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WELTEC BIOPOWER constructs 1.8 MW plant in Finland
May 14, 2013 (SPX)
WELTEC BIOPOWER biogas plant construction company from Vechta (Germany) builds a biogas plant in Jeppo (Finland). The company from Lower Saxony is implementing ...
Boeing, Embraer team for biofuel use
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
A joint research center to research the use of biofuel in the Brazilian aviation industry is to be opened in Brazil by Boeing and Embraer S.A. The center, in ad...
Researchers work to capture electrical energy from plants
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Researchers at the University of Georgia, looking to nature for inspiration, say they're developing a new technology to use plants to generate electricity. The ...
Setting the standard for sustainable bioenergy crops
May 09, 2013 (SPX)
Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on ho...
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
Apr 26, 2013 (SPX)
In a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of Energy and Environmental Science (now available online), researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brook...
China conducts its first successful bio-fueled airline flight
Apr 24, 2013 (UPI)
China says is has successfully conducted its first airline flight powered by self-developed biofuel made mainly from palm oil and recycled cooking oil. An Airbu...
New input system for biogas systems
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
WELTEC BIOPOWER, a full-service provider, has developed a rugged liquid input system which prevents outages and thus safeguards the technical stability of AD sy...
Bugs produce diesel on demand
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on dema...
A key to mass extinctions could boost food, biofuel production
Apr 19, 2013 (SPX)
Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly substance implicated in several mass extinctions, including one at the end of th...
Sweden proposes extending tax breaks for biofuels, green cars
Apr 17, 2013 (UPI)
Sweden says it is seeking to boost the use of electric cars and plug-in hybrids through continued tax breaks on biofuels and green cars for company fleets. Info...
Surprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
Apr 17, 2013 (SPX)
New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the pr...
NREL Survey Shows Dramatic Improvement in B100 Biodiesel Quality
Apr 17, 2013 (SPX)
The latest national survey of 100% biodiesel (B100) "blend stock" samples by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found t...
U.S. to fund cutting-edge renewable energy programs
Apr 17, 2013 (UPI)
As much as $4 billion in loan guarantees may be available for cutting-edge renewable energy technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy said. The Energy Departm...
Cost-saving measure to upgrade ethanol to butanol -- a better alternative to gasoline
Apr 15, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists have reported a discovery that could speed an emerging effort to replace ethanol in gasoline with a substantially better fuel additive called butanol...
Enzymes from horse feces could hold secrets to streamlining biofuel production
Apr 15, 2013 (SPX)
Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists have described the discovery of a...
Engineering algae to make the 'wonder material' nanocellulose for biofuels and more
Apr 12, 2013 (SPX)
Genes from the family of bacteria that produce vinegar, Kombucha tea and nata de coco have become stars in a project - which scientists said has reached an adva...
'Pharmaceutical' approach boosts oil production from algae
Apr 12, 2013 (SPX)
Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists at the University of California, Davis, have found several compounds tha...
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel production could revolutionize alternative energy market
Apr 09, 2013 (SPX)
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring ...
Renewable Energy Group Selects FuelQuest Zytax Determination to Automate Energy Tax Processing
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
FuelQuest has announced a multi-year contract with Renewable Energy Group. Headquartered in Ames, Iowa; Renewable Energy Group (REG) is North America's leading ...
Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
When blessed with a resource in overwhelming abundance it's generally a good idea to make valuable use of that resource. Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abu...
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