Biodiesel
Researchers from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers have shown that dinoflagellate microalgae is suitable for cultivation to ultimately produce biodiesel. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are looking at ways to improve the pretreatment and fermentation steps in the production of drop-in biodiesel, jet fuel and bio-lubricants. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are looking to duckweed as a cheap and sustainable source of biomass for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Iowa State University researchers are combining two thermochemical technologies to produce next-generation biofuels from corn stalks and wood chips. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Research at the USDA ARS is exploring how to use remote sensing tools to instantly assess seed oil quality and quantity, both before and after harvest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The use of biofuels has helped the U.S. decrease its dependance on foreign oil, says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
New reports detail strong advances in biofuels, chemicals, wood, plastic and rubber sectors for the U.S. and Canada. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
At the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, researchers at the Gas Technology Institute can create renewable fuels from waste. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at Southeast Missouri State University held an opening ceremony for its new Biomass/Biofuels Research and Demonstration field. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
University of Minnesota researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels and more. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, say researchers from Purdue University. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will receive $6 million to convert grass and other biomass into biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Every June the Prince Edward Island landscape comes alive with wild lupins. The flowers are a potential health benefit for humans. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. announced its improved sweet sorghum hybrids were successfully processed into renewable diesel by Amyris. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A California company, Viridia, has secured financing in Mississippi to begin building sugar processing plants to create biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Despite its unflattering name, stinkweed has some excellent qualities as an oilseed crop for biodiesel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers! 1 comments
The Harper Government announced that it is moving forward with the requirement for an average 2 per cent renewable content in diesel fuel and heating oil. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Results from a biodiesel project from the Saskatchewan Research Council, Natural Resources Canada through the Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative are in. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A report card on the Canadian renewable fuels industry shows that ethanol and biodiesel in Canada are delivering tangible economic and environmental results. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!