Field Pennycress Discovered To Be Suited For Biodiesel Production
The United States' Department of Agriculture researchers found a plant called field pennycress to be a perfect match for a biofuel resource, because its seeds contain a lot of oil that could be used to fuel cars.
Biofuel-Producing Grasses Could Replace Corn In The Next Decade, Illinois Researchers Say
Biofuel from corn has already been blamed for the lack of food in poorly developed countries, because it shares precious land that could have otherwise been used to grow food crops.
Ford Researchers Experimenting Algae Biofuels For Future Cars
The Ford Motor Company is taking a new step forward in the process of researching new possibilities of producing biofuels. The company's scientists are currently studying algae as a feasible automotive biofuel, as part of a plan aimed at reducing the dependence on oil and pollution.
Didcot, UK, Heated by Odorless Human Waste Biogas
Approximately 200 households in the town of Didcot, UK now benefit from gas produced out of human waste. Despite being generated at a sewage station, the gas is highly purified and has no odor.
Enerkem: World's First Industrial-Sized Waste to Biofuel Plant To Begin Operating Next Year
A Canadian company plans to begin construction of a new industrial-sized plant that will be capable to transform non-recyclable waste into biofuel. Dubbed Enerkem, the plant, located in Quebec, will be the world's first and according to the company it will generate 10 million gallons of 5 percent ethanol-petrol blend a year.
"Turbo-Charged" Bacteria Transforms Cardboard And Tea Bags Into Biofuel
The Guildford, UK-based TMO Renewables has recently developed a new type of biofuel, appointed as a "second generation", that according to the company will be used as an alternative fuel for transport in the next years, after signing a deal with US firm Fiberight.
ORNL Researchers Find Way to Make Ethanol From Switchgrass Cheaper by Using Neutron Scattering
A research aimed to lower the cost of biomass conversion process has been conducted by the researchers from the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Georgia Tech. The study used small-angle neutron scattering to test the structural impact of an acid pretreatment of lignocellulose from switchgrass.
Russia's First Biofuel Plant To Be Built In Siberia Next Year
If you thought that only the Americans and the Europeans have plans to green themselves up, then you were wrong. Russia, still one of the world's biggest economical powers, plans to start building the country's first biofuel plant in Siberia.
Fungus Genes Could Help Make Ethanol From Wood Chips and Switchgrass
According to a group of scientists, genes copied from a common fungus could make the production of ethanol from wood chips and grass (abundant materials) much easier. If this experiment will be a success, it could one day help ethanol compete with gasoline.
Puerto Rico to Generate Electricity From Their First Algae-Based Biofuel Plant
Puerto Rico may soon have a plant that will generate clean fuel from tropical marine micro-algae. The algae-based biofuel plant will be built in northern Puerto Rico by the Bio-Lipidos company and state-owned utility AEE.
