“ Re: Hydrogenation A key point-the yeast produces Farnesene. You need hydrogenation to convert the Farnesene to Farnesane. Vegetable oil... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on February 25, 2010 at 7:19 AM EST

“ Natural Gas Natural gas is normally used for the thermal energy requirements of the plant e.g. process heat and drying of the DDGS. My guess is... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on November 27, 2009 at 2:26 AM EST

“ more importantly It dilutes the Li resource risk. I suspect that Zn is available in larger volumes and is more accessible globally than Li. (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 3:01 AM EDT

“ Efficiency It's still better than an ICE. And Hydrogen. There's a WWF report on this, just google it. AND it's an enabler for renewables to one... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 15, 2009 at 3:07 AM EDT

“ At the risk of spamming... I'm pasting my comment from the article on Jatropha 'Weed powered flight'. ... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 2:31 AM EDT

“ On board reforming I think the H2 fuel cell is likely to remain prohibitively expensive for the next 10 years...by which time battery tech should... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 2:51 AM EDT

“ Hot Spots Parabolic troughs create 'hot spots' on the receiver. Tube warping is an issue with conventional solar thermal due to hot spots and... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 4, 2009 at 3:41 AM EDT

“ UV Stability My gut feel is that both dyes will be necessary for roll out. The organic dye is generally UV sensitive, so applications will... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on March 12, 2009 at 3:34 AM EDT

“ Vista I purchased a laptop pre-loaded with vista. To my intense irritation I realised that the the Office suite was only available for a 6 month... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on January 15, 2009 at 1:18 AM EST

“ Jatrapha Good day, I don't normally post but I feel compelled to do so now. I'm from Africa and Jatropha is being punted as the 'next big thing'.... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on November 21, 2008 at 1:47 AM EST