2 hrs ago | Motorcyclist Magazine
Ethanol-Blended Fuels | Pay at the Pump?
For many motorcyclists, the only fuel-related concern besides the price of gas is not accidentally grabbing the green-handled diesel pump.
6 hrs ago | CiteULike
Can biofuels finally take center stage?
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6 hrs ago | CiteULike
A Thermophilic Ionic Liquid-Tolerant Cellulase Cocktail for the Production of Cellulosic Biofuels
Generation of biofuels from sugars in lignocellulosic biomass is a promising alternative to liquid fossil fuels, but efficient and inexpensive bioprocessing configurations must be developed to make this technology commercially viable.
7 hrs ago | MSNBC
Want to save the planet? Ditch meat, says study
A shift to plant-based diets is one strategy to help the world meet its food demands by the year 2050, according to a new study that says crop yields are improving too slowly to satisfy meat-eaters' appetites.
7 hrs ago | MSNBC
Recommended: Want to save the planet? Ditch meat, says study
A shift to plant-based diets is one strategy to help the world meet its food demands by the year 2050, according to a new study that says crop yields are improving too slowly to satisfy meat-eaters' appetites.
7 hrs ago | R & D
Less is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel
Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production and the subject of new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center .
9 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald
NZ firm honoured for joint biofuel project
New Zealand clean-tech firm LanzaTech and Virgin Atlantic have received an award for their partnership commercialising low-carbon aviation biofuels.
14 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star
UC Merced Connect: Student maps areas for biofuel
That's a lot of space for growing biofuels that could replace between 5 percent and 30 percent of the United States' primary energy or liquid fuel demands, he said.
Rep. Peters' Farm Bill Legislation Levels the Playing Field for Renewable Chemicals
The Biotechnology Industry Organization and BIOCOM today thanked Rep. Scott Peters for introducing legislation that would make renewable chemicals eligible for support in the USDA Biorefinery Assistance Program.
Washington State's Jet Fuel Research Earns Invite To Paris Air Show
June 17--Washington State University's reputation for its research in developing viable alternative jet fuels has caught the attention of aviation leaders around the globe, earning WSU an invitation to the 50th International Paris Air Show.
16-year-old turns algae into biofuel, makes rest of us feel unaccomplished
Evie Sobczak is a young science rockstar who has already done more in her 16 years than most of us will in our entire lives : For a fifth-grade science fair, Evie Sobczak found that the acid in fruit could power clocks; she connected a cut-up orange to a clock with wire and watched it tick.
Production of new biofuel resumes at Luverne, Minn.
The former ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., was retrofitted last year to ferment another corn-based alcohol, called isobutanol, that can fuel vehicles or be used to make chemicals.
Biofuel Stock Alert: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Gains over 22% on News of...
June 18, 2013 Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research and investing ideas for independent investors, including biofuel and renewable energy stocks issues a trading alert for Gevo, Inc. , trading at $2.12, spiking .39 or 22.54% as of 12:02PM EDT on over 7.5 Million shares .
Is the future of clean energy a pond of algae in every backyard? | Lou Del Bello
The green credentials of biofuel crops have been sullied in recent years. Rienk van Grondelle believes the answer to the world's clean energy needs will be super-efficient algae Photosynthesis in algae is already more efficient than in plants, but they can be engineered to be even better at converting sunlight into biofuel.
Volvo Trucks, Gasrec Expand Biofuel Vehicle Network
Volvo Trucks is partnering with British biofuel supplier Gasrec to help business customers cut haulage costs and reduce carbon emissions by increasing the availability and use of bio-based gas-powered vehicles in the UK.
Scottish start-up Celtic Renewables is bringing back a once popular fermentation process that it says can be used to produce superior next-generation biofuels from the byproducts of various biological industries.
Food Use Seen by Oil World Driving Cooking Oils as Biofuels Slow
Food use will drive demand for vegetable oils and fats in 2012-13 as the world population grows and per-capita consumption rises, while biofuel use will increase at the slowest pace in a decade, Oil World forecast.
Secrets from their underground fungus fields could help fight climate change.
"If you have ants in your house," the great Harvard ecologist EO Wilson once said , "be kind to them."
Evening markets: corn, sugar futures buck ag market malaise
Just ask investors in cotton , as the market negotiated continued talk over whether a bounce like last year, when New York's July 2012 contract bounced 35% trough to peak in a short squeeze on the approach to expiry, may be about to repeat itself.
Indonesian Palm Exports Seen Rising for First Time Since January
Palm oil shipments from Indonesia , the world's biggest producer, probably advanced for the first time in four months in May on increasing demand for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.