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Friday, August 28, 2009

Beer Waste Into Fuel? Shaq Believes

What if you could run your car on stuff you had lurking around your home? Sounds eco-friendly and budget-friendly, right? Introducing the E-Fuel MicroFueler. It’s Shaq-endorsed and Schwarzenegger-approved. The portable micro-refinery system from GreenHouse is made for at-home use. You can turn organic waste like grass clippings, wood chips, brewery waste, algae and other non-food carbohydrate waste products into high performance ethanol fuel that’ll get your car from point A to point B in a cleaner and more eco-friendly way. And you can do it all right in your own backyard, including fueling up.

Shaquille O’Neal is an investor in the product. After calling himself “Big Eth,” he said “I tried it, I liked it. I flew to Southern California to see it first hand. It’s cost effective and it works. Hopefully, with my presence people will look at (the fuel system) and they’ll try it.”

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was there when GreenHouse unveiled the new alternative energy product and the state is also looking at a pilot program to test it. Notable companies have signed up to partner with GreenHouse, too. Karl Strauss, Gordon Biersch and Sunny Delight plan to convert 29,000 tons of liquid waste using the E-Fuel system.

Rumor has it the sophisticated at-home system costs around $10,000. Click here to read more

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Julie @ 9:47 am on Friday, August 28th, 2009