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March 5 (Bloomberg) — Ecuador’s Minister of Production Nathalie Cely Suarez talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the country’s economic model and growth.
Suarez also discusses Ecuador’s defaults on its sovereign debt, use of the U.S. dollar as its national currency, and tourism and renewable energy industries. (Source: Bloomberg)

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After helping to decide the future of the climate bill, and helping to pass the clean energy bill out of committee, Senator Maria Cantwell of the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, is now speaking out on financial market speculation. Clean Skies News’ Dee Bhambhani attended a press briefing today, where Cantwell said she wants more transparency in energy futures markets.

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A simple experiment to prove with a low-tech downdraft gasifier you can produce charcoal and clean renewable energy as seen in the fist stage of startup.

When the charcoal layer had moved up the inner cone to reach the full diameter of the reactor, (Thus giving off the maximum amount of gas) I opened up the updraft air as well (Up/downdraft inspired by Agua Das’s “Dasifier”) as seen in the second clip. The only input was a small compressor that was using 3.4A of power.

Only innovation (If that!) was I coiled the compressed air tube inside the reactor to super heat the air. My thoughts here were the air would expand and this would reduce the load on the compressor as well as make the super heated O2 more ready to react with the syngas.

For more info on the beneficial effects of charcoal for both soil amendment and long term carbon sequestration check out,
www.biochar.org

http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/

Info on gasification check out,
www.woodgas.com

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Transforming a kernel of corn into fuel-grade ethanol is nothing new for biofuel producers like Green Plains Renewable Energy.
Broadcast Date: Oct. 23, 2009

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