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RE Agency Foresees Bumper Crop of Bioenergy

Ari Luis — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:30:45 +0000

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) just released a report that shows that biomass has a heap of potential. The report titled, Global Bioenergy Supply and Demand Projections for the Year 2030, says that by tapping “sustainably sourced” biomass, greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) can be limited such that temperatures of “two degrees Celcius above pre-industrial […]

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Global Warming Might Be Reversed Using New Method

Leigh Hutchens — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:55:17 +0000

According to experts, a combination of tree and crop burning for energy and capturing and storing carbon dioxide underground (CCS) might just be the way to reverse global warming. In the research journal Environmental Research Letters, scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden stated that a combination of bioenergy and the CCS method is […]

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US Department of Energy Plans for the Future with Biofuel Projects

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:21:38 +0000

The Department of Energy has awarded $6.1 million to four biofuel-related energy technology projects, not least of which include engineered bioenergy crops and a molecular sieve for biofuel production. The DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) awarded funding to 66 different projects, all involving biofuel-related energy. The projects focus on a host of varied technologies, […]

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Green Alga Digests Cellulose, Improves Bioenergy Production

Mila Luleva — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:15 +0000

Research team at Bielefeld University, led by Professor Dr. Olaf Kruse, has discovered a plant, which receives its energy not only via photosynthesis, but also it can extract it from other plants. The ground-breaking findings for the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were published online in the journal Nature. The findings contradict current beliefs that only certain types […]

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“BioRisk” Explains Efficient and Sustainable Land Management For Biofuel Production

Mila Luleva — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:17:16 +0000

Ever since the production of feedstock for bioenergy gained popularity, the big discussion about indirect land-use change started. There is never enough land available for bioenergy crop production due to various environmental, economic and social constraints. Interestingly, however, a team of 11 scientists from seven European countries and the US, published a study in the […]

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Pure Green Energy From Cow Farms

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:56 +0000

Some Washington University engineers using an advanced imaging technology found out that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into a source of alternative energy. Hog and cow manure is a persistent pollutant from very large, industrial-sized barns and feed lots, but can become a very useful resource of methane when broken down by bacteria. […]

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