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Regulation recommendations so that biofuel plants don't become weeds

Apr 01, 2013 (SPX)

In the United States, only species listed on state or federal noxious weed lists are regulated, and those lists are often biased toward species that affect agri...

Making fuel from CO2 in the atmosphere

Mar 28, 2013 (SPX)

Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global climate change, and resea...

Peach genome offers insights into breeding strategies for biofuels crops

Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)

Rapidly growing trees like poplars and willows are candidate "biofuel crops" from which it is expected that cellulosic ethanol and higher energy content fuels c...

Microalgae could be a profitable source of biodiesel

Mar 22, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers at the UAB's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), have analysed the potenti...

Researchers building stronger, greener concrete with biofuel byproducts

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: bi...

Biodiesel algae: Starvation diets damage health

Mar 12, 2013 (SPX)

It may be better to tolerate lower oil content in algae grown for biodiesel to boost growth and overall productivity, says research from the University of Sheff...

Biobatteries catch breath

Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)

An air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The core ...

UC San Diego Biologists Produce Rainbow-Colored Algae

Mar 08, 2013 (SPX)

What can green algae do for science if they weren't, well, green? That's the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer when they engineered a green a...

Brazil sugarcane farms could impact local climate

Mar 08, 2013 (SPX)

Conversion of large swaths of Brazilian land for sugar plantations will help the country meet its needs for producing cane-derived ethanol but it also could lea...

Using photosynthesis to make chemical compounds

Mar 08, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists are reporting an advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to transform plants into bio-factories that manufacture high-value ingredients for medicine...

Duckweed as a cost-competitive raw material for biofuel production

Mar 08, 2013 (SPX)

The search for a less-expensive, sustainable source of biomass, or plant material, for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has led scientists to duckweed, t...

Biofuel crops could affect Brazil climate

Mar 07, 2013 (UPI)

Conversion of Brazilian land for sugar plantations will help the country produce cane-derived ethanol but could lead to climate change, researchers say. Scienti...

Biomass Analysis Tool Is Faster, More Precise

Mar 07, 2013 (SPX)

A screening tool from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) eases and greatly quickens one of the thorniest tasks in the b...

MSU and PHYCO2 Collaborate on Algae Growth Demonstration Project

Mar 06, 2013 (SPX)

PHYCO2 and Michigan State University (MSU) have announced a partnership designed to generate sustainable, clean energy sources through a new method to produce a...

NASA Begins Flight Research Campaign Using Alternate Jet Fuel

Mar 05, 2013 (SPX)

NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emiss...

Estimates reduce amount of additional land available for biofuel production

Mar 04, 2013 (SPX)

Amid efforts to expand production of biofuels, scientists are reporting new estimates that downgrade the amount of additional land available for growing fuel cr...

'Fat worms' inch scientists toward better biofuel production

Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)

Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves - a feat that could enhance biofuel prod...

The impact of algae parasite on algae biofuel output

Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)

As part of an ongoing effort to improve commercial scale algae biofuel production, a group of scientists, led by crude oil producer Sapphire Energy, Inc., have ...

Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

n the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates. Not only do they contain more energy than ethan...

Italian farmers hail coming of biomethane production incentives

Feb 21, 2013 (UPI)

A long-sought government decree promoting the production of biomethane will be a boon to agriculture, the Italian Farmers Confederation said this week. The farm...