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UNT researchers discover potential new paths for plant-based bioproducts
May 10, 2016 (SPX)
Plant science researchers at the University of North Texas have found potential new pathways for the creation of plant-based bioproducts. The research is outlin...
Airbus Defence and Space signs contract to build Biomass
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to build its next Earth Explorer m...
Improving utilization of ammonia and carbon dioxide in microalgal cultivation
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Algaculture or algae farming, like any form of agriculture, is highly sensitive to fertilizer costs. A major roadblock to commercial algae farming is efficient ...
Weltec Biopower presents solutions for energy from waste and wastewater
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
WELTEC BIOPOWER will present its mature procedures for the efficient utilisation of waste and wastewater for the generation of energy at this year's IFAT from 3...
Making biodiesel with used cooking oil and a microwave
Apr 26, 2016 (SPX)
Weaning cars and trucks off of gasoline and diesel made from fossil fuels is a difficult task. One promising solution involves biodiesel, which comes from natur...
Major advance in synthetic biochemistry holds promise for biofuels
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
UCLA biochemists have devised a clever way to make a variety of useful chemical compounds, which could lead to the production of biofuels and new pharmaceutical...
Recyclable, sugar-derived foam as renewable alternative to polyurethanes
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they have served their purpose...
Enzyme leads scientists further down path to pumping oil from plants
Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)
An enzyme responsible for making hydrocarbons has been discovered by Texas A and M AgriLife Research scientists studying a common green microalga called Botryoc...
Penn chemists lay groundwork for countless new, cleaner uses of methane
Apr 01, 2016 (SPX)
Methane is the world's most abundant hydrocarbon. It's the major component of natural gas and shale gas and, when burned, is an effective fuel. But it's also a ...
Dung, offal make clean gas at Costa Rica slaughterhouse
Mar 26, 2016 (AFP)
Imagine tons of stinking dung, blood and offal, tipped into a giant tub for germs to feed on. It sounds vomit-worthy, but experts say this project at a Costa Ri...
ORNL invents tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content
Mar 25, 2016 (SPX)
Your car's bumper is probably made of a moldable thermoplastic polymer called ABS, shorthand for its acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene components. Light, str...
Lockheed and Concord Blue to build new bioenergy facility in Germany
Mar 23, 2016 (SPX)
Five thousand homes and businesses in Herten, Germany, will soon benefit from a clean, renewable energy source as Lockheed Martin and Concord Blue begin phase t...
Generating electricity with tomato waste
Mar 23, 2016 (SPX)
A team of scientists is exploring an unusual source of electricity - damaged tomatoes that are unsuitable for sale at the grocery store. Their pilot project inv...
Smaller, cheaper microbial fuel cells turn urine into electricity
Mar 23, 2016 (SPX)
A new kind of fuel cell that can turn urine into electricity could revolutionize the way we produce bioenergy, particularly in developing countries. The researc...
The flexible way to greater energy yield
Mar 23, 2016 (SPX)
Biogas is an important energy source that plays a central role in the energy revolution. Unlike wind or solar energy, biogas can be produced around the clock. C...
Biodiesel from sugarcane more economical than soybean
Mar 21, 2016 (SPX)
America's oil consumption far exceeds that of every other country in the world. What's more, it's unsustainable. Therefore, in 2007, Congress mandated a move aw...
Growing Pure Algae 24 7 and Without Sunlight
Mar 17, 2016 (SPX)
PHYCO2 -an emerging algae growth and carbon dioxide sequestration company- has made a technology breakthrough in Phase I of the multi-year trial with Michigan S...
Sugar-power - scientists harness the reducing potential of renewable sugars
Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)
Inspired by nature, University of Huddersfield scientist Dr Jason Camp is pioneering the use of simple sugars to power chemical reactions. It means that industr...
Chemical snapshot unveils path to greener biofuel
Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)
Vehicle fuels made of plant waste are sustainable and climate friendly. Unfortunately the energy in stems, bark and twigs is locked up in cellulose, which is to...
Fuel or food? Study sees increasing competition for land, water resources
Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)
As strategies for energy security, investment opportunities and energy policies prompt ever-growing production and consumption of biofuels like bioethanol and b...
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