Genetically Modified Switchgrass Offers Bright Perspective on Bioethanol
Ethanol is already being used to supplement gasoline, as you may already know. Still, researchers are trying to find methods to produce bio-ethanol from plant sources that are both less costly to grow and to process, while at the same time keeping the efficiency into account. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers found how newly-modified prairie grass may be the perfect candidate.
Bacterium Living in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Studied for Ethanol-Producing Abilities
Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, a bacterium that can normally be found in Yellowstone's hot springs has opened new horizons for scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)...
Startup Proterro Engineers Bacteria For Higher Ethanol-Producing Sugar Yield
Princeton-based startup Proterro has announced the development of a technology that can produce sugar, the main source for ethanol, by using engineered cyanobacteria, photosynthetic organisms that can produce sucrose through a normally-occurring defense system.
Agave Ethanol Could Replace Petrol Without Displacing Food Crops
In recent years, those voices saying that using corn crops to produce biofuels is a bad idea are increasingly common. Taking into account the...
Alkol's New System Converts Your Car to Run on E85 in One Hour
The company Alkol Inc located in Brazil has developed a new system called 1HourFlex that can convert your car to run on any amount of ethanol or gasoline(E85) in less than one hour.
Thermochemical System Combines Production of Ethanol and Thermal Energy
Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.
European Report Expects Diminished Use of Biofuels
One alternative source of energy grows in trees...or almost! I'm talking about plants involved in the production of biofuels, like sugarcane, corn or palm...
Obama Keeps Encouraging Alternative Fuel Industries in Georgetown Speech
I have always admired Obama's attitude towards green technologies. During a speech in Georgetown, he continued encouraging the biofuel industry and telling people that "the only way for America's energy supply to be truly secure is by permanently reducing our dependence on oil."
