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Open-source plant database confirms top US bioenergy crop
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists have confirmed that Miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass in the U.S. using an op...
Species diversity reduces chances of crop failure in algal biofuel systems
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
When growing algae in outdoor ponds as a next-generation biofuel, a naturally diverse mix of species will help reduce the chance of crop failure, according to a...
Potential biofuel crops in Hawaii may successfully sequester carbon in soil
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
Two potential biofuel crops in Hawaii--sugarcane and napiergrass--may sequester more carbon in soil than is lost to the atmosphere, according to a study publish...
Economics of forest biomass raise hurdles for rural development
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
The use of residual forest biomass for rural development faces significant economic hurdles that make it unlikely to be a source of jobs in the near future, acc...
Biomass operations aren't currently feasible in rural communities
Dec 28, 2016 (UPI)
There has been some thought among those in the fields of forestry and rural development that biomass processing plants might offer an economic boost to rural co...
Molecular Velcro boosts microalgae's potential in biofuel, industrial applications
Dec 23, 2016 (SPX)
Michigan State University scientists have engineered "molecular Velcro" into to cyanobacteria, boosting this microalgae's biofuel viability as well as its poten...
Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Photosynthetic algae have been refining their technique for capturing light for millions of years. As a result, these algae boast powerful light-harvesting syst...
People willing to pay more for new biofuels
Dec 12, 2016 (SPX)
When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium of approximately 11 percent ...
Investing in the 'bioeconomy' could create jobs and reduce carbon emissions
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
A new article looks at the potential benefits of a Billion Ton Bioeconomy, a vision to enable a sustainable market for producing and converting a billion tons o...
Argonne researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory have conducted a detailed study of the reflectivity effects of converting lan...
UNIST researchers turn waste gas into road-ready diesel fuel
Nov 21, 2016 (SPX)
Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing the world today. With the effectuation of the Paris Agreement, there has been a rising interest on carb...
NextCoal to produce bio-coal for export to Japan, bio-oil for domestic use
Nov 21, 2016 (SPX)
NextCoal International reports it is advancing plans to build a job-creating Rural Economic Development Renewable Fuels Center ("REDRFC") in northern New York S...
New biofuel cell with energy storage
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis. With the aid of enzymatic processes, what's known as a biosupercapacit...
Bioelectronics at the speed of life
Nov 07, 2016 (SPX)
Our nerve and muscle cells send signals to each other using ions and molecules. Certain substances, such as the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid),...
NREL finds bacterium that uses both CO2 and cellulose to make biofuels
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the surprise discovery that a metabolic pathway to take up CO2 ex...
State partnerships can promote increased bio-energy production, reduce emissions
Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)
Under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan, states soon could be mandated to significantly reduce carbon emissions. Researchers at the U...
Turning biofuel waste into wealth in a single step
Oct 26, 2016 (SPX)
Lignin is a bulky chain of molecules found in wood and is usually discarded during biofuel production. But in a new method by EPFL chemists, the simple addition...
Biomass heating could get a 'green' boost with the help of fungi
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
In colder weather, people have long been warming up around campfires and woodstoves. Lately, this idea of burning wood or other biomass for heat has surged in p...
Algae discovery offers potential for sustainable biofuels
Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)
James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a way to make algae better oil producers without sac...
Nano-spike catalysts convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process tha...
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