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First look at complete sorghum genome may usher in new uses for food and fuel
Sep 25, 2013 (SPX)
Although sorghum lines underwent adaptation to be grown in temperate climates decades ago, a University of Illinois researcher said he and his team have complet...
First steps towards achieving better and cheaper biodiesel
Sep 25, 2013 (SPX)
Is there any connection between wine and biodiesel? The answer is yes, however surprising it may seem. Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines, like ...
Duckweed as a cost-competitive raw material for biofuel
Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)
The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes how the search for a l...
Want wine with those biofuels? Why not, researchers ask
Sep 23, 2013 (UPI)
Searching for that perfect wine pairing? Try wine and biodiesel, research from the University of the Basque Country in Spain indicates. If acetals -- the chemic...
Stanford scientists use 'wired microbes' to generate electricity from sewage
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Engineers at Stanford University have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally-occurring "wired microbes" as mini power plants, pro...
Algae Biofuel Can Cut CO2 Emissions by up to 68 Percent Compared to Petrol
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels, and is approaching a similar Energy Return on Investm...
Sharing the risks/costs of biomass crops
Sep 13, 2013 (SPX)
Farmers who grow corn and soybeans can take advantage of government price support programs and crop insurance, but similar programs are not available for those ...
Researchers Read the Coffee Grounds and Find a Promising Energy Resource For the Future
Sep 13, 2013 (SPX)
For many of us, it's the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day. Now, University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering that an ingredient in o...
Indy 500 race cars showcase green fuels
Sep 13, 2013 (SPX)
Mention cars that get barely 3 miles to a gallon and are built for speed rather than cleanliness, and images of gas-guzzling, pollution-belching environmental m...
Blue-green algae a 5-tool player in converting waste to fuel
Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)
In the baseball world, a superstar can do five things exceptionally well: hit, hit for power, run, throw and field. In the parallel universe of the microbiologi...
European Parliament backs switch in biofuels
Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)
The European Parliament on Wednesday backed plans to cap the use of traditional biofuels to address concern over greenhouse gas emissions. Parliament voted in f...
Professor and student develop device to detect biodiesel contamination
Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)
In 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways plane was arriving in Hong Kong when the engine control thrusts seized up and it was forced to make a hard landing-injuring do...
More efficient production of biofuels from waste with the help of modified yeasts
Sep 10, 2013 (SPX)
A significant portion of the petroleum consumed by the transport sector must be replaced in the long term by renewable energy. Therefore, it is of the utmost ec...
Canadian scientists unravel camelina biofuel genome
Aug 26, 2013 (UPI)
Saskatchewan scientists say they have sequenced the camelina sativa genome, an important step in the development of sustainable biofuels. The genome sequencing ...
New possibilities for efficient biofuel production
Aug 19, 2013 (SPX)
Limited availability of fossil fuels stimulates the search for different energy resources. The use of biofuels is one of the alternatives. Sugars derived from t...
Microbial Who-Done-It For Biofuels
Jul 26, 2013 (SPX)
One of the keys to commercialization of advanced biofuels is the development of cost-competitive ways to extract fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass...
Microorganisms found in salt flats could offer new path to green hydrogen fuel
Jul 23, 2013 (SPX)
A protein found in the membranes of ancient microorganisms that live in desert salt flats could offer a new way of using sunlight to generate environmentally fr...
CSU researchers explore creating biofuels through photosynthesis
Jul 22, 2013 (SPX)
An interdisciplinary team of Colorado State University researchers has received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to research new routes to the sus...
Biofuels benefit energy security, Secretary Moniz says
Jul 18, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. federal government said it awarded $12.6 million in research grants to help improve feedstocks for the development of biofuels. "Biofuels and bio-based...
German laws make biogas a bad bet, RWE Innogy says
Jul 17, 2013 (UPI)
German energy company RWE Innogy said Thursday it was abandoning plans to build a biogas plant in the east of the country because of economic concerns. RWE said...
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