Monday, November 30th, 2009
Architects in the Roseville office of LPA Inc. have designed two futuristic Wal-Mart stores that burn french fry grease to make hot water, use giant fabric "socks" as heating and air conditioning ducts, and produce electricity from windmills and solar panels. Popularity is surging for green-building technologies, and Wal-Mart's environmental ...
Tags: Air Conditioning Ducts, Architects, Electricity, Fabric, French Fry Grease, Going Green, Heating And Air, Heating And Air Conditioning, Hot Water, Lpa Inc, Popularity, Roseville Office, Socks, Solar Panels, Wal Mart, Wal Mart Stores, Water Use, Windmills
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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Written on July 5, 2009 Machinery Lubrication reports that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring ways to convert french fry grease or plant-based “cellulosic and algae sources” into JP8 jet fuel. The goal, explained Barbara McQuiston, director of the Strategic Technology Office and program manager for biofuels, is to come up with non-petroleum sources to power military vehicles. Two side benefits, she said, will be lower fuel costs and fewer environmentall
Tags: Advanced Research Projects Agency, Algae, Cellulosic, Darpa, Defense Advanced Research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, French Fry Grease, Fuel Costs, Jet Fuel, Mcquiston, Military Vehicles, Petroleum Sources, Research Projects Agency, Strategic Technology, Technology Office
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