Biofuel Production Will Not Significantly Affect Forestry Market

An international team of researchers has been studying how an expanding Swedish biorefinery industry will affect the availability and price of wood. The large-scale...

Ecotricity’s Biogas from Grass Plan Seems Plausible

When considering biogas as a replacement for fossil-fuel-derived natural gas, or a source of fuel for power or heat, there are the arguments of...

Japan Develops Novel Solvent for Efficient Production of Biofuel

In the beginning, biofuel or ethanol is made from food products such as corn, classified as first generation biofuel. To avoid competition with food supply...

Seaweed-Derived Biofuel Venture Supported by Trump Govt

In spite of doubts and disbelief in climate change voiced by the United States’ President Donald Trump, the US Department of Energy has granted...

New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables

Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and...

Chinese Farmers Paid to Convert Livestock Wastes to Fuel and Fertilizer

China encourages its farmers to develop animal waste processing facilities, which allow conversion of wastes to fertilizer and fuel, by giving them incentives. This is...

How to Make a DIY Biomass Digester and Save Lots of Money!

I threw out a tomato yesterday, and I felt horrible about it! Not that I had much choice, the poor tomato had gone past the...

Light Can Now Convert Biomass to Hydrogen Fuel

A group of scientists from the University of Cambridge found a way to produce fuel through solar power. The system bases its foundation on...

8.8 Million Granted to Advanced Biofuel Production

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is granting $8.8 million for the production of advanced biofuels. This translates into jobs at associated facilities in...

Jet Biofuel Produced with New E-coli Strain

Ten years ago, who would have thought that in 2016 scientists would be using bacteria to transform switchgrass biomass into D-limonene, a precursor for...