere in ... (more) The New American Home??

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greenchipstocks.com - 1/22/2009
Obama's Energy Policy
— greenchipstocks.com — According to the U.S. Department of Energy, enough electric power for the entire country could be generated by covering about 9 percent of Nevada with solar power systems. This is a plot of land roughly 92 miles by 92 miles. Also according to the ... (more) Obama's Energy Policy

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Coffee Could Fuel You, and Your Car
dsc.discovery.com - 1/21/2009
Coffee Could Fuel You, and Your Car
— dsc.discovery.com — Will used coffee grounds be the next big thing in biofuels? (more) Coffee Could Fuel You, and Your Car

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University of Nevada, Reno Researchers Harvest Their First Outdoor Cold-Weather Algae Crop
Green Car Congress — ... Researchers at the University of NEvada, Reno, have harvested their first outdoor cold-weather crop of algae as part of their collaborative algae-to-biofuels project with their industry partners Enegis, LLC and Bebout and Associates. ...

First stage of Nevada algae biodiesel completed successfully
Autoblog Green — Filed under: Biodiesel One of the most promising biofuel feedstocks in recent years has been algae. Algae is high in oil content, potentially providing much higher yields of fuel than any other current crop - as much as 100 times more than soy, for example. Researchers at the University of Nevada-Reno have been testing a pair of outdoor algae ponds to evaluate the viability of growing fuel algae in the region. The first phase was a success with algae growing in a pair of 5,000 gallon ponds even with overnight temperatures in the 20s. The ability to grow algae in the open ponds in Nevada means that it could be much more ...

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